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Prepared By

Update on Temporary Foreign Worker Program during

COVID-19 Pandemic

Recent Enhancements to TFW Program Invite Participation

The government has enhanced the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program during the COVID-19 epidemic because of its importance to Agri-food businesses:

➢ They want to make the TFW program as accessible as possible so that you will act to minimize the labour shortages in your industry

➢ Domestic Agri-food sector is critical to Canadian food security

➢ The TFW program will help stabilize your production capabilities and allow predictable growth in the future

➢ By reducing industry labour shortages, Ontario will be able to grow its international export volume

➢ Additional opportunities may arise for MPO members due to recent large meat processing plant closures

➢ The TFW Program has a surprisingly high Return-on-Investment

Temporary Foreign Worker Program is open for business

Good Reasons to Act Now

For pending and future Labour Market Impact Assessments for NOC 6331 – Butchers and meat cutters-retail and wholesale NOC 9462 - Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry

➢ LMIA’s and Work Permits are for 2 years (rather than 1 year, which was the case up until Dec 2019). Application costs and administration times are cut in half

➢ Minimum recruitment requirements (30 Day advertising period) for these positions will be waived until October 31, 2020

➢ LMIA application process time length will drop from 5-6 months to approximately 1 – 1.5 months because of priority processing

➢ You do not have to hire workers immediately. Employers are expected to have up to 9 months to submit a Work Permit application for an approved LMIA (To be announced shortly)

➢ Work Permit processing time will apparently remain the same

➢ Temporary Foreign Workers are allowed to enter Canada NOW, but must self-isolate for 14 days before commencing work

➢ The Federal Government is offering employers $1500 for each TFW to offset costs during isolation period

Additional Information

NEIL CONNOLLYDirector of Client Success

nc@brightimmigration.com O: 416-229-0857 x 114

M: (647) 696-4411

407A Yonge St. | 2nd FloorToronto, ON M5B 1S9

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Bright Immigration is a full-service recruitment and immigration

consulting firm that provides advice and services to two major

client groups: Non-Canadian individuals who want to work and live

in Canada; and Canadian organizations that require international

recruiting and immigration assistance to fill persistent labour

shortages with highly-qualified international workers. We are one

of the fastest growing and most innovative firms in Canada.

Our head office is now in Toronto, Ontario, but we work right across

Canada. Even today, much of our corporate work is outside of

Toronto. Being in Toronto allows us to recruit the brightest

Immigration experts, work locally with government offices, courts,

Foreign Consulates and handle client immigration issues at

Pearson International Airport. Through our work, we help change

companies, communities and individual lives.Blayne Kumar

President & CEO bk@brightimmigration.com

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