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Foreign workers in 10 occupations get faster access to work in Canada

Posted on April 13, 2020
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   Despite the Coronavirus pandemic that has affected most countries in
   the world, some countries are still hiring immigrant workers. Canada is
   one of them. Even if the country has imposed a temporary travel ban as
   part of its efforts to contain the spread of Coronavirus, it is
   determined to continue its immigration programs which will help
   Canadian employers to hire foreign workers for occupations that are
   most in demand across industries.

   In keeping with this demand, the Canadian government has accelerated
   the process to hire foreign workers to work in food processing,
   agriculture and trucking fields.

   Employers looking to hire foreign workers in farming, food
   manufacturing, and trucking jobs will now be exempt from a
   time-consuming step in the work permit process.
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   In most cases, to acquire an LMIA, employers need to show that there
   was no Canadian willing to take a vacant position before offering it to
   a foreign worker. They do this by advertising the job role for up to
   three months across various platforms in certain cases.

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     * Transport Truck Drivers (NOC 7511)
     * Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized
       livestock workers (NOC 8252)
     * General Farm Workers (NOC 8431)
     * Nursery and Greenhouse Workers (NOC 8432)
     * Harvesting labourers (NOC 8611)
     * Fish and seafood plant workers (NOC 9463)
     * Labourers in food, beverage and associated products processing (NOC
       9617)
     * Labourers in fish and seafood processing (NOC 9618)
     * Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related
       workers (NOC 9462)

   As you can see most of these occupations belong to the agriculture,
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   Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), which handles LMIA
   applications under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, says it is
   giving priority to ‘farming and agri-food occupations.’

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   employees in the low-wage sector from one to two years.

   Foreign workers coming to Canada for such jobs usually come a on a
   Temporary Foreign Worker permit. They are exempt from the travel
   restrictions announced by the Canadian government due to the
   Coronavirus pandemic. However, they will have to clear Coronavirus
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