The first batch of some 172 Mauritians on Saturday received their travel documents after having been selected from among more than 1200 applicants in the context of the Circular Migration Program set up by the Canadian government.
This initiative is the result of a partnership between the International Organization for Migration (IMO), the Canadian Employment Bureau, the Empowerment Program, the Ministries of Labor and that of Finance. The workers have been recruited to work in the production unit of Maple Leaf Consumer Foods Limited in Alberta and Manitoba in the poultry and cooked meat departments.
Speaking to the recruits while handing them their documents on Saturday at the Labourdonnais hotel in Port Louis, the capital, Rama Sithanen, the minister of Finance explained that such a program will improve the living conditions of the workers and give them an opportunity to start a small business once they come back home after their stay in Canada.
Sithanen disclosed that the recruiting agents who were in Mauritius to interview potential workers had informed him that the contracts of those workers could be renewed after the 3-year work period, provided that their conduct and work was satisfactory and that they had not indulged in any dubious activity in Canada.
Canada, he opined, is interested in Mauritian workers as most of them are literate and bi-lingual.
Sithanen indicated that Mauritius is one of the few countries in the Third World where Canada, which lacks skilled workers, is recruiting people and added that recruitment of more workers will depend on the performance of those who are now leaving.
The IOM was established in 1951 and is an inter-governmental organization which promotes humane and orderly migration.
Source African Press Agency
How People Arrived Here:
- empowerment program mauritius, Immigration to Canada from Mauritius, mauritian in canada, canada immigration mauritius, migration to canada from mauritius
Why a candidate who have done a degree is not eligible for such program?
Even if a candidate have a degree, he can have experience in difficulties of work and he can have pass through similar work to IOM program.
Why do this candidate have the least chance to be selected for an IOM program?
hi..
may i know what are the job prospects for a student in this program.
thank you
You may want to have a look at
http://www.gov.mu
for contact information.
i have got a degree. what are my chances to be enrolled for these programs. are my chances better if i have already applied for a permanent resident visa. thanks
Mauritius Workers Leave for Canada Under Special Migration Program
I am flabergasted learning about such an existing program between Canada and Mauritius. I have always been an advocate for a progressive Mauritius. This is a very good thing for the Mauritian population. Never mind about degrees and higher level of academics … Canada got plenty of them locally, so why bother.!!! . What Canada needs are skilled workers who are good performers with a fine ethic of living to intergrate within the Canadian society. Canada is one of the best place to be on this planet. As long as anyone meets the Canadian immigration credentials will be a prosperous individual on this globe. You can’t beat Canadian living… one of the best in the world. However, I have to disagree with Rama Sitanen about hoping the Mauritians actually migrating to Canada will come back to Mauritius and get involve in small busineses…no…no..no. Once they get the taste of north american living, there is no way for them to go back to Mauritius.!! #$%% … for a vacation …maybe.
I will strongly encourage the younger Mauritian genaration into learning good trades/skills in regards to what we need to make this planet comfortable to live in and get some certification to go with it.
Plumbers, Electricians, Bricklayers, Carpenters, Painters, Building Engineers,
Drainage/Sewer sys. Engineers, Meat & Poultry workers, Iron workers ….. Welcome to Canada…. CANADA needs you and good luck in all your endeavours
I am very much interested in going to canada. Just want to know when is the next batch you are sending to Canada. I have studied till SC. Please reply
As stated previously you may want to have a look at
http://www.gov.mu
for contact information with the correct authorities regarding the program.
HELLO,
I`M A MAURITIAN I FOUND THIS WEB SITE ON INTERNET
I WANT TO GO TO WORK IN CANADA I HAVE A LOT OF EXPERIENCE IN DIVERSE SECTORS PLEASE IF YOU NEED ME I AM A GOOD WORKER
I think it’s a good thing for Mauritians to go in foreign countries and acquire experience.
What I cannot understand is- why do they have to stay in these countries if they have been sent there to come back and develop Mauritius. If our skill workers migrate to other countries, what will happen to us?
they will only return to claim for whatever …………………….by saying that they are born Mauritians but where wre they when we are all staying here and try to develop Mauritius – OUR COUNTRY –
I do think that a foreigner will always be a foreigner even if he died and is buried in this country of adoption.
Cheers
It’s a great opportunity that mauritian people should seize esp.young people as
Mauritius is in need of high calibre workforce in order to meet fierce competition on the overall market.
i think a contract of three years is more for a muritian to go. Every people who go there become arrogant n they stay there.
already apply through empowerment programme for production worker in mapleleaf and had done all interview and been selected but i am still waiting for my departure date.i have been selected for edmonton poultry.
hi am interested to go to canada,when will be the next batch i. am a policeman in mauritius,will i be eligible
i wish to know if the worker can apply for permanent residence after the contact
i wish to know if we can apply for permanent residence after the contract
A starting point for information about Canadian immigration is:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/
Hi i just read about the recruitment of people for canada … Am, very interested can you pls give me more ifo how to apply and so on…Thanks so much
hi i see job you are doing is very good .me also i’m searching for ajob in canada can you tell me how i can do it ?
I live in canada ,i am looking for a job in mauritius
Hi, i want to know if am eligible for the programs to go to canada as am CCNA certified and i work as network engineer in mauritius
I live in Mauritius I am looking for ajob in Canada.
Can you show me the way.
hi please can you tell me we need visit visa to go to canada thank
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Admin- Please refer to http://www.cic.gc.ca/ for Canada’s immigration requirements.
Hi,i want to know if there is a minimum age to work in Canada.Thanks
Please try an internet search looking for ‘ministry of labour’ and the particular province in Canada you are interested in. There are too many different regulations regarding health and safety and minimum age for us to cover here.
