Canadian employers with small work locations can now hire more low-wage temporary foreign workers under revised federal rules, according to a report by CIC News. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated its programme requirements on August 18 to allow employers with fewer than 10 employees at a work location to hire one or two low-wage workers, depending on the sector.
The change allows some employers to exceed the usual 10% or 20% cap on low-wage temporary foreign workers. The 20% limit applies to employers in the in-demand sectors of health care, construction and food production.
