The PARTIES agree as follows: Duration of Contract This contract shall have durafion of TWO years from the date The EMPLOYEE assumes his/her Functions (the TERM OF EMPLOYMENT). 2 Both parties agree that this contract is conditional upon The EMPLOYEE obtaining a valid work penit pursuant to the Immigration Regulations, and his/her successful entry to Canada. Job Description 3. The EMPLOYEE agrees to carry out the following tasks o Assess site, select seedlings and plant trees using manual planting tools in reforestation areas Operate power thinning saw to thin and space trees in reforestation areas Complete firefighting reports and maintain firefighting equipment Operate chain saw to thin young forest stands Control weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals D Dig trenches, cuttrees, pump wateron buming areastofighttoresttiresunderdirectionotfiresuppressionofficer or forestrytechnician 4. Work Environment This position is in an outdoor environment Operate a wide range of heavy equipment Work Schedule 5. The EMPLOYEE shall work40 hours per week. He/she shall be paid overtime for any hours ofwork exceeding 40 hours per week. His/her workday shall begin in 7AM and end at 4PM 6. The EMPLOYEE shall be entitled to 45 minutes per day of break time (lunch, coffee breaks etc.). 7. The EMPLOYEE shall be entitled to 2 day(s) offperweek, on Saturday & Sunday 8. TheEMPLOYEEshall be entitledtotwoweeksofpaidvacation. 9. TheEMPLOYEE shallbeentitledNinedaysofsickleaveperyear. Wages and Deductions 10. The EMPLOYER agrees to pay The EMPLOYEE forhis/herwork, wages of $19 per hour. These shall be pair at intervals of every week. 11. The EMPLOYER agrees to remit all The EMPLOYEE's income deductions to Canada Revenue Agency (in Quebec, also to Revenue Quebec) as prescribed by law (including, but not limited to Employment Insurance, Income Tax, Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan). 12. The EMPLOYER shall not reco up trom The EMPLOYEE through payroll deductions or any other means, any costs incurred from recruiting The EMPLOYEE. Reviewing Wages 13. If applicable, The EMPLOYER agrees to review and adjust (if necessary) The EMPLOYEE's wages after 12 months of continuous employment, to ensure they meet the prevailing wage rate for the occupation in the region where The EMPLOYEE shall be employed. Transportation Costs 14 TheEMPLOYERagreestoassumethetransportationcostsoftheroundtriptravelofTheEMPLOYEEbetween his/her country of permanent residence and place of work in Canada, i.e. between India and Williams Lake, British Columbia. IJnderno circumstances are transportation costs recoverable from The EMPLOYEE 15. Ifthere is a termination ofthe employer-employee relationship andTheEMPLOYEE is hired bya NEW The EMPLOYER who has a neutral or positive Labour Market Opinion under the Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training (NOC C & D) of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, The EMPLOYEE shall release the ORIGINAL EMPLOYER with the obligation of his/her return transportation cost to his/her countryof permanent residence. The NEW EMPLOYER is responsibleforThe EMPLOYEE's transportation costs to the new location of work in Canada and back to The EMPLOYEE's country of permanent residence. The EMPLOYER is obliged to and responsible for paying the transportation costs (i.e. the ORIGINAL EMPLOYER pays incoming transportation costs and the NEW EMPLOYER pays for the return transportation costs to the country of permanent residence). These costs cannot be passed on to The EMPLOYEE (i .e. The EMPLOYEE pays for its own transportation on behalf of The EMPLOYER and is reimbursed ata later date). Under no circumstances are transportation costs recoverable from foreign workers. Temporary foreign workers who change jobs must ensure that theirwork permits are modified accordingly and The EMPLOYER's who hire temporaryforeign workers already in Canada must applytoESDC/Service Canada fora Labour Market Opinion (LMO) and obtain a neutral or positive LMO. Accommodation 16. The EMPLOYER agrees to ensure that reasonable and proper accommodation is available for The EMPLOYEE , and shall provide The EMPLOYEE with suitable accommodation, if necessary. If accommodation is provided, The EMPLOYER shall reco up costs as outlined below. Such costs shall not be more than is reasonable for accommodations ot that type in the employment location. The EMPLOYER will provide The EMPLOYEE with accommodation. The EMPLOYER will recoup the costs at an amount of $400 per month, through payroll deductions. Hospital and Medical Care Insurance 17. The EMPLOYER agrees to provide health insurance at no cost to the foreign worker until such time as the worker is eligible for applicable provincial health insurance. Workplace Safety Insurance (Worker's Compensation) 18. The EMPLOYERagreestoregisterTheEMPLOYEEundertherelevantprovinciaIgovemmentinsuranceplan. The EMPLOYER agrees not to deduct money from The EMPLOYEES wages for the purpose. Notice of Resignation 19. Should the EMPLOYEE wish to terminate the present contract, The EMPLOYEE agrees to give The EMPLOYER Written notice thereof at least one week in advance. Notice of Termination of Employment 20. The EMPLOYER must give written notice before terminating the contract of Te EMPLOYER if The EMPLOYEE has completed 3 months of uninterrupted service with The EMPLOYER and ifthe contract is notabouttoexpire. This notice shall be provided at least one week in advance. 21. The EMPLOYER is obliged to abide by the standards setout in the relevant provincial labour standards act and if applicable. The terms of any collective agreement in place in particular. The EMPLOYER must abide by the standards with respect to how wages are paid, how overtime is calculated, mea periods, statutory holidays, annual leave, family leave, benefits and recourse under the terms of the provincial labour standards act and if relevant collective agreement. Any terms of this contract of employment less favorable to The EMPLOYEE than the standards stipulated in the relevant labour standards act is null and void. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties state thatthey have read and accepted all the terms and conditions stipulated in the presentcontract. Signature: TheEmployer: Dean Stratton