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How to Hire a Temporary Foreign Worker Guide Book
The Government of Canada has produced a guide that details the steps and processes required to hire a temporary foreign worker in Canada.

This recent publication is available online, and also in a downloadable pdf format on the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website with all required documentation and applications hyerlinked for easy access.

How to Hire a Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW): A Guidbook for Employers

Immigration Fact Sheets
The following Service Canada/Human Resources and Skills Development Canada fact sheets provide a brief overview of the following programs:

Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers in Alberta The Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers in Alberta page provides an overview of all necessary requirements to hire temporary foreign workers in Alberta, in addition to all remaining facts sheets listed below. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw.shtml&hs=ab0

How to Hire a Foreign Worker as an Engineer This fact sheet provides an overview of the necessary steps required to hire professionally trained engineers from outside of Canada. Accreditation information is also included in this fact sheet. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/engineers.pdf

How to Hire a Foreign Worker in Restaurant and Hotel Positions This fact sheet provides an overview of the steps necessary to hire a foreign worker in a restaurant or hotel position. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/hotel_restaurant.pdf

How to Hire an International Student: Off-Campus Work Permit Program The Citizenship and Immigration Canada website provides an overview of necessary information regarding the off-campus work permit program. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work.asp

How to Hire an International Student: Post-Graduation Work Permit Program This fact sheet provides an overview of the requirements necessary to hire an international student through the post-graduation work permit program. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/intl_students.pdf

How to Hire Foreign Workers in Landscaping Positions This fact sheet provides an overview of the steps necesary to hire a foreign worker in landscaping positions. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/landscaping.pdf

How to Hire Foreign Workers in Skilled Trades Positions This fact sheet provides an overview of the steps required to hire a foreign worker in a skilled trades position. The process required in the assessment and certification process is also reviewed in this document. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/tradepeople.pdf

How to Hire Professional Foreign Workers under NAFTA This fact sheet provides an overview of the steps necessary to hire a professional foreign worker from Mexico and/or the United States. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/professionals.pdf

Permanent Amployment and Residence via the Temporary Foreign Worker Program This fact sheet provides an overview of the steps necessary to move a temporary foreign worker into permanent employment and residency. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/permanent_employment.pdf

Permanent Residence via the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program This fact sheet provides an overview of the necessary requirements in the Alberta Provincial Nominee Program for those employers seeking permanent residency for a foreign worker. http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/ab-nwt-nu/fwp/fw_pdf/provincial_nominee.pdf