Demographics create time bomb for Canada

In the last 50 years, Canada's workforce grew by 200 per cent. But government forecasters say that, without some radical changes, the workforce will only grow by 11 per cent in the next 50 years -- and that figure includes the effects of current levels of immigration.

"Our demographics are working against us," Human Resources Minister Monte Solberg said in a speech to the Canadian Building and Construction Trades' Legislative Conference.

"Baby boomers are set to retire and our low birth rate means demand for workers will soon outstrip supply."

Already, more than 80 per cent of working-age Canadians have a job -- an all-time high.

Solberg marshalled the following data to back up his claim:

- British Columbia will be short 350,000 workers over the next 12 years.

- Alberta will require 100,000 workers over the next 10 years.

- Ontario will need 560,000 more workers by 2030.

- Quebec will have 1.3 million job openings by 2016.




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Link to complete article
http://working.canada.com/resources/story.html?id=a823e41c-594a-4ec1-93b0-7573842f388c

Is there an oversupply of nurses in this country ?

This article gives some hope to those countries who are facing acute shortages of nurses. The Philippines Department of Labor & Employment, is looking into the marketplace to ascertain if there is actually an oversupply of nurses ?

Nursing Matters

Over 40% of the workforce to retire in 3 years

A statistic that is sure to shock - 40% of the nurses in New Brunswick (a Canadian province) - are expected to retire in the next 3 years.

With the present situation grim as is, nurses forcing themselves to work 12 hour shifts instead of 8, this situation will become even more challenging over the coming years.

How soon the provincial government finds a solution to this problem, remains to be seen...



timestranscript.com - Province, nurses union deal with nurse shortage

Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers

Continuing on the theme of shortages in the health care sector, this news article from Los Angeles - highlights the shortages of other allied health care workers.



Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers - Los Angeles Times

Acute Shortage of RNs in Florida

In addition to the article from Texas covered below, here is one from Florida where the forecast is for the shortage to increase from the present 11,000 to as much as 52,000 in the next 13 years.

Primarily being caused by the retirement of baby boomers, creative solutions will be needed to address this shortage.

GlobalResidency.com continues to provide services to health care recruiters and organizations in overseas recruitment of nurses and other health care professionals.

Cape Coral Daily Breeze

Nursing Shortage Continues in the U.S.

U.S. hospitals continue to struggle with the nursing shortage.

In this article and the accompanying video, watch as a Texas hospital finds ways to cope up with the shortage.

GlobalResidency, is working on overseas recruitment projects targeted to health care worker shortages across the U.S. If you are a health care professional, you can submit your online application at www.GlobalResidency.com




CBS 7 - Your Eye on West Texas

Japan - The next country looking to attract foreign workers

Competition for attracting foreign workers seems to be heating up further.

The last couple of decades have seen US and UK as the magnets for foreign workers (with Australia, New Zealand and Canada doing smaller numbers). The next decade looks like will have Japan possibly becoming the top country in terms of the number of foreign workers it will need.

The numbers could be staggering - as high as 10 million. Article from Yomiuri goes into detail on this...

GlobalResidency.com - will soon have a section dedicated to Japan and the opportunities that are being created there.


Foreign workers need social security : National : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)

Canada to ease immigration for workers, students

Canada continues its attempts to fix its immigration system and processes. With skilled professionals seeing backlogs of 4 to 6 years in the processing, continued attempts are being made by the present government to improve it.

globeandmail.com: Ottawa to ease immigration for workers, students

Foreigners Come to America - to Buy Homes

America continues to beckon international buyers.

The typical international buyer purchased a single-family vacation home costing $297,400. Four in 10 paid for their U.S. property with cash, compared with 7 percent for all domestic buyers. The typical international owner stayed at his or her U.S. property for 2.6 months during the year, according to the NAR findings.

The top six countries of origin for foreign home buyers, in rank order, were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, India and Germany. This year, Canada replaced Mexico as the country with the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S. The percentage of Canadian buyers doubled from last year, from 11 percent to 23.5 percent.

The top six countries of origin for foreign home buyers, in rank order, were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, China, India and Germany. This year, Canada replaced Mexico as the country with the largest share of foreign buyers in the U.S. The percentage of Canadian buyers doubled from last year, from 11 percent to 23.5 percent.



REALTORS® Report Foreigners Come to America ¿ to Buy Homes

Alberta continues push for foreign workers

Alberta (Canada)'s red hot economy continues to struggle with staffing challenges. Employers are increasingly utilizing the foreign worker recruitment option as a solution.

Global Residency is presently consulting with Albertan employers in this area.

For those looking to get a quick glimpse into how the foreign worker program works, please follow this link to see an online video presentation on the topic.

In case of questions, feel free to call the Global Residency group at 407-965-5473.

The link to the video is here. Click to watch the video.

For questions, send email to info@globalresidency.com

For more information about Canada and its residency programs, follow this link
http://canada.globalresidency.com

IMF Report has concerns about world economy

In its World Economic Outlook released Wednesday, the IMF sharply cut its growth projections for the subprime woe epicenter, the United States, and slashed expectations for the rest of the world to a lesser degree as well.

A key phrase in the above para is the "lesser degree".

This report again highlighted the need for investors to have a global outlook in their investments and lifestyles. There is no denying that the world economies are connected. But the savvy investor and Global Resident, diversifies his portfolio to safeguard his capital and its growth. In an era where large chunks of networth are locked in your primary residence - the word portfolio includes your home. So a decision to downsize in the States could mean instead of having both your properties in California - to selling one and buying an investment property in Mexico (or Costa Rica or Panama).

