Jan 4, 2019 – British Columbia will establish new rules
covering the nearly 20,000 temporary foreign workers intending to
work in the province each year.
The province recently passed Bill 48, the BC Temporary Foreign
Worker Protection Act, which will see the creation of registries
for employers and recruiters who intend to use the
Temporary Foreign Worker Program.
Through TFWP, employers bring in Temporary Foreign Workers to
Canada to do jobs for which they cannot find Canadian citizens or
permanent residents.
A major part of the process is obtaining a positive
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), which includes
stringent requires including a mandatory job advertising
period.
