The Government of Canada has allowed the Alberta Pilot Program for
occupation-specific work permits, which allowed employers in certain to
hire from overseas without the need for a Labour Market Impact
Assessment (LMIA), to lapse.
The
program, part of the wider Temporary Foreign Worker Program, allowed
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to issue work permits for
certain skilled jobs in high demand in Alberta. These positions included
steamfitters, pipefitters, estimators, welders, heavy duty equipment
mechanics, iron workers, millwrights and industrial mechanics.
The program had been under scrutiny since the Alberta Federation of
Labour made it known publicly that it was against its continuation,
alledging that it led to workplace communication problems and unsafe
conditions.
It is not known presently whether the program, or one similar to it,
will be reintroduced in the future. Alberta has provided the largest
number of jobs in Canada in recent years, and labour shortages in
certain industries are expected in the coming years.
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