Information for Employers - Immigrate Portage La Prairie Website

It can often be confusing and difficult to determine exactly what you as an employer need

to do to hire a foreign worker.
This page is intended to be an easy reference for employers to access the information

they need to know.

There are 6 steps to recruiting temporary foreign workers:

1. Ensure no local hires

2. Register with Manitoba Employment Standards

3. Apply to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for a labour market opinion

4. Find suitable candidates

5. Have foreign worker apply for a work permit

6. Employer’s Responsibility when the worker arrives

For more in depth information on completing these steps please visit the links provided below.

Province of Manitoba Immigration:

The 6 steps to recruiting temporary foreign workers. Note** New requirements for employers recruiting internationally: As of April 1, 2009, all Manitoba employers will be required to register with the Employment Standards Division before they apply for a labour market opinion through Service Canada. In addition, all foreign worker recruiters must be licensed by the Employment Standards Division. These new requirements are the result of Manitoba’s new Worker Recruitment and Protection Act.

http://www2.immigratemanitoba.com/browse/employers/employers-tfw.html

Direct link to: Information for Manitoba Employers on hiring foreign workers. http://www2.immigratemanitoba.com/browse/employers/

Direct link to Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program. Employer applications are available on the website at www.gov.mb.ca/labour/immigrate/pnp/application_kit.html (click on Information for Employers)

Government of Canada Immigration:

§ To hire a temporary foreign worker, you must first obtain a Labour Market Opinion from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC). In most cases, employers who wish to hire temporary foreign workers must first apply to Service Canada for a Labour Market Opinion. The opinion assesses the impact the foreign worker would have on Canada’s labour market or, in other words, how the offer of employment would likely affect Canadian jobs. An employer needs a positive Labour Market Opinion to hire a temporary foreign worker. The foreign worker needs a copy of the positive Labor Market Opinion in order to apply to Citizenship and Immigration Canada for a work permit. To read more about Labour Market Opinions visit http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/ei_tfw/lmi_tfw.shtml

Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada – Hiring Steps. Employing foreign workers can be an essential part of a company's business strategy. Foreign workers can fill labour shortages in Canada and bring new skills and knowledge to help the country's economy grow. http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/temp_workers.shtml

Temporary Foreign Worker Program - This website contains all forms, contracts and other documents used by employers to hire foreign workers in Canada

- Live-in Caregivers

- Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP)

- Workers from Commonwealth Caribbean countries

- Workers from Mexico

- Temporary Skilled Workers

- Skilled workers for permanent positions (Arranged Employment)

- Foreign Academics

- Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal

- Training (National Occupational Classification, skill levels C and D)

- Expedited Labour Market Opinion Pilot Project (ELMO)

- Foreign workers for categories other than those mentioned above

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/fwp_forms.shtml