Ottawa targets immigration
Globe and Mail Update
Monday, April 18, 2005
Ottawa unveiled a series of changes to Canada's immigration system Monday aimed at cutting processing times, attracting more foreign students and helping immigrants' parents and grandparents come to this country.
“Canada's immigration system is a model for the world, and today's measures allow us to maintain and enhance our position,†Immigration Minister Joe Volpe said.
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Sunday, May 08, 2005
Outsourcing Tech Business to India - via Canada
source: http://interested-participant.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_interested-participant_archive.html#111547477852221509
(Toronto) It does sound politically more proper to say that "We send some business to Toronto" than to say "We outsource to India." But that's only one of the benefits to be derived by having Indian companies set up operations in Canada. From the Toronto Star (reg. req'd):
For Polaris, a software company headquartered in Chennai, India, setting up shop in Toronto made good business sense.
Having an office in the Exchange Tower at York and King Sts. gave the publicly listed company - with annual revenues of $180 million (U.S.) and 6,000 employees around the world - easy access to the all-important American market without the hassles of visa restrictions and the higher costs associated with basing itself there.
"We were looking for a near-shore centre that would let us access the Canadian financial market as well as help us support the U.S. as a marketplace in North America," said Rahul Petkar, who established the Toronto office last fall with a dozen employees.
Polaris derives more than 40% of its revenue from the U.S. by providing technology services for banks and insurance companies. By operating out of Canada, the company can do business about 30% cheaper than in the U.S.
All this appears to indicate that a company could very well be outsourcing to India (or anywhere) just by going across the border into Ontario. I will agree that this is not a new phenomenon, just a recent example.
source: http://interested-participant.blogspot.com/2005_05_01_interested-participant_archive.html#111547477852221509
(Toronto) It does sound politically more proper to say that "We send some business to Toronto" than to say "We outsource to India." But that's only one of the benefits to be derived by having Indian companies set up operations in Canada. From the Toronto Star (reg. req'd):
For Polaris, a software company headquartered in Chennai, India, setting up shop in Toronto made good business sense.
Having an office in the Exchange Tower at York and King Sts. gave the publicly listed company - with annual revenues of $180 million (U.S.) and 6,000 employees around the world - easy access to the all-important American market without the hassles of visa restrictions and the higher costs associated with basing itself there.
"We were looking for a near-shore centre that would let us access the Canadian financial market as well as help us support the U.S. as a marketplace in North America," said Rahul Petkar, who established the Toronto office last fall with a dozen employees.
Polaris derives more than 40% of its revenue from the U.S. by providing technology services for banks and insurance companies. By operating out of Canada, the company can do business about 30% cheaper than in the U.S.
All this appears to indicate that a company could very well be outsourcing to India (or anywhere) just by going across the border into Ontario. I will agree that this is not a new phenomenon, just a recent example.
Permanent resident (Canada)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A permanent resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but has the legal right to enter or remain in Canada. A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years of every five years or risk losing their permanent resident status.
In 2002, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration started issuing something called the Maple Leaf Card to all of its permanent residents. The Maple Leaf Card is a new policy in response to 9/11 and the call for a more secure measure in and out of the North American continent. Also, starting in December 31, 2003, all permanent residents must be able to present his or her Maple Leaf Card upon re-entry, otherwise he or she will have to enter the country as a tourist and may need to apply for a visa.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
A permanent resident in Canada is someone who is not a Canadian citizen but has the legal right to enter or remain in Canada. A permanent resident must live in Canada for two years of every five years or risk losing their permanent resident status.
In 2002, the Department of Citizenship and Immigration started issuing something called the Maple Leaf Card to all of its permanent residents. The Maple Leaf Card is a new policy in response to 9/11 and the call for a more secure measure in and out of the North American continent. Also, starting in December 31, 2003, all permanent residents must be able to present his or her Maple Leaf Card upon re-entry, otherwise he or she will have to enter the country as a tourist and may need to apply for a visa.
Labor pains: if immigration laws tighten, all entrepreneurs could feel the squeeze - Smarts - Brief Article Entrepreneur, May, 2003 by Mark Henricks
Source: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DTI/is_5_31/ai_100541308
Labor pains: if immigration laws tighten, all entrepreneurs could feel the squeeze - Smarts - Brief Article
Entrepreneur, May, 2003 by Mark Henricks
JUST WHAT WILL HAPPEN to the economy if tighter immigration policies reduce the flow of immigrants? That's a serious question many entrepreneurs are mulling over in the wake of newly formed attitudes toward immigrants, post 9/11.
The U.S. economic boom of the 19905 was fueled by labor arriving from other countries, according to an analysis of Census data done by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. Immigration hit record levels last decade, as more than 13 million new immigrants entered the country. Because those immigrants tended to be relatively young men who were hungry for work, they had an outsized impact on the U.S. supply of labor, making up nearly half of labor supply growth from 1990 to 2001.
Looking forward, the primary concern is what effect 9/11 will have on the labor pool. "When the recovery occurs, the overall labor market will tighten up very quickly," says Paul Harrington, associate director of the labor center. You're going to be pretty dependent on foreign labor." As many of the 199 OS immigrants are believed to have been illegal, sharply curtailing illegal immigration might hurt the overall labor supply, affecting even businesses that don't employ illegal immigrants.
No dropoff in immigration has materialized yet, says Harrington. But unlike countries such as Canada and Australia that tie immigration policy to economic policy, U.S. policy focuses on accommodating political refugees and reuniting families.
While national security is an important part of the immigration policy issue, another major question is how labor supply should be factored into the decision. "We've let the flow of immigrants answer that for us," says Harrington. "We need to start answering it for ourselves."
COPYRIGHT 2003 Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
Source: http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0DTI/is_5_31/ai_100541308
Labor pains: if immigration laws tighten, all entrepreneurs could feel the squeeze - Smarts - Brief Article
Entrepreneur, May, 2003 by Mark Henricks
JUST WHAT WILL HAPPEN to the economy if tighter immigration policies reduce the flow of immigrants? That's a serious question many entrepreneurs are mulling over in the wake of newly formed attitudes toward immigrants, post 9/11.
The U.S. economic boom of the 19905 was fueled by labor arriving from other countries, according to an analysis of Census data done by the Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University in Boston. Immigration hit record levels last decade, as more than 13 million new immigrants entered the country. Because those immigrants tended to be relatively young men who were hungry for work, they had an outsized impact on the U.S. supply of labor, making up nearly half of labor supply growth from 1990 to 2001.
Looking forward, the primary concern is what effect 9/11 will have on the labor pool. "When the recovery occurs, the overall labor market will tighten up very quickly," says Paul Harrington, associate director of the labor center. You're going to be pretty dependent on foreign labor." As many of the 199 OS immigrants are believed to have been illegal, sharply curtailing illegal immigration might hurt the overall labor supply, affecting even businesses that don't employ illegal immigrants.
No dropoff in immigration has materialized yet, says Harrington. But unlike countries such as Canada and Australia that tie immigration policy to economic policy, U.S. policy focuses on accommodating political refugees and reuniting families.
While national security is an important part of the immigration policy issue, another major question is how labor supply should be factored into the decision. "We've let the flow of immigrants answer that for us," says Harrington. "We need to start answering it for ourselves."
COPYRIGHT 2003 Entrepreneur Media, Inc.
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