Program delivery update: Employer compliance inspections - International Mobility Program and employer-specific work permit processing

December 2, 2022

These instructions have been updated as a result of amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations regarding the protection of foreign workers, which include several key objectives:

• Improving protections for temporary foreign workers by mandating employers to provide temporary foreign workers with information about their rights in Canada, including:
  • a signed copy of an employment agreement
  • prohibiting reprisal by employers against workers who come forward with complaints
  • putting into regulation a key requirement for all employers to make reasonable efforts to provide access to health care services should a foreign worker become ill or injured at the workplace
  • prohibiting the charging of recruitment fees to workers and holding employers accountable for the actions of recruiters in this regard
• Strengthening the government’s ability to effectively conduct inspections involving third parties (e.g., banks and payroll companies) to provide documents in support of inspections.

Updated instructions

• Employer compliance inspections
• Employer-specific work permits – General processing - International Mobility Program