Pathways to Permanent Residency
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If you are a temporary foreign worker in a meatpacking or food processing workplace, your union can help you get permanent residency.
Agri-Food Pilot
UFCW Canada is assisting members obtain permanent residency in Canada via the Agri-Food Pilot. The Agri-Food Pilot is a temporary immigration program focusing on labour shortages in the agri-food sector. Migrant workers can apply for permanent residency in Canada, provided they meet the program's requirements.
In response to UFCW Canada’s demand for reform, the federal government has recently expanded the Agri-Food Pilot to include new provisions that allow unions to vouch for Canadian work experience of migrant food workers.
The Agri-Food Pilot includes industries such as meat product manufacturing, greenhouse production, and other food manufacturing and food processing.
UFCW Canada is committed to help UFCW members achieve permanent residency in Canada if they qualify for this pilot.
Do you qualify for permanent residency?
To apply for permanent residence under the Agri-Food Pilot, you will need:
- eligible Canadian work experience in one or more of the eligible industries, such as meat product manufacturing, greenhouse or mushroom production, and other occupations. Your union can vouch for your Canadian work experience.
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Your Canadian work experience must be:
- a minimum of 1 year of non-seasonal, full-time work in the past 3 years (at least 1,560 hours) and work at least 30 hours a week
- in one of the eligible occupations listed under one of the eligible industries
- through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
- Please note: work experience gained under an open work permit for vulnerable foreign workers can count towards the work experience requirement
- to meet the Canadian Language Requirements in English or French. Level 4 English or French is required, and UFCW Canada can help you meet these requirements, with English classes at no cost.
- to maintain temporary resident status (if already in Canada)
As of February 10, 2024, applicants who reside in Canada when they submit their application may now choose to meet either the job offer requirement OR the educational requirement:
- Job offer requirement: a full-time, non-seasonal job offer from a Canadian employer in one of the eligible industries and occupations (outside of Quebec).
- Educational requirement: to meet the educational requirements and provide an educational credential assessment (ECA). This involves a designated third party organization verifying your high school diploma or equivalent.
Your union is here to help you! If you think you meet these requirements above, send us a message, and a UFCW Canada representative will reach out to help you start the process.
Acceso a la residencia permanente
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Si usted es un trabajador extranjero temporal y trabaja en el empaque de carne o procesamiento de alimentos, su sindicato puede ayudarle a obtener la residencia permanente.
Piloto agroalimentario
UFCW Canada está ayudando a sus miembros a obtener la residencia permanente en Canadá a través del piloto agroalimentario. El piloto agroalimentario es un programa de inmigración temporal centrado en la escasez de mano de obra en el sector agroalimentario. Los trabajadores migrantes pueden solicitar la residencia permanente en Canadá, siempre que cumplan los requisitos del programa.
En respuesta a la demanda de reforma de la UFCW Canadá, el gobierno federal ha ampliado recientemente el piloto agroalimentario para incluir nuevas disposiciones que permitan a los sindicatos avalar la experiencia laboral canadiense de los trabajadores migrantes del sector alimentario.
El piloto agroalimentario incluye industrias como la fabricación de productos cárnicos, la producción en invernaderos, el proyecto animal y otros sectores de fabricación y procesamiento de alimentos.
La UFCW Canadá se compromete a ayudar a los miembros de la UFCW para conseguir la residencia permanente en Canadá si cumplen los requisitos para acogerse a este programa piloto.
¿Califica para la residencia permanente?
Para solicitar la residencia permanente en el marco del piloto agroalimentario, necesitará contar con:
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experiencia laboral canadiense que cumpla los requisitos en una o más de las industrias elegibles, como la fabricación de productos cárnicos, la producción de invernaderos o champiñones, y otras ocupaciones. Su sindicato puede avalar su experiencia laboral canadiense. Su experiencia laboral canadiense debe ser:
- de un mínimo de 1 año de trabajo no estacional y a tiempo completo en los últimos 3 años (al menos 1560 horas)
- en una de las ocupaciones elegibles indicadas en uno de los sectores elegibles
- a través del programa de trabajadores extranjeros temporales
- una oferta de trabajo a tiempo completo, no estacional, de un empleador canadiense en una de las industrias y ocupaciones elegibles (fuera de Quebec)
- cumplir los requisitos lingüísticos canadienses en inglés o francés. Se requiere un nivel 4 de inglés o francés, y la UFCW Canadá puede ayudarle a cumplir estos requisitos.
