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Omar Yaqub

http://employment.alberta.ca/documents/tfw-annexb-occ-sp-steam-pipe.pdf - 0 views

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  • Omar Yaqub on 09 Apr 12
     
    Canada-Alberta Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Annex Pilot on Occupation Specific Work Permits   Steamfitter-Pipefitter Background The TFW Annex is an addition to the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on  Immigration. The Annex includes an agreement to implement a number of pilots.  One of the pilots allows Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to issue an  occupation-specific work permit for TFWs working in Alberta in the steamfitterpipefitter trade (NOC 7252). Initially, this permit allows TFWs to be employed for up  to one year by one employer or a Group of Employers recognized by CIC and  Human Resources and Skill Development Canada while working toward trade  certification.  Once certified, foreign workers can apply for a two-year open work permit, allowing  them to move between employers without the employer applying for a labour market  opinion. Eligibility Steamfitter-pipefitter is a compulsory trade in Alberta.  To work in this occupation,  TFWs need a job offer from an employer and an approval letter from Alberta  Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT) for the Qualification Certificate Program  before they come to Alberta. More information on the AIT certification requirements  to work in a trade in Alberta can be found at www.tradesecrets.alberta.ca.  For applicants who are not currently trade certified, work permits will be issued for  one year allowing the foreign worker time to become certified under the Qualification  Certificate Program. Once certified, CIC will issue an open work permit for an  additional two-year period.  TFWs currently certified and working in the steamfitter-pipefitter trade in Alberta are  eligible to apply for the two-year open work permit before the expiry of their current  work permit. The job letter from the employer must indicate a wage that is consistent with the  prevailing wage paid to Canadians in the same occupation in Alberta and that the  working conditions for the occupation meet
Omar Yaqub

Major Changes to Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program - Immigration - Canada - 0 views

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shared by Omar Yaqub on 06 Mar 12 - No Cached
  • Many TFWs will be exempt from the 4 year time cap, including: TFWs in managerial (NOC 0) or professional occupations (NOC A). Therefore, LMO-based work permit holders in occupations at these two NOC skill levels are not affected by the 4 year time cap. TFWs who are exempt from the Labour Market Opinion process. This includes two key work permit categories used by many Canadian employers: (1) the intra-company transferee work permit category; and (2) work permits issued under international agreements (such as NAFTA, CCFTA, the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program etc.)
  • Omar Yaqub on 06 Mar 12
     
    Many TFWs will be exempt from the 4 year time cap, including: TFWs in managerial (NOC 0) or professional occupations (NOC A). Therefore, LMO-based work permit holders in occupations at these two NOC skill levels are not affected by the 4 year time cap. TFWs who are exempt from the Labour Market Opinion process. This includes two key work permit categories used by many Canadian employers: (1) the intra-company transferee work permit category; and (2) work permits issued under international agreements (such as NAFTA, CCFTA, the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program etc.)
Omar Yaqub

Edmonton Social Planning Council - Report on Temporary Foreign Workers in Alberta - 0 views

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alberta work immigrants

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  • The province of Alberta is a hotbed for Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs). According to 2009 Statistics, Alberta alone has 65,748 TFWs. On a national scale, Alberta holds 23 percent of Canada’s TFWs.  The number of TFWs in Alberta has grown by 5% since 2007, where the province held 18 percent of the national total.
  • Recruiters/Labour Brokers act in ill faith towards Temporary Foreign Workers
  • Changes to the Federal Labour Market Opinions (LMO’s) have increased red tape for TWFs.
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  • There need to be changes to the permanent residency act in order to allow TFWs to gain permanent residency more easily.
  • Temporary Foreign Workers have outpaced permanent immigration.  There are more TFWs then new permanent immigrants arriving in Canada.
  • Temporary Foreign Workers have little or no advocacy available.
  • recommendations
  • Amend the Fair Trade Act and pressure the Federal Government to Tighten Legislation.
  • Move away from Temporary Foreign Work and toward Permanent Residency.
  • Human Rights Protection for Everyone
  • Immigration Programs must follow a human rights framework.
Omar Yaqub

GofA guide for tfws - 0 views

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    guide for tfws
Omar Yaqub

