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Hiring a Foreign Worker to Canada

As an employer looking to hire foreign workers, you may be dealing with a pile of paperwork. In order to bring the foreign worker to Canada, there are various documents and application forms you will need to provide. Prior to completing the paperwork, however, you will need to decide which program and stream your worker qualifies under. There are two streams in which you could apply: either the Low-wage Positions stream or the High-wage Positions stream.

Low-wage and High-wage Stream Differences

Deciding which stream your worker qualifies for requires analyzing the median hourly wages they will be paid, based on province or territory. A list of the median wages by province or territory is available on Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Ensure that you are reviewing the most updated information, as the wages are consistently being updated to match the fluctuating medians. If your worker will be paid below the median hourly wage in your province, then he/she will apply through the Stream for Low-wage Positions. If he/she will be paid equal to or greater than the median hourly wage for your province, then he/she will apply through the Stream for High-wage Positions.