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Best practices guide : recruiting international skilled workers in the trades [2016]

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople.... More ≫

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. Industries that rely on skilled tradespeople often need to source international employees if the local labour market cannot meet their needs. All efforts should be made to hire Albertans and Canadians first, but if you are unable to hire locally, this guide gives you an overview of how to hire internationally trained tradespeople. It contains helpful tips for hiring, selecting, training and retaining foreign workers.

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Hiring & retaining foreign workers : information for Alberta employers [2015]

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Provides information on the following topics: hiring foreign workers; retaining foreign workers in Alberta; settlement and integration of foreign workers; and using recruiters and immigration consultants. More ≫

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Provides information on the following topics: hiring foreign workers; retaining foreign workers in Alberta; settlement and integration of foreign workers; and using recruiters and immigration consultants.

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A foreign qualification recognition plan for Alberta : progress report

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The past several years have marked some exciting milestones for our province. Read about the progress made in assessing and recognizing foreign-earned qualifications to help newcomers work in... More ≫

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The past several years have marked some exciting milestones for our province. Read about the progress made in assessing and recognizing foreign-earned qualifications to help newcomers work in their field of education and experience.

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Best practices guide : recruiting international skilled workers in the trades [2013]

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. As... More ≫

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. As industries that rely on skilled tradespeople continue to grow, it is expected that local labour supply will not meet employer needs. International tradespeople will be an important source of labour.

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Hiring & retaining foreign workers : information for Alberta employers [2012]

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Provides information on the following topics: hiring foreign workers; retaining foreign workers in Alberta; settlement and integration of foreign workers; and using recruiters and immigration consultants. More ≫

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Provides information on the following topics: hiring foreign workers; retaining foreign workers in Alberta; settlement and integration of foreign workers; and using recruiters and immigration consultants.

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Best practices guide : recruiting international skilled workers in the trades [2012]

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. As... More ≫

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This guide is designed to help you understand the federal Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program and to provide an overview of the steps involved to hire internationally skilled tradespeople. As industries that rely on skilled tradespeople continue to grow, it is expected that local labour supply will not meet employer needs. International tradespeople will be an important source of labour.

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Government of Alberta response : impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program on the labour market in Alberta

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The Alberta government response to the four recommendations in a report by Calgary-Mackay MLA Teresa Woo-Paw. Her report, Impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program on the Labour Market in... More ≫

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The Alberta government response to the four recommendations in a report by Calgary-Mackay MLA Teresa Woo-Paw. Her report, Impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program on the Labour Market in Alberta, is the result of a review of the impact of temporary foreign workers on Alberta’s labour force and communities.

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Impact of the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program on the labour market in Alberta

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In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) participating in Alberta's labour market. This is a trend largely related to the strong... More ≫

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In recent years there has been a significant increase in the number of Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs) participating in Alberta's labour market. This is a trend largely related to the strong performance of Alberta's economy. Until 2006, less than one per cent of the province's total labour force was TFWs. However, with the federal changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program in 2007 and Alberta's growing economy at the time, the province saw a significant spike in the number of TFWs in the province to a high of almost 58,000 in 2008. In 2010, Teresa Woo-Paw, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Employment and Immigration, was mandated to carry out a series of public consultations to identify where the TFW Program fits in Alberta's labour force planning, what role TFWs fill in Alberta's labour market and how to ensure the program is best serving the needs of Albertans. Over an eleven-week period, 14 consultation sessions were held in 12 different communities across...

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Temporary foreign workers : a guide for employees

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The temporary foreign worker in Alberta have the same rights and responsibilities as any other employee in the workplace. they are protected under Alberta’s employment standards, workplace health... More ≫

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The temporary foreign worker in Alberta have the same rights and responsibilities as any other employee in the workplace. they are protected under Alberta’s employment standards, workplace health and safety and workers’ compensation legislation.

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Temporary foreign workers : a guide for employers

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This publication has information about: Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Employers’ Rights and Responsibilities in Alberta, Contracting an Employment Agency, Support for Employers of Temporary... More ≫

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This publication has information about: Temporary Foreign Worker Program, Employers’ Rights and Responsibilities in Alberta, Contracting an Employment Agency, Support for Employers of Temporary Foreign Workers, and Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program.

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