b'MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTOver the past 30 months the global mobility community has shown its agility in adapting to rapidly changing circumstancesfrom lockdowns and travel bans to remote work and supply chain constraintsall the while ensuring the needs of assignees and their families are addressed. The future will be no different, and the professionals that work in this industry will rise to the challengereality. With over 2.5 million applications in the immigrationfermeture de bureaux et la pnurie de ressources provoque system, it begs the question as to why its taking so many monthspar la pandmie. Le vrai mchant de lhistoire, cest que le to process even the simplest of applications. The answer is attribut- Canada sest trop longtemps repos sur ses lauriers et na pas able to several factors, including closure of offices and resourcemis en uvre de solutions novatrices ou rinvesti dans les shortages brought on by the pandemic. The real villain in the storytechnologies ncessaires. Lamlioration du systme ncessi-is that Canada, despite its highly regarded reputation on the globaltera une solution technologique.immigration stage, has for far too long rested on its laurels and failed to implement innovative solutions or reinvested in needed laube de la nouvelle anne, lincertitude conomique est technology. Improving the system will need a technology solution.grande, et lon parle de rcession et de pressions inflation-nistes, non seulement au Canada mais dans le monde entier. Looking ahead into the New Year, there is a high level of economicNous venonspeine de relever le dfi de la pandmie que uncertainty, with talk of recession and inflation pressures, not justdj sen prsente un nouveau. Au cours des 30 derniers in Canada but around the globe. It seems that just as we overcomemois, la communaut de la mobilit a fait preuve dagilit en one challengethe pandemicwe are confronted by the next onesadaptantdes circonstances qui voluent rapidement, des knocking at the door. Over the past 30 months the global mobilityfermetures et interdictions de voyager au travaildistance et community has shown its agility in adapting to rapidly changingaux contraintes de la chane dapprovisionnementtout en circumstancesfrom lockdowns and travel bans to remote workveillantrpondre aux besoins des personnes affectes et de and supply chain constraintsall the while ensuring the needs ofleurs familles. Lavenir ne sera pas diffrent, et les profession-assignees and their families are addressed. The future will be nonels qui travaillent dans ce secteur sauront relever le dfi.different, and the professionals that work in this industry will rise to the challenge. Comme de nombreux lecteurs le savent peut-tre, le gouver-nement du Canada a adopt la Loi sur linterdiction de lachat As many readers may be aware, the government of Canada hasde biens rsidentiels par des non-Canadiens. Au moment o nous passed the Prohibition on the Purchase of Residential Property by Non- crivons ces lignes, les rglements sont en cours dlabora-Canadians Act. The regulations are, at the time of writing, beingtion et entreront en vigueur le 1er janvier 2023. Bien que les created and will come into force January 1, 2023. While the prin- principes aient un bon sens politique pour le gouvernement,ciples behind the intent of the legislation make good political senseil y a des consquences inattendues pour le secteur defor the government, there are unintended consequences for thela relocalisation.relocation industry. Le plus inquitant est que linterdiction stend aux ressor-Most concerning is that the prohibition extends to foreigntissants trangers qui immigrent au Canada avec un permis nationals immigrating to Canada with a valid work permit. Theyde travail valide. Ils ne peuvent pas tre propritaires dun are prevented from owning a home until they have worked inlogement tant quils nont pas travaill au Canada pendant Canada for a minimum period of three consecutive years introis annes conscutives. On interdit aussi aux entreprises the past four. The prohibition also extends to foreign-ownedtrangres (succursales ou filiales) de racheter des biens companies (branch operations or wholly owned subsidiaries inde lemploy afin de faciliter une rinstallation russie. Le Canada) from purchasing property from the employee in order toCERC a adress une ptition au gouvernement pour quil facilitate a successful relocation. CERC has been petitioning theprvoie des dispositions afin de remdierces consquences. government to provide relief in the regulations to these unintendedSurveillez votre bote aux lettres lectronique pour connatre consequences. Watch your inbox for further developments as les dveloppementsvenir.they unfold. Jadresse mes meilleurs vuxtous les lecteurs pour de My very best wishes to all readers for a wonderful holiday season,merveilleuses ftes de fin danne, ainsi que pour une anne and for a healthy and prosperous 2023. 2023 saine et prospre ! Stephen CryneStephen Cryne President & CEO, CERC Prsident et chef de la direction, CERCWinter 2022PERSPECTIVES9'