Bringing Foreign Workers to Canada: A Guide for Employers and HR Professionals
- Instructor
- Date
August 20 & 21, 2025 at 12:00pm-3:00pm EST
- Price
$300
- Duration
6 hours
- Format
SUMMARY
Depending on your industry and the size of your organization, sooner or later you may need to explore options to bring or retain foreign workers in Canada. As there are dozens different types of work permits for foreign employees, this course will discuss some of the most common options used by Canadian employers to bring talent from abroad and keep it in the country.
The instructor will discuss the intricacies of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the most common types of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications available. He will also explore many of the LMIA exemptions that exist under the the International Mobility Program (IMP), including Free Trade Agreements, Intra-Company Transfers, work permit extensions for permanent residence applicants, amongst others. The purpose of this course is for HR professionals to gain a firm understanding of the variety of work permit options available when deciding to recruit foreign labour and support them in their immigration process.
- Certificate of Completion
- Attendance at the live six hour webinar.
- Access to the course materials.
- Ability to watch the webinar until December 31, 2026.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
Part 1: Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and LMIAs
- Determining the right LMIA stream
- LMIA advertising
- Mandatory content of LMIA advertisements
- Choosing the right recruitment platforms
- Documenting recruitment efforts
- LMIA application preparation
- Completing the LMIA online form
- Additional LMIA considerations
Part 2: The International Mobility Program (IMP)
- Intra-company transfers (ICTs)
- Free Trade Agreement Professionals and Technicians
- Francophone Mobility work permit
- International Experience Canada (IEC)
- Work permits for PNP provincial nominees and permanent residence applicants
- The online offer of employment and the IRCC Employer Portal
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INSTRUCTOR
Andrew is a Toronto lawyer and partner at Desloges Law Group. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2011.
Andrew’s legal expertise involves immigration law, administrative law and some civil litigation. His immigration practice focuses on permanent residence applications under federal and provincial economic programs, all types of business/corporate immigration, applications for sponsorship under the family class and temporary residence applications.
Andrew also represents individuals and corporations in administrative matters, professional and academic discipline cases, as well as Small Claims Court litigation. His professional discipline practice includes the representation of Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants in complaint and discipline proceedings before their regulatory council.
Besides his work at Desloges Law Group, Andrew has been an instructor in the Immigration Consulting program at Herzing College and a guest speaker in a number of immigration education programs and seminars organized by professional associations and community centres. He is also a frequent contributor to several publications dealing with immigration, refugee and administrative law and has been invited to speak about immigration changes on local and national news segments.
Prior to practising law, Andrew was a sociology professor at McGill University and a university researcher in projects dealing with criminal justice, equality laws, family transformation and social research methods.
