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Additionally, the AINP will implement a list of ineligible occupations.

Beginning 2018, in accordance with the new residency status and work permit requirements criteria, an applicant must have valid temporary resident status in Canada that authorizes that individual to work in Canada (i.e. temporary foreign worker) and have a valid work permit (not implied status or restoration status) for an eligible occupation based on either a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), or a LMIA exemption for workers covered under international trade agreements, workers transferred within a company, or people taking part in International Experience Canada.

Further, AINP will implement language tests as mandatory with a certain CBL level as well as a required education level of high school diploma proven by an ECA report. The applicants who earned a Canadian degree, diploma or certificate from a recognized Canadian post-secondary, technical college or secondary institution, or possess work experience that qualifies them for the AINP in a compulsory or optional trade and have a valid Alberta Qualification Certificate or trade certificate that is recognized by Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training will not be required to provide an ECA report.

Furthermore, in accordance with the qualifying work experience criteria, when submitting an application, the candidate should have been working full time in the same current occupation for a minimum of 12 months within the last 18 months; or should have gathered a minimum of 24 months of full-time work experience in their current occupation in Canada and/or abroad within the last 30 months. The latter can be a combination of experience gained in Alberta, in Canada (outside Alberta) and/or abroad.

The AINP will also implement income level requirements where an applicant will have to meet a minimum gross annual income level based on their family unit.

The AINP will impose a quota for the number of applications each year, and sub-quotas set based on sector or occupation.

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One of the goals of recognizing these foreign credentials is to help lessen the need for temporary foreign workers by making better use of the talent that already exists in Canada.

The 10 new occupations are:

• Geoscientist;
• Carpenters;
• Electricians;
• Heavy-Duty Equipment Technicians;
• Heavy Equipment Operators;
• Welders;
• Audiologists;
• Speech Language pathologists;
• Midwives;
• Psychologists; and
• Lawyers

Immigrants who have foreign credentials in now what will be a total of 24 job fields, will have their qualifications assessed within one year anywhere in Canada.

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• Labour Market Opinion-exempt Work Permits for Occupations in the Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration and Mining Industries in Yukon
  • Positions for workers at mine and mineral exploration sites, positions in the service and supply sector of this industry.

• LMO-exempt Work Permits for Occupations in the Tourism/Hospitality Industry in Yukon
  • Positions will vary across sectors. Tourism and Hospitality in Yukon will include, but is not limited to, such businesses as tour operators, overnight accommodations, dining establishments, seasonal tourist attractions, and tourist transportation.

These pilots will run initially for one year – operating from August 1, 2013, to July 31, 2014. The Government of Yukon, along with the Canada-Yukon Working Group on Temporary Foreign Workers, will monitor and evaluate the program over time to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of its implementation and the overall impact on Yukon’s labour market.

Employer Eligibility

Yukon employers in the Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration and Mining Industry or the Tourism/Hospitality Industry must apply with the Yukon Government if they wish to participate in these pilot projects.To qualify for the YTFWP, employers

• must be registered and operational in Yukon as a business, industry association or municipal, First Nation or Territorial government;
• must demonstrate to the Yukon government that they cannot find qualified Canadians or permanent residents to fill the position required;
• must be a small- or medium-sized company in the Tourism/Hospitality industry or the Oil, Gas, Mineral Exploration and Mining industry; and
• must be hiring for short-term employment of no less than two (2) and no more than twelve (12) months.

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Effective April 25, 2012, HRSDC/Service Canada is implementing a new Accelerated Labour Market Opinion (A-LMO) Initiative. This new Initiative applies to employers hiring temporary foreign workers in higher skilled positions such as: management, professional and technical occupations.

The 2 main objectives of the new A-LMO Initiative are:

• improving the integrity of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and labour market outcomes;
• responding to the employers’ need for more efficient and timely LMO processing.

To be eligible to participate in the A-LMO Initiative, employers must:

• have been issued at least 1 positive LMO in the previous 2 years;
• have a clean record of compliance with the Program within the last 2 years;
• not have been the subject of an investigation, infraction or a serious complaint; and
• not have any unresolved violations or contraventions under provincial laws governing employment and recruitment.

This new A-LMO Initiative introduces efficiency measures by reducing the amount of paper-burden on employers in the application process, and by introducing attestations for specific assessment criteria that can be reviewed through a subsequent compliance review. In addition to the attestation-based assessment, HRSDC/Service Canada will provide an A-LMO based on:

• the genuineness of the job offer;
• the wage offered to the temporary foreign worker;
• whether the job offer is likely to fill a labour shortage.

If the employer is deemed eligible, HRSDC/Service Canada will issue an opinion, within 10 business days, based on the employer’s agreement to follow the necessary Program requirements and the A-LMO assessment criteria. In addition, employers ma

Please be advised that at the present time, the Initiative does not apply to the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, the Agricultural Stream and occupations in the film and entertainment sectors.
The Initiative is currently not implemented in the province of Quebec.

Contact us today to see if you are eligible!

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