Publications

Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office [2023 to current]

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This fact sheet explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers... More ≫

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This fact sheet explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand their rights and responsibilities, and to help find solutions to situations involving unfair, unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.

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Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office [2019]

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This brochure explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand... More ≫

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This brochure explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand their rights and responsibilities, and to help find solutions to situations involving unfair, unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.

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Your rights and responsibilities at work [2019]

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The provincial and federal governments have many rules that must be followed in the Alberta workplace. This resource offers answers to questions about an employee's responsibilities and... More ≫

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The provincial and federal governments have many rules that must be followed in the Alberta workplace. This resource offers answers to questions about an employee's responsibilities and entitlements on the job, including regulations for employment standards such as wages, termination and vacation pay, legislation on human rights and workplace health and safety, and information on privacy.

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Your rights and responsibilities at work [2016]

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This publication is for workers who want to know more about employment rules in the Alberta workplace. It discusses legislation covering workers, their rights before starting a job, their rights... More ≫

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This publication is for workers who want to know more about employment rules in the Alberta workplace. It discusses legislation covering workers, their rights before starting a job, their rights and responsibilities on the job, and leaving the job temporarily or permanently.

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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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Canada-Alberta temporary foreign worker pilot : 18-22 year old dependents of temporary foreign workers working in NOC Level O, A or B

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This one-page fact sheet provides an overview of a pilot project under the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration which allows for dependents between the ages of 18 to 22 years of... More ≫

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This one-page fact sheet provides an overview of a pilot project under the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration which allows for dependents between the ages of 18 to 22 years of temporary foreign workers destined to Alberta or working in Alberta in skilled occupations to become eligible for open work permits.

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Canada-Alberta Temporary Foreign Worker Annex : extension of occupation-specific pilot : fact sheet

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The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Annex is an addition to the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration. The Annex includes an agreement to implement a number of pilots. One of the... More ≫

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The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Annex is an addition to the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration. The Annex includes an agreement to implement a number of pilots. One of the pilots allows Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to issue an occupation-specific work permit to TFWs working in Alberta in one of the following specific occupations: steamfitter-pipefitter, estimator, welder, heavy-duty equipment mechanic, ironworker, millwright and industrial mechanic, and carpenter.

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Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office [2013]

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This brochure explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand... More ≫

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This brochure explains the services provided by the Temporary Foreign Worker Advisory Office, which helps foreign workers, international students with work authorization, and employers understand their rights and responsibilities, and to help find solutions to situations involving unfair, unsafe or unhealthy working conditions.

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Canada-Alberta Temporary Foreign Worker Annex : additions to occupation-specific pilot : fact sheet

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The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Annex is an addition to the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration. The Annex includes an agreement to implement a number of pilots. One of the... More ≫

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The Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Annex is an addition to the Agreement for Canada-Alberta Cooperation on Immigration. The Annex includes an agreement to implement a number of pilots. One of the pilots allows Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to issue an occupation-specific work permit to TFWs working in Alberta in the steamfitter-pipefitter trade. Six new occupations have been added to the pilot: carpenter, estimator, heavy-duty equipment mechanic, ironworker, millwright and industrial mechanic, and welder.

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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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