On July 6, 2022, the Government of Canada announced regulations amending the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and enhancing protections for temporary foreign workers coming to Canada under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and the International Mobility Program (IMP). According to the new instructions, employers hiring foreign workers under the TFWP will have to pay prevailing wages mandatory for an LMIA and purchase private health insurance for the employee until provincial coverage starts or the temporary foreign worker is covered by the applicable provincial/territorial health insurance system.
