在2022年1月至10月期间，加拿大共发放超过64.5万工作许可，去年同期数据为16.3万，也就是说今年发放工作许可的数量是去年4倍多，然而，随着加拿大经济的复苏步伐，劳动力短缺依然是经济发展的首要挑战！
“无论我走到哪里，工人的短缺成为全国各地雇主的最大障碍。今天这个公告将惠及所有技能水平的家庭成员，帮助雇主找到需要的工人以填补劳动力缺口，让20多万外国工人家庭成员能够在加拿大工作。我们政府将继续帮助雇主克服劳动力短缺问题，同时支持工人的福利及家庭团聚”
[right]-加拿大移民、难民和公民部部长Sean Fraser[/right]
“在我们为疫后经济增长做好准备时，劳动力是加拿大旅游部门面临的首要挑战。今天，我们的政府正引入创新的，基于家庭的解决方案来解决这个问题，并帮助我们的旅游合作伙伴成长，以满足全球各地来体验加拿大的需求。”
[right]- 旅游部长兼财政部副部长Randy Boissonnault[/right]
为了应对解决这一问题，2022年12月2日，加拿大移民部部长和旅游兼财政部部长宣布了一项临时措施：
拿大将向临时工签的家庭成员提供工作许可，将工作许可的资格扩大到陪同主申请人到加拿大的家庭成员。
在此之前，如果主申请人没有获批省提名或递交移民申请，只有当主申请人从事高技能职业（原NOC 0，A，B，现TEER0，1，2，3），配偶才有资格获得工作许可。而主申请人从事低技能职业（原NOC C，D，现TEER4，5）其配偶是无法申请配偶开放工作许可。
这项临时措施从2023年1月份开始，为期2年，将通过3个阶段实施：
第一阶段：将使临时工人计划（TFWP）和国际人才流动计划（IMP）的高薪类申请人的家庭成员申请加拿大开放工作许可；
第二阶段：在协商后，将措施扩大到临时外国工人计划的低工资类申请人的家庭成员；
第三阶段：将于农业合作伙伴和利益相关者磋商，评估该措施扩大至农业工的家庭成员的操作可行性。
通过分阶段方式，所有技能水平的工人，无论是高薪，底薪，还是农业工，其家庭成员或或达到工龄的子女都有资质申请加拿大工作许可，据估计，通过这项措施，未来将有20多万外国工人到加拿大工作。这项举措也可以使得家庭团聚，改善工人的身心健康和财务稳定性，以便更好的融入工作和社区。
Employers and temporary workers to benefit from family work permits to address labour shortages
From: Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
News release
December 2, 2022—Edmonton— The pace of Canada’s economic recovery has made it hard for employers, including those in the tourism industry, to find the workers they need.
The Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, and the Honourable Randy Boissonnault, Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance, announced that Canada is extending work permits to family members of temporary foreign workers. Expanding the eligibility for work permits to family members accompanying the principal applicant to Canada will help address labour shortages by assisting employers in finding the workers they need.
Prior to this announcement, spouses were only eligible for a work permit if the principal applicant was working in a high-skill occupation. This temporary measure aims to improve the emotional well-being, physical health and financial stability of workers by keeping families together. As a result, it is expected that the worker will better integrate into their overall work environment and community.
Starting in January 2023, through a temporary 2-year measure, Canada will expand eligibility to work in Canada to spouses and working-age children through a phased approach for workers at all skill levels. This would include families of workers in health care, trades and hospitality, for example. As a result of this new approach, it is estimated that family members of more than 200,000 foreign workers could begin working in Canada, offering a greater opportunity for both foreign workers seeking to work in Canada and for employers addressing their labour needs.
The temporary measure will be implemented in 3 phases to ensure its successful implementation:
Phase 1 will enable family members of workers coming to Canada through the high-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program or the International Mobility Program to apply for an open work permit .
Phase 2 aims to expand the measure to the family members of workers from the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, following consultations.
Phase 3 will include consultation with agricultural partners and stakeholders to assess operational feasibility for expanding the measure to family members of agricultural workers.
Immigration will continue to play a vital role in addressing Canada’s labour shortages, and the Government of Canada will continue to implement policies aimed at helping employers with their staffing needs across all skill levels.