Operational Bulletin 279-B - May 31, 2011 - 0 views

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work immigrants alberta tfw

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  • Foreign nationals who are entering Canada and destined to Alberta as TFWs, and who have an initial job offer from an Alberta employer (or an Alberta employer making a job offer on behalf of a recognized Group of Employers (GoE) under the Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC)-Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) GoE Pilot in the Steamfitter-Pipefitter occupation—National Occupational Classification 7252; or, TFWs certified and currently working in the steamfitter/pipefitter trade in Alberta.
  • Steamfitter-Pipefitter is a compulsory trade in Alberta. Therefore, the uncertified TFW must have an approved application and an approval letter from Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AAIT) for the Qualification Certification Program prior to arrival in Canada (see sample in Appendix A). Information related to the Qualification Certificate Program can be found at www.tradesecrets.alberta.ca.
  • A one-year employer-specific WP, specific to the Steamfitter-Pipefitter occupation and based on a job offer from a named employer, or an employer making a job offer on behalf of a recognized GoE under the CIC-HRSDC GoE Pilot, may be granted to a foreign national as described above upon application (including payment of the appropriate fee) and without requiring an LMO.
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  • advise officers of a Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) pilot project effective in the Province of Alberta, allowing foreign nationals coming to Canada to work temporarily in a specific occupation and to be issued a Work Permit (WP) without requiring a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) from Service Canada
  • LMO Exemption Code is T13 in conjunction with R204(c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations—“an agreement entered into by the Minister with a province or group of provinces under subsection 8(1) of the Act”. This code must be used on the initial one-year WP and the subsequent two-year open WP.
  • oth the initial WP and the subsequent open WP should indicate in the “Province” field and in the printed “Conditions” that it is only valid for work performed in the province of Alberta and in the Steamfitter-Pipefitter occupation.
Omar Yaqub

Job bank to fast-track skilled immigrants - 0 views

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  • federal government plans to create a global job bank to bring in more skilled foreign workers, while using a new technique to end the "bizarre" situation where low-skilled temporary foreign workers are hired in Canadian communities with double-digit unemployment, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney said Friday.
  • at least two years to implement, according to Kenney.
  • Every application from a prospective skilled foreign worker will go into an online pool, and provincial governments and employers will have the ability to cherry-pick potential employees who will have their applications fast-tracked.
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  • Thursday's budget includes the promise of stricter provisions requiring employers to show they've made clear to local people making Employment Insurance benefit claims that there are jobs available.
Omar Yaqub

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alberta work government GoC tfw

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  • Follow these steps to apply for permanent residence under the Canadian Experience Class: Obtain an application package Read the guide Complete the application form and attach the necessary documents Calculate and pay your fees Mail the application form and documents
Omar Yaqub

Canadian Experience Class: Who can apply - Requirements for temporary workers - 0 views

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alberta work government GoC immigrant tfw

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  • Canadian Experience Class: Who can apply - Requirements for temporary workers
  • As a temporary foreign worker, you must have two years of full-time (or equivalent) work experience in Canada. Your work experience must be gained within three years of applying.
  • Your work experience must be Skill Type 0, or Skill Level A or B on the NOC.
Omar Yaqub

