India concerned with Canada on visas |
India has raised concerns over the changes made by Canada in its Temporary Foreign Workers Programme, making it difficult for domestic companies to send employees to their Canadian units on short-term visas, impacting services trade. India`s Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has raised the issue with the visiting Canadian officials who have assured certain steps to ease the movement of professionals.She discussed the importance of the ease of movement for intra-company transfers on short term visa for filling in certain crucial and specialised activities. The Indian side stated that few companies here which have made investments in Canada are finding it difficult to source key employees from India as intra-company transferees.The Canadian Minister "assured" that a number of steps have been taken to facilitate the ease of movement for professionals into the North American country. Champagne added that under the Global Skill Strategy Programme, visa applications for high-skilled technicians, professors and researchers will be disposed of within two weeks. Similarly, for professionals visiting for less than a year, a fast track process is being set up which will be similar to a concierge service. Besides, this will be extended on a priority basis to companies which have invested in Canada.
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