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Foreign Worker Program Foreign Worker Program FLMM – LMI Working Group FLMM – LMI Working Group Foreign Worker Program Changes to Delivery September 30, 2004 Service Canada centralizes the delivery of the foreign worker program to one delivery point in Manitoba Centralization of program in each province across Canada Benefits Improve consistency Enable regions to response more effectively to increasing volumes Improve working relationships with partners Foreign Worker Program Foreign Worker Unit Partnerships Labour Market Information Unit Citizenship and Immigration Canada Province of Manitoba Labour and Immigration Immigration Lawyers Third Party Consultants Apprenticeship Board Other Foreign Worker Units Foreign Worker Program Why bring a foreign worker to Manitoba? Employing workers can be an essential part of an employers business strategy Foreign workers can fill labour market shortages Can bring new skills and knowledge to help the economy grow How does an employer bring a foreign worker to Manitoba? Obtain a positive Labour Market Opinion from Service Canada The applicant must be assessed by Citizenship and Immigration Canada A work permit must be issued to the foreign worker by CIC Foreign Worker Program How does an Employer get a positive Labour Market Opinion? The Job Offer must be genuine Wages and working conditions must be comparable to Canadians working in that occupation Employers must conduct reasonable efforts to recruit and train Canadians The foreign worker is filling a labour shortage The employment of the foreign worker will create new job opportunities or help retain jobs for Canadians The foreign worker will transfer new skills and knowledge to Canadians The hiring of the foreign worker will not affect a labour dispute or the employment of any Canadian worker involved in such a dispute Foreign Worker Program The following occupations and industries have specific processes for employers planning to hire foreign workers Academics Seasonal Agricultural Workers Film and Entertainment Information Technology Live-in- caregivers Temporary Worker Program Pilot Project For Occupations requiring at most a High School Diploma or Job Specific Training (Low Skill Pilot Project) Employer must pay the workers airfare to and from their home country The worker can not stay for more than 12 months The worker must return to their home country for 4 months before applying for another work permit Some individuals apply to the Provincial Nominee Program within the 12 months and are able to stay longer Foreign Worker Program Applications and Confirmations are on the rise These numbers are a reflection of a trend we expect will continue 2002 – 2064 2003 – 2168 2004 – 2416 2005 – 2945 2006 – 3028 National unemployment rate 6.2 per cent (30 year low) Manitoba unemployment rate 4.6 per cent Foreign Worker Program Top Ten Occupations in 2006: General Farm Workers Truck Drivers Live in Care Givers Musicians and Singers Farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers General Practitioners and Physicians Cooks Actors and Comedians Construction Trades Labourers Meat Cutters Foreign Worker Program Top Ten Occupations in Western Canada (MB, SK, AB, BC) for 2006: Live in Care Givers Musicians and Singers Harvesting Labourers Cooks Food Counter Attendants/Kitchen Helpers Actors and Comedians Producers, Directors and Choreographers Truck Drivers Light Duty Cleaners Steamfitters, Pipefitters and Sprinkler System Installers Foreign Worker Program Contact Information Foreign Worker Program Service Canada 3338 Portage Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba R3K 0Z1 Telephone Local Winnipeg phone number 1-204-983-3683 Toll free phone number 1-866-293-9981 Fax Local Winnipeg fax number 1-204-984-4630 Toll free fax number 1-866-293-9979 Website www.servicecanada.gc.ca Call! Click! Visit! Call! 1 800 O-Canada Click! servicecanada.gc.ca Visit! Service Canada Centre nearest you