III. Overview of the Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs) - 0 views

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  • According to all PNP agreements signed to date, provincial governments hold exclusive authority to establish program criteria, nomination quotas, and administrative schemes, leaving the federal government with a limited role to monitor basic admissibility requirements under the IRPA and to negotiate evaluation processes for each provincial program. The language of the framework agreements indicates unequivocally that these programs are designed for the provinces to occupy maximum jurisdictional space.
  • At the level of program design, current PNP agreements enable the provinces to establish their own criteria for making nominations and to set target numbers for nominees from year to year.
  • Most provinces have created distinct sub-categories or streams in their PNPs based on skill level, family statues, or planned business development, and sometimes restrict these to specific industries and occupations.
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  • All existing PNP streams for lower-skilled workers require nominees to first become temporary workers admitted into the province through one of the federal TFWP streams and to work under a temporary permit for a minimum time period before they are eligible to apply as a nominee (6 and 9 months are common). Other program steams for higher-skilled workers allow nominees to be recruited form outside Canada and to arrive directly without first applying through the TFWPs.[lx]
  • A second common feature of PNPs is that they, like the TFWPs, are essentially employer-driven and thus reflect strongly the interests and demands of influential private actors.  Employers directly generate the demand for foreign workers, sometimes participate actively in developing specific PNPs, and invariably exert a high degree of practical control over nominee recruitment and selection processes.
  • PNPs to provide access to permanent immigrants whose employment skills are specifically selected to meet these labour requirements is clearly attractive to businesses. PNP immigration processes also tend to be much faster compared to those at the federal level, closing the sometimes-lengthy gap in time between the point at which employers identify labour needs and the point when workers are actually available to fill these positions. PNPs may also allow employers to bypass the federal LMO requirements under certain conditions, which is significant since employers have expressed some frustrations with the time and resources they need to devote to fulfill these requirements.[lxv]
  • [t]he PNP and the TFW Program are popular with some larger employers but often prove too costly for smaller ones to adopt.”[lxvi] Large businesses can more easily afford the significant administrative costs that can attach to recruiting, transporting, re-settling, and training nominees, such that the demands of these enterprises are most likely to dominate nominee programs
  • recent example, Maple Leaf Foods spent an estimated $7,000 per worker to employ individuals in their Brandon, Manitoba processing plant, bringing them to Canada initially through a TFWP and subsequently nominating them for permanent residency through the Manitoba PNP.[lxvii]
  • the federal-provincial agreements on immigration with Ontario and Alberta contain annexes that provide provincial governments and employers with greater flexibility in assessing labour market needs, without requiring input from HRSDC in the form of an LMO
  • Ontario and Alberta annexes explicitly recognize that pursuant to s. 204(c) of the IRPR, CIC is authorized to issue a temporary work permit without requiring a prospective employer to seek an LMO if requested to do so by the province
  • Under these sub-agreements, Ontario and Alberta agree to establish procedures and criteria to govern this authority, and to provide annual estimates of the number of temporary work permits issued by this route
  • A few critics of the TFWPs and PNPs in Canada have pointed out the overriding problem of employer control both in the policy-setting realm and in the actual workplace. Their criticisms raise concerns about effects on national immigration policy, on labour protection policies, on the realization of actual protections for vulnerable workers, or as some combination of these
  • [s]ome argue that letting employers choose who enters is against all the principles that have shaped Canada as an immigration country
  • Alboim and Maytree target the devolution of decision-making and program development from the federal government to the provinces and private interests, resulting in fragmentation of immigration priorities and procedures
  • Others have focused specifically on the fact the PNPs bind foreign workers closely to employers, exacerbating rather than relieving some of the real insecurities that figure prominently in the TFWPs
  • Some proponents of existing PNP models have countered that the problems associated with employer control over economic immigration are overstated and maintain that market-based incentives will effectively penalize abusive employers. These parties believe that economic immigrants will be attracted to responsible employers, such that employers will have adequate incentives to place voluntary restraints on formal and informal bargaining power.
  • But this argument rests on the dubious assumption that information about employer practices is readily available and that it will be accessible by temporary foreign workers – who, as discussed below, face significant barriers related to language, education, cultural, and access to support services. Without this information, so-called “reputation effects” are unlikely to place serious restraints on employers’ actions
  • Overall, it is generally clear that implicit standards of self-regulation fall well below what is necessary to protect workers, particularly in light of the broad employer discretion now inherent in existing PNP models. The main questions, taken up in the following section, are about what aspects of nominee program design premised on this discretion actually contribute to workers’ insecurities and about whether responses by governments and third-party actors can be considered sufficient to meet the resulting concerns.
Omar Yaqub

Explore Careers by Occupation - Working in Canada - 1 views

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Omar Yaqub

Immigration overhaul would let employers choose prospects - The Globe and Mail - 0 views

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  • Minister Jason Kenney said he plans to build a faster, more flexible, just-in-time immigration regime. He’s also going to redesign the points system, on which immigrants are judged, to emphasize language ability and youth.
  • he wants to create a new economic stream for trades people, who currently don’t qualify under Canada’s education-focused federal skilled worker program
  • employers will soon be able to hand-pick prospective immigrants and send them to the front of the line for assessment
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  • he’ll be considering a pre-assessment system, as they have in Australia, that evaluates the credentials of skilled professionals before they immigrate to see whether they will qualify to work in Canada.
  • create what’s known as an expression-of-interest system, whereby employers and provinces could sort through and assess a pool of applicants. Promising candidates could then be streamed quickly to the head of the skilled worker program or a provincial nominee program.
  • overall imperative is to better align our intake of newcomers with the jobs that exist right now.”
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