Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers:-

Labour Market Opinion Basics

Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program

If you are employing a temporary foreign worker in Canada, and wish to retain the worker, the provincial immigrant nominee program is designed to assist you.

The provincial immigrant nominee program is administered by the respective jurisdiction in conjunction with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). Through the program you can retain a foreign worker by offering them full-time permanent employment and nominating them for permanent resident status.

Under the provincial immigrant nominee program employer-driven stream, foreign workers may be nominated in one of the following categories:

 Skilled workers– Includes occupations under the NOC skill levels 0, A & B.

 International graduates – Includes occupations under the NOC skill levels 0, A & B. The foreign worker must have graduated from a post-secondary institution in Canada, possess a post-graduate work permit and be working for you in their field of study.

 Semi-skilled workers – Includes selected occupations under NOC skill levels C & D.

To nominate a foreign worker:
 ensure that you and the foreign worker meet the eligibility criteria.
 both you and the foreign worker must submit completed application forms along with the required supporting documents.

The provincial immigrant nominee program will review your business case to retain the foreign worker and will assess the foreign worker for eligibility. If the foreign worker is approved by the provincial immigrant nominee program, the individual becomes a Provincial Nominee. The foreign worker must then submit an application for permanent residence to CIC. CIC will assess the application and determine whether the foreign worker meets medical, criminal and security requirements. The decision to issue the permanent resident visa is made solely by CIC.