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(Oct. 20/09) The federal Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has proposed new regulations to strengthen protection for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and reinforce the non-permanent nature of the TFW program.
The amendments include:
- a more rigorous assessment of the genuineness of the job offer;
- a two-year prohibition from hiring temporary foreign workers for employers found to have provided significantly different wages, working conditions or occupations than promised; and
- limits to the length of a worker’s stay in Canada before returning home.
A factor in assessing a job offer’s genuineness would be past compliance of the employer—as well as that of any recruiter acting on the employer’s behalf—with federal and provincial laws regulating employment or employee recruitment.
CRFA supports government actions to regulate immigration representatives or consultants to prevent exploitation of workers. CRFA also supports restricting TFW program access to employers who repeatedly or systemically violate provincial labour standards or the terms of their employment agreement.
The temporary foreign worker program is too important to the foodservice industry to allow a few employers or third-party recruiters who are uninformed or unethical to unfairly tarnish it. As a result, CRFA has identified and approved two foreign worker recruitment firms that can be recommended to members with confidence.
These firms will ensure that temporary foreign workers are not charged a fee to come to Canada. They will carefully match the qualifications and needs of TFWs with the requirements of your business and guide you through the entire process.
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