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Enjoy the best Montreal furnished accommodations
November 22, 2012 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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Are you visiting Montreal and are you looking for a great place where you could spend your vacation? Are you moving to the city because of a job and you need a place of your …

More immigrants are in Canada’s national interest
August 15, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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Immigration Minister Jason Kenney’s announcement that he’s launching stakeholder consultations on Canada’s immigration program presents a timely opportunity for a national conversation. How will we adapt to a century of unprecedented mobility? Will we harness …

Living abroad proven to improve creativity
August 8, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
Living abroad proven to improve creativity

This bold statement comes from a recent study done by William Maddux, an assistant professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD.
According to him, travelling abroad for a short holiday is not enough to boost your creativity. …

Five Easy Ways to Waste Money on Expatriate Assignments
August 1, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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Understanding and noticing the real cost of an international assignment should be the number one focus of a company who’s relocating employees overseas.
Here are five of the main reasons why your initial budget could be …

Relocating Families: Advice for HR
July 28, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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Two years ago, Henry Brookman wrote an interesting article on the negative effects that relocating for work can bring within families. He suggested how HR could lower the level of stress and avoid family crisis.
The …

2011 Global Relocation Trends Survey
July 22, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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The 2011 Global Relocation Trends Survey report is the 16th report issued by Brookfield GRS. This issue of the Global Relocation Trends Survey report is based on responses from 118 senior-level human resources professionals from …

Average February for Canadian home sales
July 21, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
Average February for Canadian home sales

According to statistics released a few days ago by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), national resale housing activity in February 2011 ran close to the five-year average for the month, continuing a theme that …

HR Webinar from CERC: Save Money and Increase Effectiveness with Cloud Computing !
July 20, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
CERC workforce mobility

Join the webinar Wednesday July 27th 2:00 – 3:00pm EDT to get ahead of the curve and learn how to increase your effectiveness and your bottom line by utilizing Cloud Computing.
Cloud computing is an emerging …

International Mobility, a new challenge for employees
June 23, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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What was earlier known as the ‘Brain Drain‘ and had become a matter of concern for many countries has taken the shape of international mobility of employees. Of late, international mobility of employees has become …

Marie-Eve Ethier's 5 tips list on: How to hire an international employee
June 22, 2011 – %I:%M %p | No Comment
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Marie-Eve Ethier studied Human Resources Management at HEC Montreal. She worked as an immigration officer at Citizenship and Immigration Canada for almost five years.  She joined Ubisoft Entertainment in 2004 as a recruiter and then …