Resources, News, and Perspectives about Recruiting Foreign Skilled Workers to Canada Recruitment of Foreign Workers to Canada, from Human Resources Development Canada (A guide for recruiters and prospective job applicants, organized by occupational sector) http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/hrib/lmd-dmt/fw-te/common/intro.shtml Helping Foreign Trained Professionals in Canada (a portal site provided by The Counselling Foundation of Canada for assisting counselors of foreign-trained professionals who have entered or wish to enter Canada) http://www.contactpoint.ca/html/ftp-main.html “Attracting and Keeping Skilled Immigrant Workers in [Canadian] High Tech: Lessons from Asian Computer Professionals,” news release of August 2001 from Canadian Policy Research Networks, Inc. http://www.cprn.com/Release/Press/premg_e.htm ”BC Government Announces New Strategy to Address Nursing Shortage (December 2001 news story), by Teresa Zevenbergen, from Canada’s SkillNet.ca Today http://globeandmail.workopolis.com/servlet/News/skilltoday/20011220/skill_bcnurses Work in Canada as a Nurse (a guide sponsored by Caregivers and Nannies Online, www.caregivers.ca): http://www.caregivers.ca/caregivers/cg/pub/caregivers/canada.htm Developing Measures to Deal with the Shortage of Nurses in Canada (October 2001 news release), from Human Resources Development Canada http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/common/news/hrib/011005.shtml ”Fair and Equitable Response from Minister”, a February 2002 news release from Citizenship and Immigration Canada outlining the latest recommendations of The Honourable Denis Coderre, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada, for supporting the applications of skilled immigrants desiring to work in Canada http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/press/02/0201-pre.html “Reconsider New Immigration Rules: Coderre: The new minister for immigration says the tough new laws for immigrants should be reviewed and revised”, published January 2002 in Canadian HR Reporter http://www.hrreporter.com/loginarea/members/viewing.asp?ArticleNo=1638 “Canadian Bar Association (CBA) Calls for Major Changes to Immigration Regulations,” CBA news release from January 2002 http://www.cba.org/News/Releases/2002_Releases/2002-01-31_immigration.asp “Canada Tougher on Skilled Immigrants”, BBC News Story, 19 December 2001 http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1718000/1718953.stm “Skilled Workers pay Price--New immigration rules won't let them in: lawyers”, story by William Marsden published December 19, 2001 in the Montreal Gazette http://www.recomnetwork.org/articles/01/12/21/2019213.shtml The New Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, by Sam Bayat (article produced December 2001) http://www.lawworldwide.com/New%20Immigration%20Act.htm “Canada Facing Skills Shortage”, an article by Jock Finlayson of the BC Business Council published in the National Post July 2001, containing a list of occupations with highest demand for skilled workers http://www.cdicollege.com/cdi/english.nsf/ContentPages/proof_29?OpenDocument “The Grass is Not Always Greener: Canada's Government Wants Skilled Immigrant Workers, but ‘Imported’ Human Resources are Often Wasted, or Worse”, a 2001 article by Sarah Wang http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/global/Article_Detail.asp?Article_ID=126 ”Canada Underuses Immigrants, says Study”, published January 18, 2001 in the Hindustan Times Online http://www.hindustantimes.com/nonfram/180101/detFOR07.asp Part 5: Resources on the Canadian Immigration Process for Skilled Workers Reprinted with Permission Online Resource Guide: Recognition, Recruitment & Development of Skilled Immigrant Workers in Canada by Scott Kerlin, Ph.D., Centre for Curriculum, Transfer & Technology March 2002