{"id":2728,"date":"2011-11-24T14:03:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-24T14:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/hr-advice\/hiring-a-foreign-worker-or-non-canadian\/"},"modified":"2019-10-18T00:04:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-18T07:04:33","slug":"hiring-a-foreign-worker-or-non-canadian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/hiring-a-foreign-worker-or-non-canadian\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiring a Foreign Worker or non-Canadian"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4246 alignleft\" style=\"vertical-align: baseline;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/Hiring_a_foreign_worker_or_non-Canadian.jpg\" alt=\"Hiring_a_foreign_worker_or_non-Canadian\" width=\"247\" height=\"184\" \/>Hiring a foreign worker may seem like a struggle, causing many employers to skip over a non-Canadian\u2019s resume in favour of the next. However, by hiring a temporary foreign worker, companies can better compete in a job market during labour shortages.<\/p>\n<p>Immigration Canada provides detailed information on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/work\/employers\/hire-how.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">how to hire a temporary foreign worker.<\/a> In most cases, employers need to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>submit a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/work\/employers\/hire-how.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">foreign worker application<\/a> (PDF)<\/li>\n<li>gain a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/work\/employers\/lmo-basics.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Labour Market Impact Assessment<\/a> (LMIA) on the need for a foreign worker; and<\/li>\n<li>have the prospective candidate apply for and receive <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/work\/apply-who.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a work permit<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some foreign workers may need a temporary resident visa or medical examination, depending on their citizenship, country of origin and occupation.<\/p>\n<p>For occupations under pressure, Immigration Canada offers a fast-track application process. This helps companies facing labour shortages hire employees quickly and more easily.<\/p>\n<p>Employers can also help temporary foreign workers apply for permanent residency.<\/p>\n<p>Related to hiring a foreign worker<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/recruitment-strategies-try-recruiting-non-traditional-employees\/\">Recruitment strategies \u2013 try recruiting non-traditional employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/global-recruitment-tips-for-closing-the-deal\/\">Global recruitment tips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/canadas-express-entry\/\">Canada\u2019s Express Entry<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hiring a foreign worker may seem like a struggle, causing many employers to skip over a non-Canadian\u0092s resume in favour of the next. However, by hiring a temporary foreign worker, companies can better compete in a job market during labour shortages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[162],"tags":[43,113,121],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2728"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6385,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2728\/revisions\/6385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bcjobs.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}