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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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Labour market partnerships : program guidelines

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Labour Market Partnerships are intended to assist industry, communities and Indigenous organizations with common labour market needs to identify, develop and support projects that enhance... More ≫

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Labour Market Partnerships are intended to assist industry, communities and Indigenous organizations with common labour market needs to identify, develop and support projects that enhance workplace development and labour market adjustment strategies. Effective collaboration among partners can improve their capacity to deal with workforce demands, such as improving the balance between labour supply and demand, implementing labour force adjustments, and supporting economic growth on a regional and/or provincial level.

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