{"id":2226,"date":"2024-09-19T22:09:26","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226"},"modified":"2024-09-19T22:09:26","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T22:09:26","slug":"government-of-canada-abolishes-four-in-four-out-rule-for-temporary-foreign-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226","title":{"rendered":"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\" <\/p>\n

In a move that will likely be greeted with enthusiasm by many, the government of Canada has announced that, effective immediately, the the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada. This rule, also known as the \u2018four-in, four-out\u2019 rule, limited the time some temporary foreign workers may work in Canada to four years.<\/p>\n

Previously, after the four-year limit, certain individuals became ineligible for another Canadian work permit until a further four years had elapsed. This limitation was established in April, 2011.<\/p>\n

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program\u00a0(TFWP) was established to respond to labour market shortages in Canada, by allowing employers to hire internationally when no Canadian citizen or permanent resident is ready, willing, and able to fill a position. In order to begin working through the TFWP, an individual must first obtain a temporary work permit supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).<\/p>\n

Certain individuals working in Canada under the TFWP were already exempt from the four-in, four-out rule. These individuals included workers in managerial or professional occupations (skill level 0 or A of the National Occupational Classification, or NOC), workers who were employed in Canada under an international agreement such as NAFTA or the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, and workers who were otherwise exempt from the LMIA requirement.<\/p>\n

The announcement was made on December 13, 2016, by the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, John McCallum, and the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, MaryAnn Mihychuk.<\/p>\n

These changes were developed in response to a report from the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development, and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. In reference to the changes, McCallum stated, \u201cIn many ways, the four-year rule put a great deal of uncertainty and instability on both temporary workers and employers. We had the sense that it was an unnecessary burden on applicants and employers, and also on officers who process applications\u2026 We believe this important recommendation from the Committee requires rapid action.\u201d<\/p>\n

The two ministries further stated that the changes have been made \u2018in order to prevent unnecessary hardship and instability for both workers and employers.\u2019<\/p>\n

Further improvements to the TFWP expected<\/h3>\n

The elimination of the four-year cumulative duration rule was described as a first step \u2018as part of the Government\u2019s commitment to bring forward a suite of meaningful changes to make the Temporary Foreign Worker Program work for workers, for employers and for the Canadian economy.\u2019 The press release accompanying the announcement stated that, \u2018These initial improvements are being taken now while the Government continues to work on the development of a more comprehensive policy.\u2019<\/p>\n

Low-wage work caps<\/h3>\n

The announcement also clarified requirements for employers relating to low-wage workers. The government now requires certain low-wage employers to advertise positions to between two and four groups who are under-represented in the Canadian work force, including young people, people with disabilities, Indigenous people, and newcomers to Canada. The date that these changes will come into effect is yet to be announced.<\/p>\n

The cap on the proportion of low-wage temporary foreign workers that an employer may engage in one workplace is maintained at 20 percent for employers who have used the TFWP since before June 20, 2014, and at 10 percent for employers who began using the TFWP after that date. The Government also confirmed that the exemption on this percentage cap for employers in seasonal industries \u2014 such as farming \u2014 who are looking to engage temporary foreign workers for up to 180 days during 2017 will be extended until December 31, 2017.<\/p>\n

Canadian employers:<\/u><\/em>\u00a0<\/em>To learn more about your options for hiring foreign workers, please visit<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>this TFWP page<\/em>. If you wish to hire through the TFWP, please contact <\/em>wp@canadavisa.com<\/em>. A legal expert will provide a free consultation.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Foreign workers<\/u><\/em>: If you have received a job offer from a Canadian employer and wish<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>to submit an inquiry about getting a work permit and working legally in Canada, please<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>complete the form on this page<\/em>.<\/em><\/h4>\n

Please visit:
Our Sponsor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a move that will likely be greeted with enthusiasm by many, the government of Canada has announced that, effective immediately, the the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada. This rule, also known as the \u2018four-in, four-out\u2019 rule, limited the time some temporary foreign workers may work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2227,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-immigration-services-at-one-place"],"yoast_head":"\nGovernment of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers - Immigration Services<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers - Immigration Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a move that will likely be greeted with enthusiasm by many, the government of Canada has announced that, effective immediately, the the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada. This rule, also known as the \u2018four-in, four-out\u2019 rule, limited the time some temporary foreign workers may work…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Immigration Services\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-09-19T22:09:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/flag-walking.jpg?mtime=1656366882\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1a4af85ef8ad48d33e790b57839ffa6e\"},\"headline\":\"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-19T22:09:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226\"},\"wordCount\":668,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/flag-walking-1.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Immigration Services\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226\",\"name\":\"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers - Immigration Services\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/flag-walking-1.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-09-19T22:09:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1a4af85ef8ad48d33e790b57839ffa6e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/flag-walking-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/09\\\/flag-walking-1.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?p=2226#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/\",\"name\":\"Immigration Services\",\"description\":\"Immigration Services\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/1a4af85ef8ad48d33e790b57839ffa6e\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8c35aa85bad1344a7319aa7ac741a946b5652d1b921d2b45895a0620aa0ff120?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8c35aa85bad1344a7319aa7ac741a946b5652d1b921d2b45895a0620aa0ff120?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/8c35aa85bad1344a7319aa7ac741a946b5652d1b921d2b45895a0620aa0ff120?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/immigration-services.org\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers - Immigration Services","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers - Immigration Services","og_description":"In a move that will likely be greeted with enthusiasm by many, the government of Canada has announced that, effective immediately, the the four-year cumulative duration rule will no longer apply to temporary foreign workers in Canada. This rule, also known as the \u2018four-in, four-out\u2019 rule, limited the time some temporary foreign workers may work…","og_url":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226","og_site_name":"Immigration Services","article_published_time":"2024-09-19T22:09:26+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.canadavisa.com\/images\/_1200x630_crop_center-center_82_none\/flag-walking.jpg?mtime=1656366882","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226"},"author":{"name":"admin","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1a4af85ef8ad48d33e790b57839ffa6e"},"headline":"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers","datePublished":"2024-09-19T22:09:26+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226"},"wordCount":668,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-walking-1.jpg","articleSection":["Immigration Services"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226","url":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226","name":"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers - Immigration Services","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-walking-1.jpg","datePublished":"2024-09-19T22:09:26+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1a4af85ef8ad48d33e790b57839ffa6e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-walking-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-walking-1.jpg","width":1200,"height":630},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?p=2226#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Government of Canada Abolishes \u2018Four-in, Four-out\u2019 Rule for Temporary Foreign Workers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/#website","url":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/","name":"Immigration Services","description":"Immigration Services","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/#\/schema\/person\/1a4af85ef8ad48d33e790b57839ffa6e","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c35aa85bad1344a7319aa7ac741a946b5652d1b921d2b45895a0620aa0ff120?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c35aa85bad1344a7319aa7ac741a946b5652d1b921d2b45895a0620aa0ff120?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8c35aa85bad1344a7319aa7ac741a946b5652d1b921d2b45895a0620aa0ff120?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/immigration-services.org"],"url":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/?author=1"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/flag-walking-1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2226"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2226\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/immigration-services.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}