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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by Mikeb85 on Monday April 07, 2014 @08:35PM (#7550667)
Yes. Skilled worker visas which don't require employer sponsorship, and are open ended.
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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by avmich on Monday April 07, 2014 @08:45PM (#7550703)
Hmm, http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/perm/skilled-... lists processing times in months. Options with many months of wait are known, but are there anything faster? Say, 90 days?
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Re:US burns through all high-skill visas for 2015 in less th... by Mikeb85 on Monday April 07, 2014 @09:04PM (#7550799)
Not really. To get sponsored by an employer you need a labour market opinion and there are certain conditions (like no Canadian candidates applying for said position during a certain time period).
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