March 1 - 15 , 2017 PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY OPINION 7 at night she studies more papers from her office . PAGCOR ’ s mandate to remit the right amount of taxes to the government , contribute to the PSC , help the poor , do their corporate undertakings like feeding school children , building schools , now include compensating those who were jailed without due process and found not guilty .
Andrea happily told our Bulong Pulungan sa Sofitel forum that PAGCOR contributed some R55 billion a whooping 16.72 increase from last year . And she intends to make sure that these funds go to projects that enrich people ’ s lives . She also talked about implementing more strictly the rules that cover gambling addiction — from teaching their casino staff to spot those who are already hopelessly addicted and to ban them from the premises , to heeding information from their families .
She has abandoned painting for now , but hopes she can go back to it later , and also her cherished antiques stores in Intramuros . But she still manages to destress with ballroom dancing at least twice a week with her husband in Pampanga . ( mb . com . ph )
Canada to speed up Work Permit Processing for Skilled Foreign Workers
Canada is going to make it easier for companies to hire highly skilled foreign workers .
The Canadian government will fast-track the processing of workpermit applications through a new initiative .
This will be done through a new federal initiative called “ Global Talent Stream ”, according to a report by Xinhua news agency
Under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program , the “ Global Talent Stream ” will identify qualified high-demand occupations , help Canadian companies complete the application process to hire top foreign talent and prepare a labor market benefits analysis within 10 business days .
Hajdu anticipated that the “ Global Talent Stream ” initiative , which will be launched on June 12 , will mainly receive demands from the technology industry .
The program aims to ensure that when companies apply to hire skilled workers from abroad , they will demonstrate “ how they ’ re building knowledge in Canada ”, said Canadian Minister of Employment , Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hajdu .
Hajdu said Peraso Technologies Inc . is among the companies expected to benefit from the new program .
The wireless semiconductors designer once tried to import a technician who can help make the company ’ s chips run faster . But the work permit application got caught up in Ottawa ’ s red
tape , and after seven months ’ of waiting , the prospective employee accepted another offer .
“ We ’ re trying to prevent situations like that ,” said the minister in the Xinhua report .
By 2019 , the information and communications sector will expect a need of 182,000 workers in Canada .
Meanwhile , the country ’ s agriculture , forestry , mining and environmental engineering sectors also rely on emerging technology and will have to look overseas for talent , said Hajdu .
Once an employer ’ s plan is approved , the work-permit application will be processed in 10 days , and the hired foreign worker could be in Canada within four weeks from the start of the process .
Currently , it can take a Canadian employer up to a year to hire a skilled foreign worker , which can stall a company ’ s growth , according to the Xinhua report .
Canadian Minister of Employment , Workforce Development and Labour Patty Hajdu
New lady in charge PAGCOR ’ s new chair Andrea Domingo with the author
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