Rollback of TFWP Workforce Solutions Road Map Measures

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryCanada

Operative dateMay 1, 2024

CategorySkilled work

Policy toolEligibility

Affected groupNew applicants

Policy effect

Effective May 1, 2024, the government ended pandemic-era labor measures, reducing the LMIA validity period to 6 months, lowering the low-wage workforce cap to 20%, and enforcing mandatory local recruitment steps.

Official source excerpt

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… adjusting the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to ensure the program continues to only be used in cases where there are no workers here in Canada that can fill the necessary role. Today, the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced that some time-limited measures under the TFW Program Workforce Solutions Road Map will not be renewed and will end, earlier than planned, this spring. Effective May 1, 2024: - New Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) will be valid for six months (a decrease from 12 months) to ensure accurate labour market needs. - All employers identified in the 2022 Workforce Solutions Road Map will have a reduction from 30% to 20% of their total workforce that can come in through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, under the low wage stream, with an exception for the construction and health care sectors. - Employers will need to explore every option before applying for an LMIA — including recruiting asylum seekers with valid work permits here in Canada. In addition, as of January 1, 2024, employers are required to annually review the wages of temporary foreign workers to ensure they reflect increases …

Employment and Social Development Canada NewsroomEmployment and Social Development Canada Newsroom. Rollback of TFWP Workforce Solutions Road Map Measures. Effective 2024-05-01.Open official source

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Rollback of TFWP Workforce Solutions Road Map Measures

Policy effect

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Canada changes operative in 2024