Topic
Guest Worker Program
159 published works
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New LMIA Wage Thresholds Take Effect July 17, 2026
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Canadian employers using the Temporary Foreign Worker Program should review their hiring plans carefully. New provincial and territorial wage thresholds take effect on July 17, 2026, and they may change…
Achkar Law Blog
LMIA and Temporary Foreign Worker Compliance
Employers across Ontario, British Columbia, and the rest of Canada are facing significant financial and operational consequences for violations of the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) and Temporary Foreign Worker…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
New Wage Rules for Hiring Foreign Workers
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On June 27, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) implemented new median wage requirements for employers hiring through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). These updated rates now apply…
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Changes to TFW Program face further criticism
'We don't want to have people in Canada for decade after decade without the same full labour market mobility rights as other Canadians'
Canadian Lawyer Mag
Oversight on temporary foreign worker program tightened to curb abuse and fraud
'Bad actors are taking advantage of people and compromising the program,' said employment minister
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Global Talent Stream: Fast-Tracking Tech Workers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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Canada’s Global Talent Stream (GTS), a crucial component of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), is a good option to address the urgent need for high-skilled tech workers in Canada’s…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: Expanding California’s Law to Increase Protections For Temporary Guest Workers Benefits Businesses” by Stephanie Richard & Suzanne La Pierre
Expanding California’s Law to Increase Protections For Temporary Guest Workers Benefits Businesses by Stephanie Richard & Suzanne La Pierre, Business and Human Rights JournalAbstract This article surveys the abuses riddling the…
Immigration Lawyers Blog
Strengthening Protections for Temporary Workers: DHS Proposes Reforms to H-2 Visa Programs
In a move to improve the H-2A temporary agricultural and H-2B temporary non-agricultural worker programs, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has introduced a series of proposed reforms aimed at…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Latino USA — Head Down: Part I — A Look at the Human Impacts of Temporary Worker Programs
In the first of two episodes, Latino USA investigates the treatment of temporary farmworkers, which one observer characterized as "modern day slavery." Here is the teaser to the story:"Every year,…
Ackah Business Immigration Law
New Online LMIA Portal
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BOOK YOUR FREE CASE EVALUATION To modernize the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and improve client service, Service Canada is transitioning to online Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications. Starting…