Employers in Canada have certain responsibilities when hiring foreign skilled workers through the International Mobility Program (IMP).

IMP without LMIA
The employer must:

• make sure that the worker has the necessary work authorization.
• arrange workers’ compensation benefits and medical coverage when the worker arrives in Canada, as required by the province or territory.
• comply with the conditions and time limits outlined in the worker’s work permit.
• remain actively engaged in the business that submitted the offer of employment for as long as the worker is employed.
• comply with all federal, provincial and territorial employment laws, including laws about recruiting workers.
• provide the worker with a job in the same occupation that was listed in the offer of employment.
• provide the worker with wages and working conditions that meet or are better than those listed in the offer of employment.
• make reasonable efforts to provide a workplace that is free of physical, sexual, psychological and financial abuse.
• keep any documentation related to the hiring and employment of the worker for a period of six years after the work permit is issued.
• attend any inspection and provide all requested documentation or information.