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Notice – Changes to strengthen employer accountability under the International Mobility Program
February 9, 2015 —

Employer compliance system and fee

Starting February 21, 2015, employers hiring foreign nationals who are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process will be required to submit information about their business or organization, the Offer of Employment form, and pay a fee to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

As of that date, a foreign national who is exempt from the LMIA process will not be able to get an employer-specific work permit if their employer has not submitted the required information and paid the fee before the work permit application is submitted.

The employer compliance fee has been set at $230 and must be paid online. The fees collected will offset the cost of introducing robust employer compliance activities featuring inspections of thousands of employers.

When an inspection finds that an employer is non-compliant, the employer could face an administrative monetary penalty, a ban from hiring foreign workers and, in serious cases, a criminal investigation and prosecution. The adoption of this system will mean that all employers, whether they are hiring LMIA-exempt foreign nationals or temporary foreign workers through the LMIA process that has determined that there are no Canadians available for the job, will face the same level of scrutiny in their hiring and treatment of foreign workers.

The employer compliance fee does not apply to employers hiring foreign nationals who have open work permits. Open work permits allow the holder to work for any Canadian employer.

New fee for open work permit applicants

A fee of $100 will be collected, also starting February 21, 2015, from open work permit applicants. This fee will be paid at the same time as the work permit processing fee and can be paid online. The fees collected will offset the cost of new initiatives to improve data collection on the role of open work permit holders in the Canadian labour market, as well as increased promotional activities to encourage open work permit holders to apply for permanent residence.

International Mobility Program streams that feature open work permits rather than employer-specific work permits include the working holiday portion of International Experience Canada, the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, spouses/common-law partners of highly-skilled foreign workers and international students, and certain foreign nationals who are already in Canada waiting for the finalization of their applications for permanent residence.


PLEASE HELP!
 
Does that mean in future, for people who have PGWP, will the employer have to submit the info of their business as well but not just paying the fees ?
 
tiffany123 said:
Does that mean in future, for people who have PGWP, will the employer have to submit the info of their business as well but not just paying the fees ?

good question - ??
 
Does anyone knows the answer for this ??
 
It clearly states in the title that this is a change affecting the International Mobility Program. PGWP has nothing to do with IMP...
 
GARJ said:
It clearly states in the title that this is a change affecting the International Mobility Program. PGWP has nothing to do with IMP...

PGWP is part of IMP. (You may have confused with IEC - International Experience Canada, or Work-holiday visa?)

However, this doesn't seems to apply to those already employed. It's only for new issue of PGWP and employers who are hiring PGWPs.
 
mf4361 said:
PGWP is part of IMP. (You may have confused with IEC - International Experience Canada, or Work-holiday visa?)

However, this doesn't seems to apply to those already employed. It's only for new issue of PGWP and employers who are hiring PGWPs.

PGWP is NOT part of International Mobility Program and is not related to that program in any way. IE and PGWP have absolutely nothing in common except that they can lead to PR eligibility. If you have PGWP you can work anywhere you want for as long as the instrument is valid. READ what your PGWP says and all your questions will be answered.
 
AS FAR AS I KNOW THIS IS FOR IEC. ONE OF MY BUDDIES HAS IEC AND THEY HAVE ASKED HIS EMPLOYER TO PAY SOME MONEY AND FILL OUT A FORM.
 
its only for closed work permit holders and ICT's.

this is nothing to do with PGWP holders.

only thing is while we are applying for PGWP there would be additional fees/
 
old thread but

i am currently employed under my open IEC permit, so neither IMP or LMIA is needed from my employer?

i can just fill out my own forms and send them? my employer is giving me another year contract

thank you