Tag: foreign workers

Offshoring and the IT worker—where are we?

By Gilda Villaran Jul 21, 2013 Northern Exposure

Updated: Jul 21, 2013

By Gilda Villaran As we reported in May, Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has been under fire in recent months. The use of the TFWP to facilitate offshoring arrangements has received much attention from the prime minister, the minister of citizenship and immigration, and the media. The immediate reaction of the government was to […]

H-1B visa cap met in first week

By Tammy Binford Apr 10, 2013 HR Management & Compliance

Updated: Apr 10, 2013

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it reached the statutory H-1B visa cap of 65,000 for fiscal year 2014 during the first week of the filing period. This is the first time since 2008 that the cap has been met during the first week. The H-1B program allows U.S. businesses to employ […]

Coming Soon: New Regime for Canadian Temporary Work Permits

By Isabelle Dongier Mar 7, 2011 Northern Exposure

Updated: Mar 7, 2011

By Isabelle Dongier Foreign workers can be an important source of labor for Canadian employers, permitting them to fill shortages in a variety of professions and industries. In an attempt to better protect vulnerable foreign workers from what the government has called unscrupulous employers and agents, the Canadian government will introduce a new regime for […]