Canada Introduces Modifications to Short-term Resident Ranges

How will this influence Canadian employers?

Whereas we’re ready on up to date program info to be revealed by the Canadian authorities, Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault outlined within the latest media launch that the majority employers can have a diminished restrict for momentary employees. 

Exterior of key sectors, employers had been beforehand permitted to attract as much as 30% of their workforce within the low-wage stream. This might be diminished to twenty% to cut back reliance on momentary resident employees to twenty%. 

Sure key sectors might be permitted to keep up larger ranges of momentary overseas employees, no less than within the brief time period. 

The well being care and building sectors are exempted from this transformation till no less than August 31 of this 12 months. Employers in these key sectors will be capable of keep momentary overseas employee ranges of as much as 30%. 

Agriculture sector employers and different seasonal employers who meet all the opposite necessities are additionally exempt from the diminished momentary employee limits. The present limits will apply. 

We do wish to reiterate that this commentary relies on what we heard within the media launch. This announcement could also be topic to alter when IRCC publishes its coverage. Please subscribe to obtain updates sooner or later as they’re revealed.