Finding a Job

If you are searching for a new full-time or part-time job in the private or public sector, or if you are returning to work after raising your family, Service Canada can help. There are a number of tools available to help you search job listings, create a résumé, choose a career, and assess your skills.

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) uses the 2006 edition of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) coding system to determine the specific skill level of an occupation. As a result employers are encouraged to find the NOC code of their available position, to ensure they can apply under the Stream for Higher-skilled Occupations.

Employers, who want to permanently employ these graduates following the completion of the PGWPP, must ensure that the:

Occupations that begin with the digit 0 refer to management occupations and are not associated with a specific skill level, but rather are assigned the skill type 0.

The entry requirements are:

• University degree (bachelor's, masters or doctorate)

The entry requirements are:

• 2 to 3 years of post-secondary education at community college, institute of
• 2 to 5 years of apprenticeship training; or
• 3 to 4 years of secondary school and more than 2 years of on-the-job training, occupation specific training courses or specific work experience.

Occupations with supervisory or significant health and safety responsibilities, such as: firefighters, police officers and registered nursing assistants are all assigned to skill level B.

Employers may want to get a print out of the description of the selected NOC codes and indicate whether it is a skill type 0, or skill level A or B. This information will assist when searching for the prevailing wage rate, and determining the recruitment effort required to fill the position.

Employers hiring temporary foreign workers (TFW) must:

• comply with the prevailing wage set by Employment and Skills Development Canada (ESDC)/Service Canada;
• be prepared to provide documentation that clearly demonstrates the wage being paid to the foreign workers.

Canadian law protects all workers in Canada, including TFWs. The exploitation of a TFW may violate Canadian laws and human rights.

Employers must:

• pay workers for all work (including overtime, where required);
• make sure that the workplace is safe; and
• allow for proper break time and days off.

Employment in most occupations is covered under provincial/territorial legislation that deals with labour and employment standards such as: hours of work, working conditions and termination of employment.