Human Resources and Skills Development Canada
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Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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Every year, Canadian employers hire thousands of foreign workers to help address skill and labour shortages.
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) work to ensure that the employment of foreign workers supports economic growth and helps create more opportunities for all Canadians.
Information for Employers
- Labour Market Opinions valid for a maximum period of six months
- Minimum Advertising Requirements (updated August 31, 2009)
- Elimination of the Foreign Worker Application to Extend a Labour Market Opinion
- Employers will be asked to participate in the Monitoring Initiative
- Brochure “Hiring Foreign Workers in Canada”
- CIC Guidebook for Employers
- Detailed information on the TFWP
- Helping employers hire disadvantaged groups
- Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and Regulations
- Industry sectors and occupations with special processes
- Steps to hire temporary foreign workers
