May 22, 2019 – Quebec has tabled a draft regulation to establish a mandatory licence system aimed at personnel placement agencies and recruitment agencies for Temporary Foreign Workers (TFWs).
The legislation is designed to improve protection of TFWs working in the French-speaking province.
The licence, which will require payment of a $1,780 fee, will be issued by the province's Committee on Standards, Equity, Health and Work Safety.
Quebec's decision to introduce a licencing system follows a similar move in British Columbia earlier in 2019.
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