Canada Expands Employer Compliance Requirements To Increase Protection For Foreign Workers

Changes to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) aimed at providing increased protection for temporary foreign workers (TFWs) by placing significantly more compliance measures on employers became law on Sept. 26, 2022.

Employers obtaining employer-specific work permits need to be aware of the changes. Employers will need to implement new internal practices and policies to remain compliant and to avoid Administrative Monetary Penalties that can be assessed if an employer fails an inspection under the compliance regime.

Overview of changes

The government's overview of the changes is here: Government Backgrounder on new IRPR Amendments.

The changes affect both the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) based work permits, and the International Mobility Program (IMP) for non-LMIA, employer-specific work permits.