Canada

The IGC is an informal, non-decision making forum for intergovernmental information exchange and policy debate on issues of relevance to the management of international migratory flows.

The IGC brings together 16 Participating States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and the European Commission. The Participating States are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.

World Education Services (WES) is the largest non-profit credential evaluation service in North America. WES Global Talent Bridge works with individuals, community organizations, institutions and employers to help skilled immigrants overcome the barriers they face in becoming employed in their field. It provides credential evaluations for international students and immigrants planning to study or work in the U.S. and Canada.

Canada has industry associations that coordinate with the government, private sector, and civil society to inform immigration policies and capacity building programs. For example, The Information and Communication Technology Council (ICTC) of Canada coordinates with governments, associations, schools, employers, and immigrant and community organizations to ensure that employers meet their hiring needs. ICTC works to inform immigration policies governing the admission of tech and IT talent based on employer feedback.

Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act (Live-in Caregivers and Others), 2009,163 (Bill 210) prohibits a recruiter from charging a foreign national who is employed as a live-in caregiver a fee, directly or indirectly, for any service, good or benefit provided to the foreign national. Bill 210 also prohibits an employer from directly or indirectly recovering or attempting to recover any cost incurred by the employer in the course of arranging to employ the foreign national.

As part of Canada's Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP), Canada ensures that seasonal migrant agricultural workers are paid at the level of, or above, local minimum wage and provides other guarantees.

The employer must pay a wage equal to the highest provincial minimum wage, or the rate that Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) determines to be the prevailing wage for the type of agricultural work being performed, or the rate being paid by the employer to Canadian workers performing the same type of agricultural work.

The agreements established a clearly defined recruitment process which must be followed by all parties, including by private recruitment agencies (PRAs). They specify that the Canadian employers should first inform their domestic Employment and Immigration Departments about the availability of jobs and seek permission to recruit. If the permission is granted, the Departments then relays the information to the Philippines Department of Labour and Employment which in turn alerts licensed PRAs in the Philippines to the recruitment opportunities.

The agreement aims to meet the temporary seasonal needs of Canadian agricultural producers during peak harvesting and planting periods. Under this Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme the government of Trinidad and Tobago established public authorities in Trinidad and Tobago and in Toronto, Canada to oversee recruitment and placement.

Provide future newcomers to Canada with pre-arrival support services to obtain employment, support entrepreneurships and self-employment. Through its services and the numerous partnerships it promotes, IOM supports a number of positive changes that contributes to helping newcomer’s access economic opportunity and financial sustainability. That includes: marketing existing services; providing one-on-one support; tailoring support to specific city and/or area and; facilitating networking and access to financial support.

• This Program supports the endeavours of entrepreneurs from international French-speaking countries who wish to immigrate to Manitoba’s bilingual municipalities.
• This initiative includes evaluation of entrepreneurship profile, business plan development, market studies, marketing plan, business management support, advice and support for business accounting and help with expansion projects

This program provides newcomers with training, mentoring and supports required to become self-employed by providing them with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to participate in the local labour market as entrepreneurs.