Announcement
20 Mar 2020
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that it would increase the maximum allowable employment duration for workers in the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program from 1 to 2 years.
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Implementation date
20 Mar 2020
Revocation date:
30 Apr 2024
Updated: 20 Mar 2020
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On March 20, 2020 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic that it would increase the maximum allowable employment duration for workers in the low...
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