- cumplir los requisitos educativos y presentar una evaluación de credenciales educativas (ECA) que demuestre una credencial de enseñanza secundaria
- disponer de fondos de liquidación
- mantener el estatuto de residente temporal (si ya está en Canadá)
¡Su sindicato está a su disposición! Si cree que cumple estos requisitos, envíanos un mensaje y un representante de la UFCW Canadá se pondrá en contacto con usted para ayudarle a iniciar el proceso.
Ang Daan sa Permanenteng Paninirahan
Maraming Salamat sa inyong Pag-bisita!
Kung kayo ay Temporary Foreign Worker at nag-tatrabaho sa Meat Packing o sa Food Processing . Ang inyong Unyon ay makatutulong na mai-kuha kayo ng Permanenteng Paninirahan.
Agri-Food Pilot
Ang UFCW Canada ay tumutulong sa mga miyembro nito na makakuha ng permamenteng paninirahan dito sa Canada, sa pamamagitan ng Agri-Food Pilot. Ang Agri-Food Pilot ay panandaliang programa ng Imigrasyon na nakatutok sa kakulangan ng mga trabahador sa sector ng Agrikultura at pagkain. Ang mga mangagawang Migrante ay maaring mag-apply ng permanenteng paninirahan sa Canada kasama nito ang ay pagtupad sa mga kinakailangang requirements ng programa.
Sa pag-tugon ng UFCW Canada para sa demand ng reporma. Ang gobyernong Federal ay pinalawak ang Agri-Food Pilot kasama nito ang mga bagong probisyon na payagan ang mga Unyon na patunayan ang mangagawa sa kanilang “Canadian work experience” bilang mangagawang migrante sa produksyon ng pagkain.
Kasama ng Agri-Food Pilot ang mga industriya kagaya ng meat product manufacturing, greenhouse production, animal project, at iba pang pagawaan, mga produksyon ng pag-kain at pag-proseso ng pagkain.
Ang UFCW Canada ay tapat na tulungan ang mga miyermbro ng UFCW upang makuha ng mga migranteng mangagawa ang permanenteng paninirahan dito sa Canada, kung sila ay kwalipikado dito sa Agri-food Pilot.
Kwalipikado ka ba sa Permanenteng Paninirahan?
Para mag-applysa permanenteng paninirahan sa ilalim ng Agri-Food Pilot, kailangan mo ang mga sumusunod:
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eligible Canadian work experience Isa sa mga nararapat na industriya kagaya ng meat product manufacturing, greenhouse, or mushroom production, at iba pang trabaho. Ang inyong Unyon ang mag-papatunay ng inyong Canadian work experience. Para sa inyong Canadian work experience naririto ang inyong kinakailangan:
- Minimum 1- taon na non-seasonal, full-time na trabaho sa loob ng 3 taon (at least 1,560 hours)
- Isa sa mga eligible occupations listed under one of the eligible industries
- Sa pamamagitan ng “Temporary Foreign Worker Program”
- Full-time na, non-seasonal job offer na nag-mula sa Canadian employer na isa sa mga eligible industries and occupations (sa labas ng Probinsya ng Quebec)
- Upang makuha ang Canadian Language Requirements in English or French. Level 4 English or French ang kinakailangan, at ang UFCW Canada, ay makatutulong upang makuha ninyo ang mga requirements.
- Upang makuha ang educational requirementsat maka-pagbigay ng educational credential assessment (ECA) na mag papakita ng secondary school credential
- At mag -karoon settlement funds
- Upang mapanatili ang Pansamantalang estado ng paninirahan (if already in Canada)
Ang inyong Unyon ay naririto upang tulungan ka! Kung sa iyong pananaw na nakuha mo na itong mga kinakailangang requirements, Padalhan kami ng mensahe at ang aming UFCW Canada Representatib ay kokontakin kayo upang masimulan ang proseso.