Addressing reporters, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser announced that his department is providing work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers on Friday.
The Canadian government is expanding its work permits for family members of temporary international workers starting next year. This initiative will benefit Indian professionals and other foreigners.
Addressing reporters, Canada's Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser announced that his department is providing work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers on Friday.
"Expanding work permit eligibility to family members accompanying the main applicant to Canada will help address labor shortages by helping employers find the workers they need," according to an official statement.
Earlier, only the spouse was eligible for a work permit if the main applicant was working in a high-skill occupation. This temporary measure aims to improve workers' emotional well-being, physical health and financial stability by keeping families together. As a result, it is expected that workers will be better integrated into their overall work environment and community, according to the press statement issued by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Labor is the number one challenge facing Canada's #tourism sector as we head into post-pandemic growth.
Yesterday, @SeanFraserMP and I announced an innovative, family-based solution to address this issue, and help our tourism partners grow to meet global demand.
— Randy Boissonnault 🏳️🌈 (@R_Boissonnault) December 3, 2022
Beginning January 2023, through a temporary 2-year measure, Canada will expand eligibility to work in Canada to spouses and children of working age through a phased approach for workers at all skill levels. This would include families of workers in health care, business and hospitality, for example.
As a result of this new approach, it is estimated that family members of more than 200,000 foreign workers could begin working in Canada, providing both foreign workers seeking to work in Canada and employers meeting their labor needs. provides a huge opportunity for
The temporary measure will be implemented in 3 phases to ensure its successful implementation:
Phase 1 will enable family members of workers coming to Canada through the high-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or the International Mobility Program to apply for an open work permit.
Phase 2 aims to extend the measure to family members of workers from the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program after consultation.
Phase 3 will involve consultation with agricultural partners and stakeholders to assess the operational feasibility of extending the measure to family members of agricultural workers.
According to Shaun Fraser, "Our government will continue to help employers address labor shortages, while also supporting the wellbeing of workers and reuniting their families."
“Labour is the No. 1 challenge facing Canada's tourism sector as we prepare ourselves for post-pandemic growth. Today, our government is bringing innovative, family-based solutions to address this issue and our tourism helping partners meet global demand. Canadian experience from coast to coast," he said.
Meanwhile, the economy added only 10,100 jobs in November, while a drop in the participation rate pushed the unemployment rate down to 5.1 per cent, Statistics Canada reported in Ottawa. Employment gains were in line with the average estimate in a Bloomberg survey, in which economists expected an unemployment rate of 5.3 percent.
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