Hiring a foreign worker

General questions about hiring a temporary worker

• How do I hire a temporary foreign worker?
• As an employer, what are my obligations to temporary foreign workers?
• Can I lay off or fire a foreign worker?
• What if a foreign worker becomes sick, has an accident, is hospitalized or needs home recovery?
• How do I find out if I need a Labour Market Impact Assessment to hire a temporary worker?
• If my company merges with, or is taken over by, another company, what happens to employees who have temporary work permits?
• What do I need to do if my company name changes?
• Do I need to submit a new offer of employment if something in the offer has changed?

Employer compliance fee

• What is the employer compliance fee? How do I pay it?
• I paid the employer compliance fee, but the temporary worker’s application for a work permit was refused. Can I get a refund?
• I paid the employer compliance fee, but the worker is not coming to Canada. Can I get a refund?

Submitting an offer of employment

• I want to submit an offer of employment. Where can I find the IMM 5802 form?
• After I submit an offer of employment, do I have to wait for it to be approved before the temporary worker can apply for a work permit?
• Can an authorized representative submit an offer of employment on behalf of an employer?
• I don’t have a Canada Revenue Agency number. How do I submit an offer of employment?
• How do I change an offer of employment, or fix a mistake I made in one?
• Do I submit an offer of employment even if a foreign company will pay my company’s temporary worker?
• Who submits the offer of employment if a temporary worker will work for two or more Canadian companies?
• Under the International Mobility Program, can I reuse an offer of employment number if the matched work permit application was refused?

Using the Employer Portal

• Will I get a receipt for an offer of employment I submit through the Employer Portal?
• Can I change or fix a mistake in my business information in the Employer Portal?
• What is my Personal Identification Number (PIN) for the Employer Portal and where do I find it?
• I can't create an account in the Employer Portal because the information I entered already exists. What do I do?
• I can log into my account in the Employer Portal, but I can't submit an offer of employment. What is the problem?
• I've completed all the offer of employment forms in the Employer Portal, but I still can’t submit it. What should I do?
• Can I withdraw an offer of employment?
• Can a human resource placement agency submit offers of employment on behalf of my company?
• Can I attach documents to the offers of employment I submit in the Employer Portal?
• Can I attach documents about the offer of employment to a foreign worker’s work permit application?