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Ottawa doubles maximum period for low-wage temporary foreign worker hiring
Longer permitted employment periods and new exemptions change how businesses can use low-wage foreign workers, with provinces needing to opt in to some measures.
- CBC NewsOttawa doubles maximum time employer can hire low-wage temporary foreign workers (opens in a new tab)
- Global NewsTemporary foreign workers could be employed for longer under rule change, National (opens in a new tab)
- CP24Longer stays, new exemptions in foreign worker overhaul (opens in a new tab)
What happened
The federal government is extending the maximum period a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign worker. CBC News+2 The Labour Market Impact Assessment needed for low-wage temporary foreign workers will now last two years instead of one. CBC News+2 Ottawa is adding early childhood educators to the list of professions exempted from the restriction on hiring in cities with unemployment above six per cent. CBC News+2
Around it
The restrictions on hiring temporary foreign workers in cities with unemployment rates above six per cent will remain in place. CBC News+2 The exempt list already includes certain jobs in health care, construction and food processing. CBC News+2 The minister said the government maintains that all jobs should be available to Canadians first. CBC News
What comes next
Additional measures for low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment applications are set to take effect on March 1, 2027. Global News+1 Provinces and territories would need to opt in to the proposed changes for them to take effect. Global News+1
Sources
- CBC NewsOttawa doubles maximum time employer can hire low-wage temporary foreign workers (opens in a new tab)
- Global NewsTemporary foreign workers could be employed for longer under rule change, National (opens in a new tab)
- CP24Longer stays, new exemptions in foreign worker overhaul (opens in a new tab)
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