Employers using the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program can now get a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) lasting up… …
Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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ImmigrationFeatured
New screening system prioritizes Canada’s temporary workers with high-wage job offers
By George Abraham and Shilpashree Jagannathan | New Canadian Media Canada is pivoting away from the random selection of immigrants accepted into… …
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ImmigrationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Foreign worker program penalties top $10.2 million, doubling last year’s total
Employment and Social Development Canada handed out more than $10.2 million in penalties to employers who broke Temporary Foreign Worker Program rules… …
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ImmigrationFeaturedGovernment Policy & Budgets
Newfoundland and Labrador launches consultation on foreign worker protections
The Newfoundland and Labrador government is seeking public input on how to strengthen protections for foreign workers and improve outcomes for employers.… …
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ImmigrationFeaturedGovernment Policy & BudgetsRetention
B.C. opts in to rural worker retention policy, rejects broader temporary foreign worker expansion
British Columbia will allow rural employers to keep existing low-wage temporary foreign workers beyond the current cap, but the province is rejecting… …
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Teamsters Canada report finds TFW approvals for truck drivers quadrupled since 2010
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberApproved Temporary Foreign Worker positions for Canadian truck drivers have more than quadrupled over 14 years, reaching a likely record high in… …
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FeaturedEmployment LawImmigrationPayroll
Symposium Café ordered to pay worker fired after payroll complaint
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA restaurant operator in Ontario has been ordered to pay more than $3,700 to a temporary foreign worker who was removed from… …
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FeaturedImmigrationLabour Shortages
Restaurants Canada urges provinces to opt into temporary TFW cap increase
Restaurants Canada is calling on provincial governments to formally request a temporary increase to the cap on temporary foreign workers in rural… …
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By Joe Konecny | Aylmer Express The seasonal agricultural workers who travel to Elgin County each year through Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program… …
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FeaturedImmigration
Restaurants Canada welcomes federal changes to foreign worker program for rural employers
Restaurants Canada is calling federal changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program a positive first step for restaurants struggling to find… …

