BACKGROUND
Considerable time and effort have been spent to have a foreign
national join your team in Canada. What happens after they arrive?
Employees who are foreign nationals are protected by employment and
human rights legislation, however, there are additional
requirements that Canadian employers should be aware of.
Every employer who has a foreign national in their employ on a
closed, employer-specific work permit is subject to a compliance
regime. This includes both work permits that have been issued based
on a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or LMIA-exempt work
permits that are tied to an employer, such as: intra-company
transfers, treaty based work permits (ex. NAFTA/USMCA), and other
work permits that promote Canadian interests (ex. Francophone
mobility). Even work permits under the Young Professional and Co-op
streams of International Experience Canada, a program geared toward
young workers and students seeking to gain experience, are subject
to
