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Employer Specific Work Permit

Apart from the temporary work permit program to hire foreign workers, employers in Canada can also opt for the International Mobility Program to fill labour shortages in their companies, by hiring candidates across the globe. Examples of the employer specific work permit programs are:

  • NAFTA Work Permits
  • Intra Company Transfer Work Permits

Criteria for Employers

Employers providing job offers to foreign candidates are required to fulfil below given couple of criteria:

  1. Use the provided forms and electronic systems to provide offer of employment directly to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).
  2. Use electronic method to pay the compliance fees.
  3. Provide copy of employment offer to the foreign nationals.

Process of IMP

The process of employer specific work permit application involves the following steps:

  1. Employer pays the compliance fees using Pay Your Fees web page.
  2. Once the receipt number is received, the employers are required to complete Offer of Employment to a Foreign National Exempt from a Labour Market Assessment (LMIA) form, namely IMM 5802.
  3. Once the form is completed, employers must submit the form electronically by clicking on the ‘Submit’ button. This step attaches the employment offer for direct submission to the Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
  4. The employers are then required to forward copies of their completed IMM 5802 forms to the foreign workers to be submitted along with the work -permit application.
  5. The immigration officer assesses the employer specific work permit application and confirms the following:
  • Completed work permit application along with the IMM 5802 form.
  • Valid receipt number verified using the employer compliance fees through the work permit Fee view tab in the Global Case Management System (GCMS).
  • Once receipt number is validated for submission along with the copy of IMM 5802 form, the foreign national application is accepted regardless of the time frame of submission of the form with respect to the work permit application.

Employer Compliance

Once a foreign national is hired by the employer and he/she starts working in that company or organization, the employer is subjected to go through inspection by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, Canada (IRCC) to make sure below given conditions are met:

  1. The employer has actively included the hired foreign worker in all compensation benefits and medical coverage programs.
  2. The employer complies with the conditions and time limits mentioned in the worker’s work permit application.
  3. The employer is actively involved in the business for which the worker was hired in the first place.
  4. The worker is involved in the same occupation as was mentioned in the offer of employment.
  5. The worker is provided with the same wage and working conditions as mentioned in the offer of employment.
  6. The employer actively follows all federal, provincial, and territorial employment laws, including recruitment laws.
  7. The workplace is free of any kind of physical, sexual, psychological, and financial abuse.
  8. The employer contains documentations related to the hiring and employment of the foreign worker, up to a period of 6 years.

The employer may be considered for inspection by the IRCC, or the Employment and Social Development, Canada (ESDC) on behalf of the IRCC, for the following 3 reasons:

  1. Valid reason to be suspected of non-compliance.
  2. Past record of being found non-compliant.
  3. Random selection of the employer for inspection.

Once an employer is selected for inspection, the following criteria must be met:

  1. The employer reports at the specified time and location to answer questions.
  2. Necessary documents are provided as mentioned in the received letter.
  3. The employer attends any onsite inspections as requested.

If any employer is found to be non-compliant, a letter explaining the violation and the resulting penalties would be issued. The employee is then given 30 days to give a written response about the violation, resulting penalties or both.

The response from the employer includes justification from non-compliance, which can be acceptable on the below grounds:

  1. Change in a collective agreement.
  2. Change in provincial or federal laws.
  3. Impact of changing economic conditions on the employer business.
  4. Any unintentional administrative or accounting mistake made by the employer, and subsequent efforts made to rectify the errors.
  5. Any exceptional event such as a natural disaster.

The above given justifications should be submitted on paper to the IRCC, and if the justification is accepted, the employer is freed of the non-compliant charge.

Penalties Incurred

The issued penalties depend on the date of occurrence of violations as given below:

  1. If the date is before December 1st, 2015; The employer name and address is added to the list of non-compliant employers and are barred from hiring any temporary worker through TFWP or IMP for a period of two years.
  2. If the date is on or after December 1st, 2015; The employer would face a range of consequences as defined by the below factors:
  • Compliance history
  • Severity of non-compliance
  • Type of violation
  • Size of business
  • Voluntarily disclosed information prior to inspection

Penalties incurred by the employer are as follows:

  1. Written or verbal warnings.
  2. Ban for period ranging from 1 to 10 years, or even permanent.
  3. Company named in the list of defaulters with non-compliance record.
  4. Refusal of associated work permit applications.
  5. Annulation of previously issued work permits.

The Express Entry is handled by the Canadian government. The office that oversees the Express Entry is the Immigration, Refugee, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).

Yes, CIC (Citizenship and Immigration Canada) and IRCC (Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada) are the same. The CIC was renamed as IRCC in 2015.

The Canada express entry draw is the method of choosing applicants. In this process, the pool of candidates eligible for invitation to apply is selected based on the announced CRS score. It is done every two weeks, and the highest-scoring candidates are sent to the ITA. They can then apply for a Permanent Residence visa. Canada Express Entry helps immigrants gain permanent residency. You can choose from the various programs available.

The Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) Points grid is different from CRS. The immigrants filling under the FSWP must score at least 67 out of 100. Only if they score 67 points, are they eligible to apply for the FSWP. The points grid considers six factors. The factors are –

  • Visitor Visa
  • Work Permit
  • Express Entry
  • Business Investor Program
  • Study Visa
  • Provincial Nominee Program
  • The Express Entry is an immigration system developed by the IRCC.
  • There are three immigration programs under Express Entry.
  • The IRCC handles the Express Entry.
  • There are several documents that you need to create a profile in Canada Express Entry.
  • A job offer is not needed to Express Entry.
  • Some job offers do not require the Labour Market Impact Assessment.
  • Proof of funds shows that you can live in Canada without any financial issues.
  • Work experience is necessary for Canada Express Entry.
  • The spouse of an applicant can also become a permanent resident in Canada.
  • Several factors determine the Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score.
  • The FSW points grid is a system that scores applicants under the Federal Skilled Worker Program
  • The necessity of the Educational Credentials Assessment (ECA) express entry system depends on the program.

    The program which requires ECA is –

    • Federal Skilled Worker Program

    The programs which do not need ECA are –

    • Canadian Experience Class
    • Federal Skilled Trades Program