Hiring support: Temporary Foreign Worker Units

The Temporary Foreign Worker Units (TFWU) offer guidance ONLY to employers and/or their authorized representatives seeking to employ foreign workers who may be exempted from obtaining a work permit or from the Human Resource and Skills Development (HRSDC) - Service Canada (SC) labour market opinion (LMO) process.

In cases where employers believe a LMO or Work Permit exemption may apply, they can request an assessment (“opinion request”) provided the foreign worker is from a visa-exempt country and is currently outside Canada.

Requests and supporting documentation must be submitted at least 30 days prior to date of entry and can be e-mailed or faxed. The TFWUs will respond to LMO and/or WP exemption enquiries only.

• Toronto (serving Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut)

  Toronto Temporary Foreign Worker Unit
  Telephone: 416-954-7954
  Fax: 416-973-9768
  E-mail: TFWU-Toronto-UTET@cic.gc.ca

• Montreal (serving Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador)

  Montreal Temporary Foreign Worker Unit
  Telephone: 514-283-1061
  Fax: 514-283-1877
  E-mail: CIC-QUE-SRTE@cic.gc.ca