

An unpaid representative can be a:Ī recruiter or anybody recruiting for the employer is someone who: a member in good standing of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC)Īn unpaid representative can also assist you but isn’t authorized to collect a fee or to receive any other type of payment for rendering services.a paralegal in the Province of Ontario's law society.a member in good standing of a Canadian provincial or territorial law society or students-at-law under their supervision, or the Chambre des notaires du Québec.An authorized third-party representative is: A paid representative must be authorized to collect a fee or to receive any other type of payment to act on your behalf or to advise you in the application process. You may choose to ask a third-party representative to act on your behalf when seeking to use the TFWP to hire a TFW. If you have a complaint about your third-party representative, there are ways to get help. We won’t mediate a dispute between you and a third-party representative nor communicate complaints to a regulatory body on your behalf. We may communicate directly with you to verify information provided on the application form from the third-party representative and to complete the Labour Market Benefits Plan as it will include commitments that are employer-specific. The third-party representative also cannot demand or recover the processing fee or other costs related to recruiting from the TFW.

You mustn’t recover the costs for the services of a paid representative from the TFW. If you choose to use the services of a third-party representative (paid or unpaid), you must complete the third-party information sections of the application. Third-party representatives Use of a third-party representative Failure to do so will result in a negative Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) decision. fees paid by an employer for assistance or advice in the hiring of foreign nationalsĪs an employer, you must confirm and ensure that you or anybody recruiting on your behalf doesn’t charge or recover any recruitment fees, directly or indirectly, from the TFWs.fees paid by a foreign national for assistance with finding or securing employment.cost of using a third-party representative.There may be a variety of fees and costs incurred in the process of recruiting TFWs, including but not limited to:

The processing fee cannot be paid by nor be recovered from the TFWs.Refunds are issued only if a fee was collected in error The processing fee won’t be refunded if your application is withdrawn at your request, cancelled or if your application receives a negative assessment.

