{"id":121114,"date":"2023-05-26T12:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-26T16:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/canada-increases-median-hourly-wages-for-employers-hiring-temporary-foreign-workers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-26T12:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-26T16:16:25","slug":"canada-increases-median-hourly-wages-for-employers-hiring-temporary-foreign-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration.ca\/fr\/canada-increases-median-hourly-wages-for-employers-hiring-temporary-foreign-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Increases Median Hourly Wages For Employers Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), the federal ministry responsible for the labour market, revamped its list of median hourly wages used by employers when hiring foreign nationals under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program<\/a> (TFWP).<\/p>\n

The new list is to take effect on May 31.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wage being offered for the position will determine if you need to apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment<\/a> (LMIA) under the stream for high-wage positions or the stream for low-wage positions, each with their own requirements,\u201d the ministry\u2019s website explains to employers.<\/p>\n

Employers offering a wage to a temporary foreign worker that is at or above the provincial or territorial median hourly wage must apply under the stream for high-wage positions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Those employers who are offering wages below the provincial or territorial median hourly wage must apply under the stream for low-wage positions.<\/p>\n

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In the latest list of median hourly wages, only the territory of Nunavut is showing a drop in wages for workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Median hourly wages by province or territory<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Province\/territory<\/b><\/td>\nMedian hourly wages prior to May 31, 2023<\/b><\/td>\nMedian hourly wages as of May 31, 2023<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alberta<\/b><\/td>\n$28.85<\/td>\n$28.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
British Columbia<\/b><\/td>\n$26.44<\/td>\n$27.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Manitoba<\/b><\/td>\n$23.00<\/td>\n$23.94<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Brunswick<\/b><\/td>\n$21.79<\/td>\n$23.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newfoundland and Labrador<\/b><\/td>\n$24.29<\/td>\n$25.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northwest Territories<\/b><\/td>\n$37.30<\/td>\n$38.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nova Scotia<\/b><\/td>\n$22.00<\/td>\n$22.97<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nunavut<\/b><\/td>\n$36.00<\/td>\n$35.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ontario<\/b><\/td>\n$26.06<\/td>\n$27.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prince Edward Island<\/b><\/td>\n$21.63<\/td>\n$22.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quebec<\/b><\/td>\n$25.00<\/td>\n$26.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saskatchewan<\/b><\/td>\n$25.96<\/td>\n$26.22<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yukon<\/b><\/td>\n$32.00<\/td>\n$35.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Through its\u00a0two-step immigrant selection process<\/a>, Canada often welcomes temporary foreign workers who gain experience with their work permits before applying for permanent residency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Canadian employers seeking to fill jobs going begging for a want of qualified workers often turn to either the TFWP or\u00a0International Mobility\u00a0Program<\/a>\u00a0(IMP) to bring in foreign nationals to fill those positions.<\/p>\n

In the second step towards permanent residency, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) decides how many and which\u00a0temporary\u00a0foreign\u00a0workers will be eligible for admission as permanent residents.<\/p>\n

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