Filipiniana News – July 2014 RHYME & REASON Major Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program; the LCP is Next? On 20 June 2014, the Canadian government unveiled major changes to Canada's temporary foreign worker program (TFWP) which were essentially meant to limit access to the program and to encourage employers to prioritize hiring Canadians and permanent residents. The TFWP was reorganized into two categories: the International Mobility Program (IMP) and the TFWP. The TFWP now refers to workers who require a job offer which was confirmed through a labour market impact assessment (LMIA). The LMIA, formerly called the labour market opinion (LMO), is a more rigorous assessment of the job offer to ensure that Canadians and permanent residents are given a first opportunity at obtaining the available jobs before they are offered to foreign workers. The IMP on the other hand, refers to those streams of foreign workers who do not require an...