IRCC to conduct employer compliance inspections
On May 14, 2020, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) published an update regarding instruction for employer compliance inspections related to the COVID-19 impact. Employers must comply with the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, the Quarantine Act, the Emergency Act, and provincial laws that govern public health in response to COVID-19. Employers under the International Mobility Program, unlike some employers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, are not required to provide accommodations or incur additional costs related to COVID-19 other than to pay the wages beginning at the period of self-isolation or quarantine upon entry to Canada, as required by the Quarantine Act, regardless of whether the foreign worker is able to work or not. In a situation where a foreign worker falls ill after the initial period of isolation or quarantine, and there is a subsequent period of isolation as per a provincial or territorial requirement, provisions of sick leave or other appropriate leave apply.
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