The coverage you purchased must correspond with the temporary foreign workers’ first day of work in Canada and the costs must not be recovered from the temporary foreign workers.
Although a copy of the employment agreement is not required at the time of LMIA submission, you must commit to providing a completed and signed employment agreement to each foreign worker on or before their first day of work with you. An employment agreement must:
Employers can develop and use their own employment agreement as long as it contains all the necessary information. If you wish to obtain a sample employment agreement template, please contact the Employer Contact Centre. This template will also become available online soon.
Employers must maintain complete employment records that fully document compliance with the employment agreement throughout the duration of the employment.
For positions in Quebec, please visit the website of ministère de l’Immigration, de la Francisation et de l’Intégration (MIFI) (French only) for specific requirements regarding the employment contract.
English or French are the only languages you can identify as a job requirement in your Labour Market Impact Assessment application and job advertisement. However, if another language is essential for the job, you must provide a justification on the application.
There may be rare cases where an offer of employment does not require any language for the foreign national.
If there is no language required for the job, you must provide more details on the application, including:
Examples of reasonable measures are:
If you are applying to hire temporary foreign workers for positions covered under a collective agreement, you must:
The hiring of temporary foreign workers must not affect current nor foreseeable labour disputes at the workplace. During LMIA assessment, if it is determined that hiring TFWs is likely to adversely affect the course, the outcome or the settlement of any labour dispute, you will receive a negative LMIA decision.
We recommend that you work actively with union representatives to recruit Canadians and permanent residents.
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