Pivoting for Immigration Resilience: What Employers Must Know About Hiring and Permanently Retaining Foreign Talent

In the fast-changing landscape of immigration law, what should employers know about hiring foreign workers and international students? We will explore the recent and upcoming changes that have been announced pertaining to international students and work permit programs and delve into some common challenges that employers face when hiring foreign workers and discuss recommendations for your best practice.

Have you found the right employee and wish to hire the employee permanently, yet the employee’s status is running out? How do permanent residence applications work? What do foreign workers have to do to be able to apply for permanent residence? What can employers do to support foreign workers on their journey to permanent residence? We will incorporate the most up-to-date policy announcements for this discussion along with some real-life examples.