National Occupational Classification

Cutting red tape for employers who protect temporary foreign workers

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Tuesday, August 8, 2023

The Government of Canada recognizes these challenges and wants to help employers hire the workers they need, while also reducing the administrative burden of such a task and ensuring temporary foreign workers are protected from abuse.

Key Points: 
  • The Government of Canada recognizes these challenges and wants to help employers hire the workers they need, while also reducing the administrative burden of such a task and ensuring temporary foreign workers are protected from abuse.
  • The Recognized Employer Pilot will be an important new initiative under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program that reduces administrative burden for employers while ensuring the safety of workers."
  • In September 2022, the Government introduced new measures to strengthen protections for temporary foreign workers, mandating that employers provide workers with information about their rights, and prohibiting reprisals and recruitment fees.
  • To further protect temporary foreign workers, ESDC operates a tip line available in more than 200 languages, where workers and their advocates can anonymously report mistreatment.

Canada opens new economic immigration streams for skilled refugees and other displaced people

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023

The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today that Canada has launched two new EMPP streams , fulfilling a commitment made on March 27, 2023.

Key Points: 
  • The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today that Canada has launched two new EMPP streams , fulfilling a commitment made on March 27, 2023.
  • These new immigration streams provide Canadian employers with the opportunity to access a talent pool of skilled refugees and other displaced people from around the world.
  • This access allows Canada to not only increase its economic immigration and fill in-demand jobs, but also to complement its existing humanitarian commitments.
  • These new streams also reduce barriers to access since candidates do not need Canadian work experience to apply.

Tackling the labour shortage by helping more skilled refugees and other displaced people build their careers in Canada

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Monday, March 27, 2023

By welcoming skilled refugees and other displaced individuals to Canada, the government is helping communities and businesses address labour shortages.

Key Points: 
  • By welcoming skilled refugees and other displaced individuals to Canada, the government is helping communities and businesses address labour shortages.
  • The EMPP pairs skilled refugees and other qualified displaced individuals with Canadian employers who need to overcome labour shortages in key occupations.
  • "Canada is a global leader in helping skilled refugees connect with employers struggling to find workers in critical areas, while giving newcomers the opportunity to restart their careers and their lives here in Canada.
  • Following the first ever Global Summit on Refugee Labour Mobility earlier this month, the potential for skilled refugees to address labour gaps has never been more apparent.

Tackling the labour shortage by helping more skilled refugees and other displaced people build their careers in Canada

Retrieved on: 
Monday, March 27, 2023

By welcoming skilled refugees and other displaced individuals to Canada, the government is helping communities and businesses address labour shortages.

Key Points: 
  • By welcoming skilled refugees and other displaced individuals to Canada, the government is helping communities and businesses address labour shortages.
  • The EMPP pairs skilled refugees and other qualified displaced individuals with Canadian employers who need to overcome labour shortages in key occupations.
  • "Canada is a global leader in helping skilled refugees connect with employers struggling to find workers in critical areas, while giving newcomers the opportunity to restart their careers and their lives here in Canada.
  • Following the first ever Global Summit on Refugee Labour Mobility earlier this month, the potential for skilled refugees to address labour gaps has never been more apparent.

Solving labour shortages in key sectors like health care, construction, and transportation: Workers from 16 new occupations now eligible for permanent residence

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Using the new NOC categories will allow Canada to bring in global talent in high-demand sectors like health care, construction, and transportation.

Key Points: 
  • Using the new NOC categories will allow Canada to bring in global talent in high-demand sectors like health care, construction, and transportation.
  • Through this update, 16 occupations that were not previously eligible can now benefit from expanded pathways to permanent residency.
  • "We are using all of the tools at our disposal to tackle labour shortages, particularly in key sectors like health care, construction, and transportation.
  • Foreign nationals with work experience in the following 16 occupations are now eligible to apply through Express Entry: