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Rights of a Temporary Foreign Worker
Temporary foreign workers (TFW) in Canada enjoy, and also exercise the same amount of rights and protections as a Canadian citizen or a Canadian PR may enjoy. These temporary workers can, absolutely, come into the country through two main pathways. First, is the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and the second, is the International Mobility Program. Under these two programs, TFWs are, no doubt, provided with the same rights and protections.
The government, in fact, makes these rights, which means that the employer has to follow them. And, if the Canadian employer does not adhere to these rights, then, there are high chances of them facing legal consequences.
Do keep in mind that these rights are, indeed, made by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. Let’s take a look at some of these rights.
- The employer should, without a doubt, inform the foreign workers of their rights.
- Either on the first day or before you continue working, the employer should give you an employment agreement.
- Give payment according to the employment contract.
- Employers should follow the recruitment standards of the province or territory they are working in.
- Furthermore, train the worker to do the job, property and safely.
- In addition, the employer cannot force any worker to do any unsafe work.
- What’s more is that the employer cannot force the worker to work if they are injured or ill.
- Canadian employers cannot take the passports of the workers away.
- Employers cannot punish an employee in case the worker has reported mistreatment, unsafe work, inadequate accommodation, or cooperated with a government employee during an inspection.
- Employers do not have the authority to change the immigration status of a worker or deport them from Canada.
What if the employer doesn’t abide by the rules?
In the case of the employer not abiding by the rules made by the IMP or the TFWP, the employer will, naturally, face legal consequences. Furthermore, if the employer is guilty, then they will face these consequences:
- First, they would receive a warning from IRCC.
- They would have to fulfill a penalty of $100,000 per violation of laws.
- The employer could be removed, and not be able to rejoin TFWP or IMP.
- Their company name and address will be published on the IRCC website, along with the consequences and violations.
- Their LMIAs may get suspended.
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