The Worker's Role
The temporary foreign worker must meet the usual requirements of a visitor to Canada, which vary with the country the worker is entering from. This includes medical and security concerns.
In addition, the applicant must satisfy the immigration officer of the following:
- That his or her intention is only to work in Canada temporarily, and not to try and stay in Canada indefinitely. The onus is on the applicant to satisfy the immigration officer that his or her intent is not to stay permanently.
- That the applicant has the skills and qualifications required to do the job they are being hired to do. This might involve providing documentation to substantiate educational credentials, or providing evidence of necessary professional accreditation.
Employment authorizations have specific terms and conditions listed on them, including the dates of the employment term, the location of the work, and a description of the job. If the worker does not abide by the terms and conditions set out in the EA, he or she could be asked to leave the country. The employment authorization is not a contract, and if the employer dismisses the foreign worker, he or she must return home. If some element of the worker's job is to change (e.g. extension of dates, change of duties, change of employer) the worker should apply for an amendment to the employment authorization.
Information Technology Workers
In response to the need of employers to fill critical shortages in the software industry, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) collaborated with Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and Industry Canada on the development of a pilot project to streamline the entry of those workers whose skills are in high demand in the software industry and whose entry into the Canadian labour market would have no negative impact on Canadian job seekers and workers.
Under normal circumstances, a foreign worker who wishes to work in Canada requires an employment authorization from CIC and a validated job offer from a local HRDC office. If the HRDC office determines that there are no Canadian citizens or permanent residents available to fill the position, the job offer to the foreign worker is validated and the worker may then apply for an employment authorization for admission to Canada.
Under the pilot project, the job specific validation was replaced by a national validation letter, which states, among other things, that Canadian citizens or permanent residents cannot fill certain software positions. The national validation letter removed the delay associated with the job specific validation process.
An evaluation of the software development worker pilot project completed by Ekos Research found:
- That the pilot project contributed to alleviating the skills shortage problem;
- No evidence that Canadian workers were being displaced;
- No downward pressure on wages paid to Canadian workers in the same industry;
- Evidence of skill transfer from foreign workers to existing staff.
How can we help you through the Work Permit process?
Since we deal with Canadian immigration issues on a daily basis we specialize in immigration matters.
We can assist you in the following manner:
- Verify if work permit can be obtained.
- If not, then we can advise you on other methods of coming to Canada.
- We can prepare your documents and file work permit application with our submission to the visa officer outlining strengths and why a work permit should be issued.
- We follow up with the Canadian embassy to prevent any delay in the case.
- We can prepare the candidate for interview with the Canadian visa officers.
- We manage the whole work permit or work validation application process on your behalf to make sure that we receive a work permit a timely fashion.
How to start?
Follow these easy steps and lets get started:
- Call our office to schedule a personal or telephone consultation with our Councellor.Our telephone numbers are 0181-2220235,9888881934,9888451934. You can also email us at : vsquare.bgs@gmail.com
- At the initial consultation (no charge!) we can review your options and decide on the best course of action for your particular case. At this time we will also provide you with our retainer agreement for your review.
- If you decide that you want to retain our services you simply submit the completed retainer agreement along with the payment to get started.
That's it we can now start working on your case!