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

Find out what to do after hiring a temporary worker.