Temporary Foreign Worker Program Reforms
Effective immediately, require employers to pay temporary foreign workers at the prevailing wage by removing the existing wage flexibility.
In the past, employers had the flexibility to pay temporary foreign worker wages up to 15% below the prevailing wage for a higher-skilled occupation, and 5% below the prevailing wage for a lower-skilled occupation, provided they could demonstrate that the wage being paid to a temporary foreign worker was the same as that being paid to their Canadian employees in the same job and in the same location.
The vast majority of employers were offering wages at or more than the prevailing wage. Given the low uptake and the burdensome process, this option will no longer be available under the new wage policy.
Effective immediately, require employers to pay temporary foreign workers at the prevailing wage by removing the existing wage flexibility.
In the past, employers had the flexibility to pay temporary foreign worker wages up to 15% below the prevailing wage for a higher-skilled occupation, and 5% below the prevailing wage for a lower-skilled occupation, provided they could demonstrate that the wage being paid to a temporary foreign worker was the same as that being paid to their Canadian employees in the same job and in the same location.
The vast majority of employers were offering wages at or more than the prevailing wage. Given the low uptake and the burdensome process, this option will no longer be available under the new wage policy.
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