INSZoom Immigration Conference 2019 | The Trump Effect - Making Canda & Mexico "Great" Again | Carmen Fakhoury

1. INSZOOM IMMIGRATION
CONFERENCE 2019
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INSZOOM IMMIGRATION
CONFERENCE 2019
November 5-6, 2019 ITC Gardenia, Bengaluru |#INSZoomIIC2019

2. INSZOOM IMMIGRATION
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The Trump Effect:
Is it Making Canada & Mexico
"Great" Again?
Lead Presenter: Carmen Fakhoury
Fakhoury Global Immigration

3. Increase
Security
along the
border
Build a wall
with Mexico
Ban travel
indefinitely
from several
countries
Massively
cutting
funding for
scientific
research
Is Trump Making
America Great Again?
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4. CANADA – MORE THAN ANY OTHER PLACE – IS UNIQUELY
POSITIONED TO BENEFIT FROM TRUMP’S ANTI IMMIGRANT
POSTURE
The UK hosts a large number
of immigrants but:
• Populist backlash
• Terrorism
• Growing inequality
• Unaffordable housing
Australia and NZ attract fair share of
immigrants but:
• Geographically more remote
• Far distance from large US market
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Lowered dependent age to
4-year cap abolished
Introduction of
Global Skills
Strategy
Reduced residency
requirement
22
CANADA IS ENCOURAGING IMMIGRATION
Introduction of
Global Talent
Stream
Language
requirement age
reduced
Time spent as
temporary resident
now applies to PR
maintenance

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ELIGIBLE IF THE FOLLOWING APPLY:
GLOBAL SKILLS
STRATEGY
Apply online
from outside
of Canada
Job Type is
0 (managerial) or
A (professional)
Obtain upfront
medical examination
(if applicable)
1. 2. 3.
2WEEK
PROCESSING TIME

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CATEGORY A CATEGORY B
Must be referred by a
designated partner
ROLE
Certain
occupations
eligible
$1,000 CAD
filing fee
Labour Market
Benefits Plan
*No recruitment required
First 2 applications:
Annual salary of at least
$80,000 CAD
PREVAILING
WAGE
GLOBAL TALENT STREAM INTRODUCED IN 2017 TO ATTRACT
TALENT
+ 2 applications:
Annual salary of at least
$150,000 CAD 10 business days
Processing time:

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RECRUITMENT OF AMBITIOUS TALENT IN CANADA
UNIVERSITY
TECH
INDUSTRY
HIGHLY
SKILLED
Aggressively recruiting
foreign students in
STEM & AI fields
# of International
Students doubled from
2008 - 2015
Toronto,
Vancouver, and
Montreal are
attracting more
venture capital
to fund the tech
industry
Immigrants
compromise
about 1/3 of all
adults with a
university degree

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CANADA IS AGGRESSIVELY BUILDING AN AI INDUSTRY
Major American technology companies, including Google,
Microsoft and IBM, have been adding to their A.I. research
teams in Canada.
Uber announced it was opening a branch in Toronto, the
company’s first outside the US. They also pledged $5
million for the university's brand-new Vector Institute for
Artificial Intelligence.
The Canadian Institute For Advanced Research (CIFAR) is
funding $125 Million for the Pan-Canadian Artificial
Intelligence Strategy

10. INSZOOM IMMIGRATION
CONFERENCE 2019
2018 - 2020
IMMIGRATION
LEVELS PLAN
FOR WORK
PERMIT
CATEGORIES 74900
81400
85800
2018 2019 2020
Source: IRCC, June 24, 2019
43 %of highly skilled
immigrants from
2016 to 2020

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330800
341000
350000
2019 2020 2021
2019 - 2021
PERMANENT
RESIDENCE
IMMIGRATION
LEVELS PLAN
This represents an
increase of close to
15%
of the number
welcomed in 2016
Source: IRCC, June 24, 2019

12. INSZOOM IMMIGRATION
CONFERENCE 2019
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The Trump Effect:
Is it Making Canada & Mexico
"Great" Again?

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WILL AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS BENEFIT FROM THE US/CHINA
TRADE WAR?
……..NO, other countries will, most notably Mexico.
Hasbro & GoPro has already shifted production from China to Mexico, along
with hundreds of other companies, totaling tens of billions of dollars.
Easier and cheaper for U.S. companies to relocate manufacturing to Mexico due
to the infrastructure already present from years of trading under NAFTA

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Source: Migration Policy, Registration and Identity of Persons Unit, Segob, based on the 2017-2019 Monthly Migration Statistics Bulletin
MEXICO IMMIGRATION AT A GLANCE
2,301,978 2,596,915 2,797,298
204,473
215,066 208,084
0
1,000,000
2,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
2017 2018 2019
Conditions of Stay – 2017-2019*
Temporary Foreign Resident Work Permit Holders
Other Visitors without paid activities

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STREAMLINED PROCEDURE FOR VISITORS ENTERING BY
LAND FROM THE UNITED STATES
Entry visas are NOT required for
applicants who hold a valid visa for
Canada, Japan, the UK, the US or a
Schengen member state; or is a
permanent residence in Chile,
Colombia or Peru.
Non-visa required nationals
can complete the Visitors
Permit form online and pay
the corresponding fees
online as well.

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VISITOR VISA – NON-REMUNERATIVE ACTIVITIES
.
VISITOR VISA REQUIREMENTS NO
LOCAL CONTRACT REQUIRED? 
EMPLOYEE TO BE PAID LOCALLY? 
POST ARRIVAL REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS?

PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE REQUIRED? 
ACCOMPANYING DEPENDENTS? 
This visitor status allows the applicant to enter Mexico for up to six
months. Work is permitted as long as the foreign national remains on
home contract and is paid outside Mexico.

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PANEL DISCUSSION