Visit globalresidency.com for more information on the different destinations that offer great opportunities for enhanced lifestyles and improved returns on your investments.


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IMF World Report - review by Forbes

GlobalResidency.com - Site Updates

The website GlobalResidency.com was updated today with a new look. Based on inputs from visitors and clients over the past few months, we went in for a face lift.

The new look site tries to offer a much more video oriented theme.

Please send your feedback to info@globalresidency.com.

Moving to United Arab Emirates - Destination Guide

United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates is a country that hardly needs any introduction with the latest upswing in the Oil rates. United Arab Emirates(UAE) is a federation of 7 states, namely that of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah.

The UAE that we know today is a result of the tribes the sheikdoms signing the federation uniting all the 7 states or the 7 sheikdoms together. Initially the sheikdoms had all entered into a treaty with the United Kingdom; this was called the British-Trucial Sheikhdoms treaty. When this treaty expired in 1971, this led to the seven sheikdoms forming a federation of states, called the United Arab Emirates. With Oil and natural gas leading the way to the development of the UAE economy, today it is one of the most well developed economies in the world.

Today, UAE could be considered as an industrialized nation with the economic boom in full swing. It has a wide manufacturing base coupled with an ever expanding services sector. The hike in the number of viable opportunities as well as the wages is attracting more and more expats to this desert federation, now more than ever before. With $350 billion worth of construction projects including the construction of the world’s tallest building on the anvil, the number of contracts and the wages are ever expanding.

With opportunities abound, it is no surprise that nearly a huge chunk of the UAE population are expats.

Types of visas

For a tourist visa one would need the sponsorship of an UAE resident, this is expected especially if you are arriving from a non-western country. For visitors from countries, like Europe and the United states, the visa is granted on arrival. Today UAE has the largest work force that is non native to UAE and with such high wages, is it any wonder that people come here in droves, especially from south Asian countries to work?

The work visa can be applied as the visit visa and the process of application depends on the nationality of the applicant. Then you have the residence visa which one can utilize for residing in this country. Resident visas are generally viable for a period of three years and the applicant needs to have a thorough medical check up before he or she is granted one. The immigration laws have become severe here of late with the penalty for lying as well as overstaying being a bit on the extreme, e.g., 50 lashes.

That aside, this is a wonderful country to visit and the moonlit camel rides in the desert are not to be missed on any account. The economy is ever growing as far as UAE goes, and with the opportunities that are available here, anyone can make it big. UAE is an Islamic country and as such there are certain requirements as far as dresses and behavior goes. There is a certain dress code to maintain and a code of behavior that all visitors must adhere to at all costs.

All that apart, this country is quite charming to get acquainted with whether it is the first time or a repeat visit.

Moving to Panama - Destination Reports Series

PANAMA

Panama is better known for its canal than anything else. It is located at the very edge of Central America and is literally the bridge connecting both the North American and the South American continents kind of like an intercontinental bridge over time and matter. Panama borders both Costa Rica and Columbia and in addition is also the location of the erstwhile Panama Canal. As a nation, it is the largest consumer in Central America and is one of the most developed economies in the region with the exception of the United States of America.

The world knows Panama today on account of its Canal and on account of one infamous personality, the ex ruler of Panama, Manuel Noriega. To say that Noriega was a ruthless dictator would indeed be an understatement and he exemplified ‘the Iron fist’ in more ways than one. But the United States had enough of General Noriega and in 1989 invaded the country, removed him from power and extradited him to the United States to stand trial for drug smuggling. Panama has been at the center of many an exciting story becoming a reality; movies have been made from them. Today, Panama is fast rising as one of the most developed countries of Central America and it seeks to expand its economic ties to the entire region.

The creation of the Panama Canal has caused this little country more than its share of troubles starting with the treaty that gave sole rights of the Canal to the Americans and to the American Invasion of Panama. In the end the Panama Canal and the assets it holds were all returned to the native Panamas, so that they could finally get to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Today the Canal serves as a vital shipping link through which Panama continues to prosper and so much so, that the Canal is soon going too be expanded to accommodate the post Panamax ships as well.

With a resurgent economy and a pleasing climate all the year around, it is no wonder that a huge amount of people prefer to relocate to Panama, for both short as well as long duration. The Panama Canal is in the process of getting expanded and that alone means that several opportunities for contractors and workers alike. In addition, the Panamian economy is on a surge and as such several business opportunities are opening up and this has led to the Government granting the visas as a way of attracting more investment into the country.

Today, a person can choose to apply for either the immigrant visa or the non immigrant one, the former being reserved mostly for tourists or businessmen who prefer to stay in Panama only for a short duration. Where as the later is reserved mostly for workers and businessmen who are interested in investing in Panama and as such would prefer to say for a longer duration. With the carrot and the stick policy in the visa working so well as far as the investment inflows are concerned, the number of viable opportunities in Panama is increasing by the day.

Besides tourism, Panama is keen on further developing its economy and consolidating its position. Its immigration laws may look a bit antiquated and one may need the help of a Panama lawyer to make sense of them.

Panama is a wonderful place to visit any time of the year and truth be told, it is also a wonderful place to relocate to.

Visit www.GlobalResidency.com and select Panama from the links on the home page.

Panama

Destination Reports

A lot of us hear about different countries and wonder what they are like. A google search would probably turn up 1000s of links, wouldn't it be nice to get a simple 1 page summary report to start with.

Keeping this in mind, we will be putting some destination reports for you to look at. These reports are also available on our website at www.GlobalResidency.com

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