This article by Simona Choise in the Globe and Mail – October 30, 2015 captures the real issues faced by tens of thousands of skilled workers in Canada who are waiting on their permanent residence processing and who are caught between an old system and a new system. For many, time is running out.
Stalled immigration applications leaving skilled workers in limbo
Evelyn L. Ackah, BA, LL.B.
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