Feds launch pilot program to ‘streamline’ work permit processing in the Philippines

By Amanda Jerome (October 19, 2023, 2:14 PM EDT) -- The federal government has launched CAN Work Philippines, “a pilot program at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)’s visa office in Manila,” which will “streamline work permit processing for eligible Canadian employers and allow employers to schedule group appointments for medical examinations and biometrics for potential employees, so that skilled workers in the Philippines can come to Canada.”...