Offer of Employment to a Foreign National - Federal EMPP (IMM 0197)

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Last updated: June 2023

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Offer of Employment to Foreign National – Federal EMPP (IMM 0197)

This form is required if you are applying to the Job Offer Stream (Stream A).

Your employer must
- fill out the form
- print it and sign it
- send it to you
You (the principal applicant) must
- read the Declaration of Employee in Section 6 and sign
- make a digital copy, and
- then upload it with your online application

Important: The sections 1 to 5 are to be completed by the employer

Section 1: Business Information

Business operation name
Business legal name
Telephone number
Business mail address (street and number, city, province, postal code)
Business address (if different than mailing address) (street and number, city, province, postal code)
Website address
Business CRA Number (First 9 digits are mandatory)
Date of business establishment (yyyy-mm-dd)
Size of business, select
1. Number of employees:
  1. under 100 employees; or
  2. over 100 employees
2. Gross income:
  1. less than $30,000
  2. $30,000 to 5 million
  3. Over 5 million
Describe the principal business activity

Section 2: Primary Contact Information of Employer

Family name (surname)
Given name(s)
Job title
Telephone number and extension
Fax number
Email address

Section 3: Details of Job

Job title
National Occupationnel Classification (NOC) code
Does the job meet the following requirements of the Federal EMPP?
Select the options that the job does meet
1. Job is full-time
2. Job is non-seasonal
3. Job is outside Quebec
4. One year job offer for an occupation listed in TEER category 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Address of physical job location (if different than business address) (street and number, city, province, postal code)
Expected start date of employment (yyyy-mm-dd)
Expected duration of employment, select an option
1. Determinate, provide expected duration
2. Indeterminate (no end date)
Main duties of the job
Select the minimum education requirements of the job
1. Doctorate/PhD
2. Doctor of Medicine
3. Master’s degree
4. Bachelor’s degree
5. College level diploma/certificate
6. Apprenticeship diploma/certificate
7. High school diploma
8. Vocational school diploma/certificate
9. No formal education requirement
Experience/skills requirements of the job
Select “Yes” or “No” if there are provincial/territorial/federal certification, licensing or registration requirements of the job?
If Yes, indicate the name of the certifying/licensing/registering body
Wage in Canadian dollars and number of work hours
1. Amount per hour
2. Amount per year
3. Total number of work hours per day
4. Total number of work hours per week
5. Total number of work hours per month
6. Over time rate per hour of AND starts after the number of hours of work per week
Describe an alternate compensation scheme (if applicable)
Select the benefits the employee will receive
1. Disability insurance
2. Dental insurance
3. Pension
4. Extended medical insurance (e.g. prescription drugs, paramedical services, medical services and equipment)
5. Vacation
  1. The number of business days per year or
  2. Remuneration and the % of gross salary
6. Other benefits
  1. Please specify further

Section 4: Employee Information

Family name (surname) as shown on the passport
Given name(s) as shown on the passport
Gender
1. F-Female
2. M-Male
3. X-Another gender
Date of birth (yyyy-mm-dd)
Unique Client Identifier (UCI)
Passport number
Mailing address (P.O. box, Apartment/Unit, Street number, Street name, City/Town, Country, Province/State, Postal code, District)
Email address
Telephone number

Section 5: Declaration of Employer

Read the statements carefully and select all that apply.

The employer must sign and date the declaration.

Section 6: Declaration of Employee

Important: This section is to be completed by the principal applicant (the employee).