Alberta foreign workers program

Employment agencies must have a license issued by Service Alberta to exist in Alberta or recruit for an employer located in Alberta. Find out if an employment agency is licensed. Learn more about employment agencies. Temporary Foreign Workers can file a complaint with government if they believe an immigration consultant or employment agency has:.

Visit an ESL drop-in Centre to help you in your transition. The Immigrant Education Service Phone: Edson and District Community Learning Society.

According to the latest jobs numbers from Statistics Canada, more than , Albertans are unemployed. More details are expected to be released in the coming weeks, but Kenney said the proposed suspension would affect the vast majority of occupational categories. According to Adrienne South, press secretary for the Minister of Labour and Immigration, temporary foreign workers currently working in Alberta would not be impacted by these changes, and some exemptions to the restrictions would be put in place, namely positions in the areas of caregiving, emergency response, hospitality in the mountain parks and agriculture.

As of December , there were 10, temporary foreign workers in Alberta, 62 per cent of them were working in the service industry.

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These changes impact occupations in sectors such as accommodation and food services, retail trade, transportation, construction, and professional, scientific and technical services.

A small number of specialized occupations experiencing acute and proven labour shortages in the agriculture, technology and caregiving sectors are exempt. All pending Labour Market Impact Assessment applications, including those submitted before November 1, are subject to these changes. Read the full list of impacted occupations. The TFW Advisory Office also offers online information sessions for temporary foreign workers, international students and employers.

Employment and Social Development is working to lighten the "administrative burden" for employers, the statement said. Justin Laurence, spokesperson for Alberta's Agriculture and Forestry Department, said in an email that the department has asked the federal government to increase flexibility for farmers in the business risk management program.

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