Forward Regulatory Plan: 2021 to 2023
Strengthening worker protections

Enabling Act: Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

Description

The objective of these amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations is to make further enhancements to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW) and International Mobility Program employer compliance regimes, including new conditions on employers, to strengthen protections for foreign workers. In light of the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Department in collaboration with Employment and Social Development Canada will undertake further regulatory amendments to strengthen the integrity and oversight of temporary foreign worker accommodations by establishing accommodation requirements for the TFW Program.

Regulatory cooperation efforts (domestic and international)

Regulatory cooperation efforts are not applicable for this amendment.

Potential impacts on Canadians, including businesses

While the proposed regulations are expected to create some compliance costs and administrative burden for businesses who hire temporary foreign workers, the amendments are expected to result in an overall benefit. The amendments are aimed at protecting foreign workers and would also provide benefits to Canadians and employers.

Consultations

The target date for pre-publication of the amendments in the Canada Gazette, Part 1, is spring 2021, for a 30-day comment period.

Departmental contact information

Ian Gillespie
Director, Temporary Resident Policy and Programs, Immigration Branch
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Email: Ian.Gillespie@cic.gc.ca
Telephone: 613-437-5907

Date the regulatory initiative was first included in the Forward Regulatory Plan: October 1, 2017