- Nov 11, 2012
- 11
- Category........
- Visa Office......
- Vienna
- NOC Code......
- 2263
- Job Offer........
- Pre-Assessed..
- App. Filed.......
- 24 May 2013
- Doc's Request.
- 11 Aug. 2014
- AOR Received.
- PER: Aug. 2013
- IELTS Request
- done
- Med's Request
- 11 Aug. 2014
- Med's Done....
- Sept. 2014 / Oct. 2014
- Interview........
- RPRF request: Oct. 2014
- Passport Req..
- 4th line on ECAS: 6 Jan. 2015
- VISA ISSUED...
- COPR - 16 Jan. 2015
- LANDED..........
- 15 Feb 2015
As announced in Economic Action Plan 2013, the Government of Canada is taking action to reform the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) to ensure that Canadians are given the first chance at available jobs.
These changes will strengthen and improve the TFWP to support Canada's economic recovery and growth, and ensure that more employers hire Canadians before turning to temporary foreign workers (TFW).
Fee for Labour Market Opinion processing
Effective July 31, 2013, employers applying to hire TFWs must pay a processing fee of $275 for each position requested to cover the cost of a Labour Market Opinion (LMO).
Employers hiring TFWs for on-farm primary agricultural positions (specifically under National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611), under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program or, the Agricultural Stream, are exempted from the fee.
Language restriction
Effective July 31, 2013, amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations come into force which introduce subsection 203 (1.01), a new language assessment factor. As a result of this change, English and French are the only languages that can be identified as a job requirement, both in LMO requests and in advertisements by employers applying to hire TFWs, unless employers can demonstrate that another language is essential for the job.
Employers hiring TFWs for on-farm primary agricultural positions (specifically under NOC codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611), under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program or the Agriculture Stream, are exempted from the language restriction.
New advertising requirements
As of July 31, 2013, employers will need to make greater efforts to hire Canadians before they will be eligible to apply for temporary foreign workers.
The new advertising requirements do not apply to:
-the Live-in Caregiver Program;
-positions related to on-farm in primary agriculture (specifically under NOC codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611);
-the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program; and
-the Agriculture Stream.
New LMO application with questions on impacts on the Canadian job market
As of July 31, 2013, the LMO application includes additional questions that must be answered by the employer. These questions were added to help ensure that the TFWP is not used to facilitate the outsourcing of Canadian jobs.
For all LMOs requested, the TFWP assesses the impact that hiring a TFW will have on Canada's job market, based on available labour market information for the region and occupation. The labour market questions will ensure that program staff have the information needed to make sound decisions regarding LMO applications.
A negative LMO will be issued if an assessment indicates that hiring a TFW will have a negative impact on the Canadian labour market or if an employer has not complied with the program requirements.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/changes.shtml
These changes will strengthen and improve the TFWP to support Canada's economic recovery and growth, and ensure that more employers hire Canadians before turning to temporary foreign workers (TFW).
Fee for Labour Market Opinion processing
Effective July 31, 2013, employers applying to hire TFWs must pay a processing fee of $275 for each position requested to cover the cost of a Labour Market Opinion (LMO).
Employers hiring TFWs for on-farm primary agricultural positions (specifically under National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611), under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program or, the Agricultural Stream, are exempted from the fee.
Language restriction
Effective July 31, 2013, amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations come into force which introduce subsection 203 (1.01), a new language assessment factor. As a result of this change, English and French are the only languages that can be identified as a job requirement, both in LMO requests and in advertisements by employers applying to hire TFWs, unless employers can demonstrate that another language is essential for the job.
Employers hiring TFWs for on-farm primary agricultural positions (specifically under NOC codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611), under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program or the Agriculture Stream, are exempted from the language restriction.
New advertising requirements
As of July 31, 2013, employers will need to make greater efforts to hire Canadians before they will be eligible to apply for temporary foreign workers.
The new advertising requirements do not apply to:
-the Live-in Caregiver Program;
-positions related to on-farm in primary agriculture (specifically under NOC codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611);
-the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program; and
-the Agriculture Stream.
New LMO application with questions on impacts on the Canadian job market
As of July 31, 2013, the LMO application includes additional questions that must be answered by the employer. These questions were added to help ensure that the TFWP is not used to facilitate the outsourcing of Canadian jobs.
For all LMOs requested, the TFWP assesses the impact that hiring a TFW will have on Canada's job market, based on available labour market information for the region and occupation. The labour market questions will ensure that program staff have the information needed to make sound decisions regarding LMO applications.
A negative LMO will be issued if an assessment indicates that hiring a TFW will have a negative impact on the Canadian labour market or if an employer has not complied with the program requirements.
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/changes.shtml