Canadian Housing Market Outlook
June 2008
The average Canadian housing market and national MLS® home sales activity is projected to remain strong throughout 2008 and the national average house price is forecast to rise more than 5% in 2008. In relation to the record setting activity last year, the national average housing starts and MLS® home sale activity is easing slightly, and with the average price up 3.2% a balanced housing market has emerged.
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China Visa and Immigration Changes
June 2008
China Customs continues to experience a rapidly changing policy with regards to customs
requirements and clearances across China. Much of this is associated with the lead up to the
Beijing Olympics and the political environment surrounding the Beijing Olympics. These changes
are either in addition to current policies or supersede current policies where applicable.
Regrettably, China Customs are not providing advance notice of these changes.
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China Customs Updates
May 2008
China Customs continues to experience a rapidly changing policy with regards to customs
requirements and clearances across China. Much of this is associated with the lead up to the
Beijing Olympics and the political environment surrounding the Beijing Olympics. These changes
are either in addition to current policies or supersede current policies where applicable.
Regrettably, China Customs are not providing advance notice of these changes.
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Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI)
December 8, 2006
New Requirements for Travelers - Travelers, U.S. citizens and foreign nationals alike are to present a passport or other document, or a combination of documents, that denote identity and citizenship when entering the United States.
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Global Survey of Short-term International Assignment Policies
September 6, 2006
Are you using short-term assignments more frequently but finding them difficult to manage? Do you use a tracking system? Do you have the same policies in place for regular expatriate and short-term assignments?
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TheMIGroup listed in FORTUNE® magazine as one of the Top 100 Outsourcing Companies in the World!
April 21, 2006
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals is pleased to recognize TheMIGroup as one of the world's top outsourcing service providers for 2006.
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TheMIGroup supports Worldwide ERC's position based on the long awaited IRS Revenue Ruling 2005-74 pertaining to home sale programs
December 21, 2005
The relocation industry has patiently awaited an IRS ruling on home sale programs for 30 years. The issuance of Revenue Ruling 2005-74 on November 30, 2005 is ground breaking news for the relocation industry.
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What is Your Global IQ?
October 12, 2005
An article about the Global Professional Human Resources certification.
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Introduction of IRIS-Scanning Identification at UK Airports.
July 12, 2005
The United Kingdom's (UK) Home Office recently announced the installation of an Iris Recognition Immigration System (IRIS) at Terminals 2 and 4 of London's Heathrow International Airport.
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TheMIGroup Makes HRO's "Baker's Dozen" of the Top, End-to-End Relocation Providers.
June 14, 2005
The May edition of HRO Today, the monthly magazine of Human Resource Outsourcing Today, included an article featuring the "Baker's Dozen" of top "end-to-end" relocation companies. HRO's research into finializing this listing included surveying 23 of the largest relocation providers identified through Hoover and Dunn & Bradstreet's databases.
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Why did we choose SAP?
April 27, 2005
It's all about giving our clients the very best technology
available.
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Are They in Your Policy?
Mobility Magazine - March 2005
Although there is a great deal of discussion about
spouse/partner assistance, in this age of dual careers, to
what extent is it an integral part of every relocation
policy?
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TheMIGroup Supports Worldwide
ERC's Response to the IRS
Coordinated Issue Paper on Home Sale
December 2004
ERC has responded to the IRS in regard to the
treatment of costs incurred in connection with
home sale programs.
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9-11 Three Years Later
Colin Gordon, Director of Quality Assurance, TheMIGroup
CERC News - September 2004
Expatriates and their employers need to view international
expansion and the continued management of offshore enterprise
with a new sense of reality of the world today.
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Keep Overseas Staff Focused
on the Right Goals
June 2004
What's the best way for an American manager to track the
quality of work done thousands of miles away from
headquarters?
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Expand your Global HR Knowledge
Debi Dault, Senior Consultant Client Services, TheMIGroup
HR Matters - Summer 2004
Web sites, roundtable discussions and state conferences offer
a bounty of learning opportunities.
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Cultural Differences Challenge
Multinationals’ Expatriate Housing Policies
As reported by The 2003 Global Survey of Expatriate Housing
Policies
"There are marked differences of emphasis in the policies that
companies from different parts of the world adopt towards
expatriate housing."
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TheMIGroup Awarded C-TPAT
Certification
January 2004
"TheMIGroup has been awarded C-TPAT and PIP Certification from
the US and Canadian border protection agencies."
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TheMIGroup's Commitment to Safety,
Security and C-TPAT
Colin Gordon, Director Quality Assurance, TheMIGroup
January 2004
"As a committed participant in C-TPAT, TheMIGroup has not only
heightened its own level of security but also continues to
raise the overall level of awareness within its own supply
chain and within our industry worldwide."
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US Border Requirements
CERC Member Update January 2004
"New 'US-VISIT' program requires biometric data from certain
foreign nationals upon entry and exit to/from the USA."
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Different Destinations - Similar Issues
by Gail Reinhart and Carolynn Moakler, TheMIGroup
As published in HR Reporter, December 2003
"Corporations can help eliminate stress and ensure the family
is settled as quickly as possible by providing employees, and
their families, the necessary tools and relocation policy
entitlements."
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