Every year, Canadian employers hire thousands of foreign workers to help address skill and labour shortages.
Human Resources and Social 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 Canadian employers:
As an employer, you must ensure certain requirements are met before you can hire a foreign worker. In many cases, this involves a Labour Market Opinion (LMO).
You may also be interested in temporary programs that assist in hiring foreign workers for areas where Canada has a shortage of skilled workers.
Please contact us for further inquiries if you are interested in hiring foreign workers.
Information for foreign workers:
If you want to work in Canada, you must understand the following important information:
·Your employer helps determine if you are eligible. Your employer may need to get a labour market opinion from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). A Labour Market Opinion (LMO) confirms that the employer can fill the job with a foreign worker.
·To work in Canada, you must meet the general requirements for entering the country and for staying here, in addition to those for getting a work permit.
·A work permit is not an immigration document. It does not allow you to live in Canada permanently. To live here permanently, you must qualify under an immigration category, such as skilled worker. Live-in caregivers can stay in Canada permanently if they meet certain requirements.
·If you want your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent children to come with you to Canada, you must include them in your work visa application.
Please contact us for further inquiries if you are interested in working in Canada.
