June 2008

Immigration resources for employers

Navigating the immigration process can be difficult for employers, especially if they haven’t gone through the process before. Following are some of the most useful resources for employers.

General Immigration resources

• Canada Alberta Service Centre – access both Government of Canada and Alberta Employment and Immigration services (see contact information to right).
• Alberta Employment and Immigration website, click on Information for Employers: employment.alberta.ca/cps/rde/xchg/hre/hs.xsl/4305.html
• Alberta-Canada website – Alberta’s official immigration website, click on Find the Resources You Need for Alberta Employers: http://www.alberta-canada.com/immigration/audience/employers.html
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada website: www.cic.gc.ca, 888-242-2100

Government resources for hiring foreign workers

• Immigrate to Alberta Information Services (I2A Infor Service): (877) 427-6419 (toll free in Alberta); (780) 427-6419 (outside Alberta)
• Human Resources and Skills Development Canada – Hotline for employers using the Temporary Foreign Workers Program: (800) 418-4446 (toll free in Alberta), (780) 495-7972 (outside Alberta) Alberta lmmigrant Nominee Program: www.albertacanada.com/ainp
• Citizenship and Immigration Canada – visa office processing times: www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/times/index.asp
• Alberta-Canada job site: Site to post ads aimed at foreign workers: www.alberta-canada.com/jobs
• Service Alberta Consumer Tipsheet – Employment Agencies: www.servicealberta.ca/1016.cfm
• Calgary Temporary Foreign Worker Unit (services for all Alberta): call (403) 292-4183,or e-mail: TFWU-Calgary-UTET@cic.gc.ca

Alberta Employment and Immigration contacts

• Melonie Doucette, area workforce consultant, (780) 743-7147, melonie.doucette@gov.ab.ca
• Sergio Gaggero, business and industry liaison, (780) 415-6343, sergio.gaggero@gov.ab.ca

Other resources

• Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association has a Foreign Worker Application Step-By-Step Guide (available in late summer 2008): www.ahla.ca, or phone toll free (888) 436-6112
• Hiring Temporary Foreign Workers: What Employers in the Canadian Energy Industry Need to Know – Petroleum Human Resources Council of Canada: www.petrohrsc.ca/media/6743/jun07-hiring-temporary-foreign-workers.pdf

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