2024年10月21日，加拿大就业、劳动力发展与官方语言部长Randy Boissonnault宣布了针对加拿大临时外国工人计划（Temporary Foreign Worker Program，TFW）的新一轮改革措施。这些改革旨在加强该计划的完整性，确保其继续服务于加拿大劳动力市场的需求，同时保护外国工人免受欺诈和滥用。
要么就是真实高端人才，要么就是挂靠，税会更多，成本显著增加。亏损企业几乎无法申请高工资LMIA了，也就是雇主越来越少。总体上讲，LMIA最后一条高工资的线路，也几乎很难走得通了。
改革的关键内容：
高薪资类别的工资要求提高
自2024年11月8日起，通过高薪资类别申请进入加拿大的临时工人起始时薪将提高20%。这一调整意味着，工人的时薪必须比当前申请省或地区的中位数工资高出5至8加元。这项政策将对各省的薪资标准产生重大影响，例如，在BC省，雇主必须支付至少34.62加元的时薪才能符合高薪资类别的申请要求。
取消职业证明的使用
自2024年10月28日起，雇主将不再能够使用会计师或律师的证明来验证企业的合法性。取而代之的是，政府将通过与省级和地区合作伙伴的数据共享，进一步审核雇主的资质，确保工作岗位的真实性和合法性。这一措施将显著减少符合要求的雇主数量，尤其是对于未能盈利或财务状况不佳的企业。
低薪资类别的限制增加
政府对低薪资类别雇主的要求更加严格。雇主需要为低薪资工人提供回国交通和合适的住宿，并且在加拿大失业率高于6%的地区，雇主无法申请LMIA（劳动力市场影响评估）。此外，雇主在低薪资类别下雇佣的外国工人比例不得超过其总员工数的10%，除部分高需求行业外。
优先考虑本地劳动力
政府鼓励雇主优先雇佣本地工人，尤其是青年、原住民、女性和残障人士等失业率较高的群体。这一政策不仅推动了加拿大就业市场的多样性，还体现了对本国劳动力的保护。
企业认证要求的加强
雇主在申请LMIA时，必须提供详细的财务报表和经营状况证明，政府将加强审查企业的盈利能力和薪资水平，确保雇主有能力支付工人的工资。这一改革大大减少了那些未能盈利或财务状况不佳的企业通过LMIA招募外国工人的可能性。
不同省份和职业的中位数工资差异较大。以下是一些主要省份的中位数工资（以小时工资计算）：卑诗省（British Columbia）：约为 28.85加元阿尔伯塔省（Alberta）：约为 28.85加元安大略省（Ontario）：约为 28.00加元魁北克省（Quebec）：约为 25.00加元曼尼托巴省（Manitoba）：约为 23.00加元萨斯喀彻温省（Saskatchewan）：约为 25.96加元新斯科舍省（Nova Scotia）：约为 23.00加元
我们在看看官方原文：
Minister Boissonnault announces further Temporary Foreign Worker Program reforms to better protect the Canadian labour market and workers
Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program is designed as an extraordinary measure to be used when a qualified Canadian is not able to fill a job vacancy.
In recent months, the Government of Canada has taken steps to strengthen the integrity of the TFW Program, and on August 26, 2024, committed to completing further reviews over the following 90 days to ensure that the TFW Program remains responsive to labour market needs, while also helping to protect temporary foreign workers from fraud and abuse.
That is why today, Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages, announced targeted reforms to one of the TFW Program streams. Effective November 8, 2024, the starting hourly wage for workers coming into Canada through the high-wage stream will be increased to 20% higher than its current level, which is the median wage in the applicable province or territory of work. This represents an increase to the existing threshold of between $5 and $8 per hour, depending on the province or territory of work.
As a result, a greater number of jobs are expected to be subject to the stricter rules of the low-wage stream, including additional employer requirements related to housing, transportation and recruitment of workers already in Canada.
This reform is also designed to prioritize the hiring of domestic workers, in keeping with the TFW Program’s goal of protecting Canada’s economy and Canadian workers. As noted by Minister Boissonnault in a speech at the 21st Century Workforce Summit on October 17, 2024, Canadian employers have access to untapped pools of talent in Canada, including youth, among whom the unemployment rate is more than double the annual average. Similar circumstances also exist for other under-represented groups, including Indigenous persons, women and persons with disabilities.
Minister Boissonnault also announced that, starting on October 28, 2024, employers will no longer be able to use attestations from professional accountants or lawyers to prove their business legitimacy. He added that the TFW Program will further build on existing information sharing agreements with provincial and territorial partners, as well as existing employer registries, to enhance data sharing. These measures will help to ensure that only genuine and legitimate job offers are approved, helping prevent misuse of the program and ensuring stronger worker protection.
While the majority of employers use the TFW Program as intended, the Government of Canada is continuing to carefully monitor for misuse and fraud, as well as for shifts in labour market conditions. Further adjustments will be made, if needed, to help ensure that only compliant employers with demonstrable labour needs can access the TFW Program.