Thank you
Admin
Just want to know when will you send the next batch , and if my application has been considerate,
Please reply,
Admin: Please refer to previous comments for contact information.
I would like to know where to contact for this particular immigration program. As an applied art designer for the past 15 years, I wish to have an experience abroad to come back to my country and be able to start my own business.
Thanks for your guidance.
kindly note that the link to ‘www.gov.mu’ shows an empty page…
regards
We have tested the link to http://www.gov.mu from five different world locations and it has worked from each. You may have had a temporary glitch with your local internet connections. Here is their contact information:
Government Online Centre,
Module 05B4, 5th Floor,
Cyber Tower, Ebene Cybercity,
Rose Hill , Mauritius
Tel: +230 454 9955
hi…
i would like to know how to apply for the next batch, my husband has lots of years of experience in carpenter… plzz do tell how can i apply for this program, i look for it on the website but i could not find it… thankss
its no really to say mauritian living on the empowerment program are having a wonderfil life. the program is really bogus. as I am working actually in an abattage in trois rivieres quebec. its really hard to save 150$ a week as we are earning 250$ a week. as our company is cheating us on the house rent as we pay 1340$ per month and we are living 2 man in a room 4 in house of 2 rooms. each paying 335$ per month. to be noted that the rent of such a house is only 500$ per month with electricity. our company is making us pay more than twice.smokers and non smokers all mix together. we pay too many taxes even taxe for future parent which unnecessary as our wife are is in mauritius. so how can webecome a parent here.
I am a cook in mauritius , currently working in Le Prince Maurice. I am seeking the opportunity to go and work in canada.
Kindly advise, i have done form 4 , ntc 3 in food production , diploma and advanced diploma in hotel management and work in the uk for 6 years.
Hope to get a positive response
I am an hsc holder and working as administrative supervisor. I would like to know what are my chances to go and work in canada?
Regards
zaheera
Hi
Very much interested in going to Canada. Just want to know when you are sending the next batch to Canada. I have studied till SC. I have applied for the Immigration Form at the Ministry of Labour of Mauritius. Please do consider my submittion and hope to receive a good response.
hi am am very interested to go to canada,Just want to know how to applied to go to canada this interest me a lot. Please do consider my submittion and hope to receive a good response
I got a degree in Library and information science. Currently am working in the Public Sector. Want to know if am eligible to have a job in my field.
Actually heard about Canadian Immigration dept looking for Mauritian as skill workers lack in Canada…seems very strange that in such a big and developed country, skilled workers are lacking…why not say nobody is actually very willing to work there cause of the cold…or maybe the real true skilled workers are asking for too much…or simply have they all been sent to the NASA…
Actually me too I ve always dreamed Canada for I have heard a lot of Mauritians speaking good of all those who migrate there…well of course who will remain here and who would go if all people are lured by new adventures and money gain….
I have studied till HSC in Mauritus till 1998 and I am in fact very interested into becoming a good collaborator in industrial plants….I already studied science and Tech in Italy…where I had my mum.’s support and my own hard work. Actually I am planning to do my Msc in Chemistry and Environmental science…in Mauritius… as I came back last year…to settle with my family in my Heavenly Motherland. But I would nevertheless like to go to Canada to learn more about Energy and Science and after three years like to come back Mauritius to share the new and innovative solutions to Energy and Environmental problems actually hitting mauritus and the world.
I don’t know if it’s better to go this year or in 2 years after the Msc.
I really hope Canada will always be an open door for all those who want to better the lives of those living here.
I would like to know more about the opportunities that exists for phD’s and other students…and skilled workers in the social and science field.
How is the exact process to apply for such visa’s…that are actually being discussed in the news (march 2010)
Thanks for all
Full information about Canadian immigration is available from:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/
More specifically the High Commission in Kenya is responsible for visa applications from Mauritius. Details are available at:
http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/kenya/index.aspx
hi am sanjeet i work as chef de partie at the oberoi hotel at mauritius am i have worked in cruise ship such as the QUEEN MARY 2 and i have worked as sous chef in a yatch in monaco for 3 years and now i want to experience my live in canada as i have heard that it is a nice place to work and live as i have been told by my friends in canada. and while i was workin in the queen mary for 3 years i have been to some places in canada and i could see it is really a nice place. just help me how can i go to canada to work there as i do not know where to go to apply for. i hope i will receive an early reply from your behalf
thanks in advace
I am Naushad a heavy truck driver and also work as mechanic but I dnt hold any trade certificate on mechanic.I am self employed and have a lorry of 40 feet.Is it possible to find a way to find a job offer through empowerment program please?thanks
We are the first batch which were sent by the government in March 2008,I can say we have been very successful.Almost everybody from this batch is a resident now and nobody wants to go back to Mauritius except for vacations,lol.As long as you are a hardworker and behave correctly in Canada,you will be successful.My friends and I,would like to thank the Govt Of Mauritius and the IOM.It is true that our good conduct “a ouvert la porte aux autres”,but some guys who came to work in Bakery section”a brouille la piste”,very bad indeed.I would like to recommend to our government officers while selecting candidates in the future,please give more chance to the needy,those already in the public sector please stay home,lol.Anyway Mauritians are doing good in Edmonton,some will be occupying positions at supervisory and managerial levels shortly.Take care guys.From Mauritians in Edmonton,the coldest place on earth,lol..
How to apply to be able to get registered.
Is there any form to apply on site?
Please help.
Thank you
How to apply to be able to get registered.
Is there any form to apply on site?
Please help.
Thank you
How to apply? and what are the requirement?
hi how to apply? and what are the requirement?thank you
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