아래는 캐나다 이민성 장관이 2010년 8월18일자로 발표한 내용 원문입니다.

캐나다에서 일하는 단기취업노동인력을 보호하기 위하여 고용주에 대한 기준 및 심사를 강화하겠다는 내용인데, 2011년4월1일부터 시행예정이라고 발표했습니다.

잡오퍼의 진위 여부를 더욱 철저하게 심사하고, 고용인에게 약속한 임금조건이나 포지션, 근무조건 등을 제대로 지키지 않은 고용주에 대해서는 2년간 해외취업인력을 채용하지 못하도록 조치를 취하고, 취업비자(work permit)를 갖고 캐나다 현지에서 일할 수 있는 기간에도 제한을 두겠다라는 요지입니다.

Minister Kenney announces improvements affecting temporary foreign workers, including live-in caregivers

Ottawa, August 18, 2010 — New rules to strengthen Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program were announced today by the Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism.

Changes that were initially published in the Canada Gazette Part 1 on October 9, 2009 are now being implemented. 

“The government is taking action to protect temporary foreign workers, including live-in caregivers, from potential abuse and exploitation,” said Minister Jason Kenney. “We owe it to them, their employers and all Canadians to ensure that the program is fair and equitable. After all, they are an essential element of Canada’s economic success.”

“These changes represent an important step. Temporary foreign workers help the Canadian economy by filling labour needs  in sectors where Canadians or permanent residents are not readily available,” said Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development. “Our government is taking action to improve the integrity of the program while ensuring that these people are afforded the necessary protections.”

Highlights of the changes, which come into effect on April 1, 2011, include:

• a more rigorous assessment of the genuineness of the job offer;
• a two-year prohibition from hiring temporary foreign workers for employers who fail to meet their commitments to workers with respect to wages, working conditions and occupation; and
• a limit on the length of time a temporary foreign worker may work in Canada before returning home.

Employers seeking to hire temporary foreign workers, including live-in caregivers, will now be assessed against past compliance with program requirements before authorization can be granted. Employers found to have violated worker rights may be refused authorization to hire a foreign worker.

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program helps address temporary labour shortages by allowing employers to hire foreign workers when sufficient numbers of Canadian workers are not readily available. Without access to temporary foreign labour, many small businesses would not be able to function and would be forced into insolvency.

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