Q-235 Response & Annex
Inquiry of Ministry
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QUESTION NO : Q-235
Scott Aitchison (Parry Sound-Muskoka)
June 18, 2025
Réponse de la ministre de l'Immigration, des Réfugiés et de la Citoyenneté
Peter Fragiskatos, M.P.
Question
With regard to the use of temporary foreign workers in the healthcare sector: (a) what is the total number of temporary foreign workers employed in healthcare-related occupations each year since 2015, broken down by (i) nurse aides, (ii) personal support workers, (iii) licensed practical nurses, (iv) physicians, (v) other job categories, and further broken down by province or territory, and by country of origin; (b) what is the number of healthcare employers currently approved to hire temporary foreign workers, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) healthcare occupation; and (c) what is the number of known contract violations or complaints involving healthcare-sector temporary foreign workers, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) healthcare occupation, including the nature of the violations?
Reply
Insofar as Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is concerned:
Please consult Annex A.
Q-235 - Annex A
Q-2352— June 18, 2025 — Scott Aitchison (Parry Sound—Muskoka) — With regard to the use of temporary foreign workers in the healthcare sector: (a) what is the total number of temporary foreign workers employed in healthcare-related occupations each year since 2015, broken down by (i) nurse aides, (ii) personal support workers, (iii) licensed practical nurses, (iv) physicians, (v) other job categories, and further broken down by province or territory, and by country of origin; (b) what is the number of healthcare employers currently approved to hire temporary foreign workers, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) healthcare occupation; and (c) what is the number of known contract violations or complaints involving healthcare-sector temporary foreign workers, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) healthcare occupation, including the nature of the violations?
NAME OF ORGANIZATION: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
(c) what is the number of known contract violations or complaints involving healthcare-sector temporary foreign workers, broken down by (i) province or territory, (ii) healthcare occupation, including the nature of the violations
| Region | NOC Code Version | Occupation Title | Violation Types | Violation Code(s) | Count of Cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 3113 Chief Clinical Officer | The employer was not actively engaged in the business that the foreign national was hired to work for (aside from live-in caregivers). | R209.2(1)(a)(i); R209.2(1)(b)(i) | 1 |
| Prairies | NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 6332 Cook | The pay or working conditions didn't match, or were not better than, what was listed on the offer of employment, or the job was not the same as what was listed on the offer of employment. | R209.2(1)(a)(iii) | 1 |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 1221 Administrative Assistant | The pay or working conditions didn't match, or were not better than, what was listed on the offer of employment, or the job was not the same as what was listed on the offer of employment. | R209.2(1)(a)(iii) | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 3216 Medical Sonographer | The employer couldn’t show that the information they listed in the offer of employment was true, for a period of 6 years, starting on the first day the foreign national worked for them. | R209.2(1)(b)(i) | 1 | |
| Quebec | NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 15 Executive Director | The employer was not actively engaged in the business that the foreign national was hired to work for (aside from live-in caregivers). | R209.2(1)(a)(i) | 1 |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 9226 Supervisor Operator | The pay or working conditions didn't match, or were not better than, what was listed on the offer of employment, or the job was not the same as what was listed on the offer of employment. | R209.2(1)(a)(iii) | 1 | |
| Employers found Non-Compliant Total | 6 | ||||
| Region | NOC Code Version | NOC | # of Tips Received |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic | NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 13110 Administrative assistants | 1 |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 32112 Dental technologists and technicians | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 11 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 42202 Early childhood educators and assistants | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.044101 | Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 3413 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 3 | |
| Atlantic Total | 18 | ||
| Ontario | NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 13 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations | 1 |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 13110 Administrative assistants | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 21110 Biologists and related scientists | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 31100 Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 31102 General practitioners and family physicians | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 31110 Dentists | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 5 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.054100 | Program leaders and instructors in recreation, sport and fitness | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 62020 Food service supervisors | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.075110 | Construction trades helpers and labourers | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 60031 Accommodation service managers | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 12201 Insurance adjusters and claims examiners | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 2271 – Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 4152 – Social workers | 1 | |
| Ontario Total | 18 | ||
| Pacific and North of Canada | NOC 2021 Version 1.041300 | Social workers | 1 |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.042201 | Social and community service workers | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.064100 | Retail salespersons and visual merchandisers | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 32103 Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 4212 – Social and community service workers | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 4412 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations | 1 | |
| Pacific and North of Canada Total | 6 | ||
| Quebec | NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 31103 - Veterinarians | 1 |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 32101 Licensed practical nurses | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 3 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.042201 | Social and community service workers | 1 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 42202 Early childhood educators and assistants | 2 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 1211 – Supervisors, general office and administrative support workers | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 3413 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 3 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 4212 – Social and community service workers | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 4412 – Home support workers, housekeepers and related occupations | 1 | |
| Quebec Total | 14 | ||
| Prairies | NOC 2021 Version 1.031121 | Dietitians and nutritionists | 1 |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 31301 Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses | 2 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.0 | 33102 Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 2 | |
| NOC 2021 Version 1.044101 | Home support workers, caregivers and related occupations | 1 | |
| NOC 2016 Version 1.3 | 3413 - Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates | 1 | |
| Prairies Total | 7 | ||
| Grand Total | 63 | ||
Note:
- Data are preliminary estimates and are subject to change.
- North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2022 Version 1.0 (NAICS) 62 - Health care and social assistance