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Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
Please note: As of August 23, 2010 the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program has been temporarily suspended. This means the AINP is currently not accepting applications under the AINP U.S. Visa Holder Category and the AINP Family Stream. Applications postmarked after August 23, 2010 will be returned. Applications postmarked on or before August 23, 2010 will be accepted for processing. For more information, see the Government of Alberta’s Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program website.
- Home Page
- Guidelines regarding jobs in general
- Information about the skilled worker category
- Information about the semi-skilled worker category
- Information about the international graduate category
- Application forms
Alberta Oil Sands
www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/forms/mouforOilAlberta.pdf
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Credentials & Certification
- International Qualifications Assessment Service
- Foreign Credentials Referral Office
- Certification for health professionals
- Certification for engineers
- Certification for tradespeople
Employers (Information for)
- Government of Alberta: a list of “Useful Websites for Skilled Workers and Employers”
- Government of Alberta: “Temporary Foreign Worker: Guide for Employers”
- Government of Alberta- Help for Employers
- CIC - “How to Hire a Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW): A Guidebook for Employers”
- HRSDC – Foreign Worker Fact Sheets
Employment Agencies (Information about)
- Government of Alberta – Frequently asked Questions about using Employment Agencies
- Government of Alberta - Temporary Foreign Workers: Guide for Employers using Employment Agencies
- CIC- Immigration Representatives
Employment Standards
- Alberta Employment Standards
- Commission for Labour Cooperation - Guide to Labour and Employment Laws for Migrant Workers in Canada”
- HRSDC Info for Foreign Nationals (includes labour information)
- HRSDC List of Provincial Ministries Responsible for Labour or Employment Standards
Expedited Labour Market Opinion Pilot Project
Foreign Nationals (Information for)
- HRSDC Info for Foreign Nationals
- CIC “Going to Canada”
- Government of Alberta, “Working in Alberta: What international job seekers need to know”
Foreign Workers (Information for)
- CIC – Arriving
- CIC - Frequently asked Questions of Foreign Workers
- CIC – Temporary Foreign Workers: Your Rights and the Law
- Government of Alberta: “Temporary Foreign Worker: Guide for Employees”
- Government of Alberta: a list of “Useful Websites for Skilled Workers and Employers”.
- Government of Alberta, Working in Alberta Handbook
- Commission for Labour Cooperation: Foreign Worker’s Guide to Labour and Employment Law in Canada
- HRSDC – Foreign Worker Fact Sheets
- Temporary Foreign Worker Hotline
- Government of Canada – Working in Canada Tool
Forms and Guides
Heath Insurance
Help For Workers
- Alberta Association of Immigrant Serving Agencies. 403-290-5758
- Catholic Social Services (Edmonton) 780-424-3545
- Calgary Catholic Immigration Society 403-262-2006
- Calgary Legal Guidance 403-234-9266
- Centre for Newcomers 403-569-3325
- Edmonton Community Legal Centre 780-702-1725
- Edmonton Mennonite Centre for Newcomers 780-424-7709
- Temporary Foreign Worker Hotline
Hiring Foreign Workers
- Government of Alberta: “Temporary Foreign Worker: Guide for Employers”
- Government of Alberta - Help for Employers
- Government of Alberta - “Hiring Foreign Workers in Alberta: Information for employers who want to find and hire temporary foreign workers”
- Government of Alberta - dates and locations for seminars in how to hire foreign workers
- CIC - “How to Hire a Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW): A Guidebook for Employers”
- HRSDC - TFWP Pamphlet
- HRSDC – TFWP, Forms and contracts
- HRSDC - List of Service Canada Centres which process foreign workers
- HRSDC - Pilot Project for Occupations Requiring Lower Levels of Formal Training (NOC C and D)
Human Trafficking
International Mobility Programs
Jobs in Canada / Alberta
- CIC – Finding a Job Workbook
- Government of Alberta - Jobs in Alberta
- Alberta Learning Information Service (tips for resumes / cover letters)
- Government of Alberta, “Working in Alberta: What international job seekers need to know”
- Service Canada - Job Bank
- Alberta Learning Information Service - Job Seekers
Labour Market Opinons
- CIC – Labour Market Opinion Basics
- CIC – Jobs that require no LMO
- HRSDC – Expedited LMO Pilot Project
Medical Exams
National Occupational Classifications
Post-Graduation Work Permit Program
- HRSDC – PGWPP
- CIC - Foreign Worker Manual (international student and young worker employment: pages 116-123)
Students and Youth
- HRSDC – PGWPP
- CIC - Foreign Worker Manual (international student and young worker employment: pages 116-123)
- Foreign Affairs - International Youth Programs Europe
- Work and travel programs for German Citizens
Temporary Foreign Worker Units
Visas
Work Permits
- CIC - Canadian embassies, high commissions, & consulates (for workers not yet in Canada).
- CIC - Visa Information.
- CIC – Extending Your Stay
- CIC – Jobs that do not require a work permit
- CIC – Guide for Applying for a Work permit Outside of Canada
- Service Canada
See Also
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| General | Temporary Foreign Workers Program | Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program | International Mobility Exchange | Recognition of Credentials | Resources |
This page was last updated in June, 2009.
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Content last reviewed 18:03, 19 October 2011.