CANADA Temporary Foreign Worker Program Revised today : OTTAWA - Employers in places with high unemployment wont be allowed to apply for temporary foreign workers in the lowest wage and skill groups in the accommodation, food service and retail sectors. Thats one of the changes to the controversial program announced Friday by the Conservative government. A cap is also being placed on the number of low-wage temporary foreign workers an employer can hire at each worksite: 30 per cent of a worksites employees starting immediately, dropping to 10 per cent by July 2016. Employers who are currently under the cap will not be allowed to hire more temporary foreign workers in order to reach the limit. The cap will not apply to employers with fewer than 10 workers or to short-term, non-renewable positions. Employers will also be required have to re-apply every year for approval to hire low-wage temporary foreign workers, instead of every two years. The fee to apply for approval, called a labour market impact assessment, is being increased to $1,000 from $275. The government also says it will post the number of temporary foreign workers approved every quarter, along with the names of companies that get the green light to hire them. Employers who hire temporary foreign workers must promise not to lay off any Canadian workers or cut their hours, and they must tell the government how many Canadians applied and were interviewed for jobs, along with why they were not hired. The program will now be based on provincial wage levels instead of the governments national occupational classifications. Low wages are defined as anything below the provincial median; high wages are anything above it. The amount of time a low-wage temporary foreign worker can work in Canada is being reduced to a cumulative total of two years from four years. The government is also lifting its freeze on hiring temporary foreign workers in the food-services sector.
Posted on: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 17:53:07 +0000
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