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Temporary foreign workers could be employed for longer under rule change

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Digital, G. (2026, November 9). Temporary foreign workers could be employed for longer under rule change. Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/12142705/temporary-foreign-workers-rule-change/

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The Canadian federal government plans to extend the employment duration for low-wage temporary foreign workers from one year to two years through a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). Additionally, early childhood educators will be added to the list of professions exempt from hiring restrictions in cities with over six per cent unemployment. Further reforms are proposed to expand exemptions and allow more hires starting March 1, 2027, pending provincial and territorial approval.
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As of November 9, 2026, the Canadian federal government has doubled the maximum duration a business can employ low-wage temporary foreign workers from one year to two years, according to CBC. This change affects the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process that employers must undergo to hire these workers. The measure is part of broader immigration policies aimed at addressing labour shortages, particularly in sectors like health care and construction, which already have exemptions for hiring temporary foreign workers even when local unemployment rates exceed 6%. Early childhood educators are now added to the list of exempted professions. Despite this expansion, the government maintains that all jobs should remain open to Canadians first. Provinces and territories will need to opt into these changes by March 1, 2027, for them to be implemented.

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The change will mean a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment, the document an employer needs to hire a temporary foreign worker, will have a maximum duration of two years instead of one.
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The change will mean a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment, the document an employer needs to hire a temporary foreign worker, will have a maximum duration of two years instead of one.
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The change will mean a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment, the document an employer needs to hire a temporary foreign worker, will have a maximum duration of two years instead of one.
2026-11-10 · Global News
Temporary foreign workers could be employed for longer under rule change · assertive framing

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The federal government is extending the period of time a business can employ a low-wage temporary foreign worker. asserted
business → extend → worker
The change will mean a low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessment, the document an employer needs to hire a temporary foreign worker, will have a maximum duration of two years instead of one. asserted
employer → mean → years
The government says restrictions on applications to hire temporary foreign workers in cities with more than six per cent unemployment will remain in place. asserted
restrictions → say → place
It is also adding early childhood educators to the list of professions exempted from those restrictions, a list which also includes health care, construction and food processing. asserted
which → add → care
Ottawa is also proposing other changes that would exempt other professions from the six per cent rule and allow employers to hire more temporary foreign workers. asserted
employers → propose → workers
Those additional reforms are expected to take effect on March 1, 2027 if the provinces and territories endorse them. asserted
provinces → expect → them
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