As an employer, what are my obligations to temporary foreign workers?

Your responsibilities as an employer include to:

make sure the temporary workers get the most recent information about their rights
- on or before their first day of work
- in their chosen official language of Canada
make sure you give the temporary workers a copy of the signed employment agreement
- make sure the employment agreement includes information on the temporary worker’s wages, working conditions and occupation, as listed in the offer of employment or labour market impact assessment (LMIA)
make sure that the temporary workers have their work permit
make sure that the temporary workers follow the conditions and time limits outlined on their work permit
meet your commitments to the temporary workers regarding their wages, working conditions and occupation, as listed in the offer of employment or labour market impact assessment (LMIA)
comply with provincial, territorial or federal employment laws
make sure that your business remains active during the validity period of the work permit
make sure that temporary workers aren’t charged any recruitment fees
make reasonable efforts to provide
- a workplace free of abuse
- access to health care services when injured or ill in the workplace