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Occupations Under Pressure Lists Fast-Track Temporary Foreign Worker Hires

November, 2007

More and more provinces are making lists of Regional Occupations Under Pressure, which help employers in labour-tight industries to bring in foreign workers quickly. Employers with job vacancies in listed occupations face less stringent requirements under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program.

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