Canada’s Recognized Employer Pilot for TWFs will begin soon, according to the latest reports. The Canadian government recently declared it will be introducing this pilot in September to combat the existing labor shortages in the country.  

The Recognized Employer Pilot will function under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, with the objective to decrease the administrative load. Additionally, this attempts to help repeat employers with a previous compliance record concerning TFWP’s requirements.  

Canada’s Recognized Employer Pilot for TWFs will begin soon 

Using the REP, employers will be able to access the Labour Market Impact Assessments. The validity of LMIAs will be up to 36 months, and they will also get an advantage with a simplified LMIA.  

An LMIA indicates a Labour Market test that Canadian employers must finish so that they can begin hiring foreign employees through the TFWP.  

Moreover, the primary objective of LMIA is to display and prove that there is a lack of potential employees in the country. This shall be applicable to the same job position for which the employer seeks to hire Temporary Foreign Workers.  

According to the Canadian government, all these steps will enable qualified workers to create improved strategies for staffing requirements. Additionally, these will also help lessen the number of LMIA applications they will be required to apply for in the following three years. 

Furthermore, Recognized Employers will also be at an advantage with the Job Bank position that will reflect their authorized status to potential employees.  

LMIA requirement for employers  

To be an active member of the REP, employers must possess at least three LMIAs that are positive within the last five years. This shall apply to the same profession under the position of the Canadian Occupational Projection System data.  

Essentially, these employers will be liable to a stricter and upfront evaluation procedure per their history with the TFWP. As a result, it will ensure that REP only emphasizes employers showing excellent hiring procedures.  

The RIP will be conducted in two parts; the first will start in September this year for the Primary Agriculture Employers. The next phase will start for the rest of the employers in January 2024.  

These REP applications will stop in September 2024. The qualified employers under the REP will be able to access simpler LMIA applications for positions under COPS list.  

Additionally, they might have less communication between participating employers and the ESDC department during the pilot.  

This will be due to the less complex LMIA forms that assist in hiring more TFWs in the REP’s pilot period.  

The Canadian government claims that REP is immensely beneficial as an introduction to improve the TFWP. The department of ESDC stated that it will be providing more details concerning REP and its application procedures by imparting technical briefings to stakeholders.  

Overall, ESDC will soon be sharing more details regarding this.