Someone who is not a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may be in Canada with some form of temporary status, such as visitor, student, or temporary worker, and will have rights that are associated with that status.
Immigration and Refugee Law – Temporary status
This webinar, presented in December 2012, looks at recent immigration policy changes and discusses how these changes will affect finding workers for Canada's labour pool.
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EnglishCliquezJustice, available (in French, with some English), is a website that explains Canada's legal system (together with simulated trials), and matters relevant to employment law, family law, immigration, contracts, wills and powers of attorney....
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Français (français)This webinar reviews basic immigration terms and pointers for women who are not Canadian citizens and whose status may be affected by their partner and the breakdown of their relationship. It covers understanding immigration status, getting control of...
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EnglishThis is a website of information, contacts, and resources meant to assist health practitioners in providing care to migrant farm workers, primarily in Ontario. It has Frequently Asked Questions...
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EnglishCitizenship and Immigration Canada has created a web tool to help users learn how they might visit, study, or live in Canada.
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English, Français (français)This fact sheet covers these topics in relation to live-in caregivers:
Basic Rights at Work
Facts About Your Work Permits
Employment Insurance
How to Protect Yourself
Where to Get Support
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EnglishPeople with mental illness come into conflict with the law in disproportionate numbers. If they are not Canadian citizens, this can put them at risk of being removed from Canada. This booklet is a resource for front-line workers...
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English
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2011
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Booklet/PDFThis fact sheet covers these topics in relation to seasonal agricultural workers:
Basic Rights at Work
Facts About Your Work Permits
Employment Insurance
How to Protect Yourself
Where to Get Support
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EnglishThis fact sheet covers these topics in relation to temporary foreign workers:
Basic Rights at Work
Facts About Your Work Permits
Employment Insurance
How to Protect Yourself
Where to Get Support
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EnglishThe web site of Citizenship and Immigration Canada has information, application forms, and guides on topics such as:
Visiting, studying, and working temporarily in Canada
Immigrating to Canada
Making a refugee claim
Becoming a...
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English, Français (français)The FCJ Refugee Centre has information about refugee settlement and refugee protection, and features manuals, workshop presentations, and research of interest to refugees and front line workers.
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EnglishThis resource explains how someone from abroad can apply for a permit to work legally in Canada, what a person can do if they are already in Canada, and how temporary foreign workers can apply for permanent residence.
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English, Français (français)This booklet is a practical guide for migrant workers who want to obtain Employment Insurance (EI). It looks at what EI is, what EI benefits migrant workers can apply for, and when and how to apply.
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English, Spanish (español)Produced by:
Industrial Accident Victims' Group of Ontario
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2010
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Booklet/PDF, WebThis booklet looks at who the Occupational Health & Safety Act applies to, what the Act does, and what the rights of migrant farm workers are under the Act.
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EnglishThis information sheet explains that it is illegal for employers to charge recruitment fees, hold employees' passports, or penalize employees for making complaints, and it tells employees how to protect themselves against these tactics.
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English, Français (français), Chinese (中文), Hindi (हिन्दी ), Spanish (español), Tagalog/Filipino (Tagalog/Filipino), Tamil (தமிழ்), Thai (ภาษาไทย )This fact sheet explains how the lifting of the temporary suspension of removals by the Canadian government affects people from Burundi, Liberia, and Rwanda living in Canada.
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English, Français (français)This fact sheet has information for people from the moratoria countries of Afghanistan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Haiti, Iraq, and Zimbabwe who are living in Canada without permanent status.
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English, Français (français)The Immigration and Refugee Protection Act states that permanent residents and foreign nationals convicted of certain offences, either in Canada or abroad, may be deported from or not allowed to enter Canada if they are "criminally inadmissible". This...
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EnglishThis booklet has information for migrant and seasonal workers about how they are covered by Workplace Safety & Insurance Board (WSIB) benefits while working in Ontario. It answers questions about what workers' compensation benefits are, what kind...
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English, Spanish (español)
