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More than 200,000 Mexican tourists visited Canada last year with approximately 89,000 vacationing in Vancouver. However this year many tourism industry stakeholders have been speaking of big declines in tourism receipts from Mexico due to challenges such as the recession and the Mexican visa requirement.  As a result, the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) has launched several efforts to encourage Mexicans to continue to travel to Canada—especially during the 2010 Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »

In a surprise move in July 2009, the Canadian Government imposed new visa requirements on Mexican nationals. In order to come to Canada to visit, work or study, Mexicans must apply for and meet the requirements of a Temporary Resident Visa. Despite this change, it is still much faster to hire a Mexican than many other nationalities. Read the rest of this entry »

The widely-recognized SuperHost® customer service training program was introduced by VIVA Recruitment International in Mexico earlier this year in an effort to bridge the customer service gap between Canadian companies and Mexican workers. As a result, there is a resource pool of Mexican temporary foreign workers that are well-prepared to “welcome the world” during the 2010 Olympics. Read the rest of this entry »

The BCHRMA is creating an Employer Guide to provide information to help HR managers understand the culture specific work norms and communication behaviours of a variety of different ethnic groups. The focus group for Latin America was everything one would expect: fun, full of information and loud. 

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Viva Recruitment International is hosting a Recruitment Fair at the UDLA, a top University in Puebla, Mexico on Wednesday, Feb 18th 2009.  All interested participants can submit their resumes to apply for the opportunity to work in Canada.  Read the rest of this entry »

For those that have hired a Temporary Foreign worker, the pool of diverse candidates has been slim. Recently, the choice has either been for Filipino, Chinese or Indian workers. There is another choice that potentially makes more economic and logistical sense than the Asian countries listed above. Employers should look at Mexicans. Read the rest of this entry »

1) There is a strong correlation between benefits satisfaction and job satisfaction.

            Benefits are an excellent way to attract good employees.  Make sure to fully explain the benefits that your employees are receiving.   Too often employees who are hired are given all the details about the job / company and benefits at once that they can miss the true relevance of what they are going to receive by being an employee of your company. 

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On February 18th the world-recognized customer service training program offered by Tourism British Columbia, Superhost®, will launch in Puebla, Mexico.
This program ensures that businesses will have professional and well-trained service employees to work on the front lines with tourists. Read the rest of this entry »

Hey everyone. Viva now has a blog! Stay tuned for news, stories, insights, and advice on working with temporary foregn workers from Mexico.

The Viva Team