A couple of readers understand what Minister Burch is referring to when he talks about 5 year limits, with the RG's use of 'term limits' being technically incorrect when it should be 'work permits'.
The 5 year limit refers to the maximum period an individual's work permit can cover (vs. 1, 2 or 3 years) before it needs to be renewed. Most top execs are on (renewable) 5 year permits.Nonetheless he's so caught up in policy bull$hit he confuses everyone with his
nonsensical and contradictory statements.
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I read your article and think you're confusing term limits with the length of work permits. At present the longest work permit issued by the department has a five year term. When they expire they can be renewed subject to the usual restrictions.Term limits are a separate question - that's the six/nine year bit.
What Burch is saying is that the department is considering issuing work permits with
longer terms than five years - that has no impact on term limts.
