Foreign Worker Programs: Sectoral Agreements

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This page contains information relating to Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding signed by Ontario Region Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) and interested stakeholders in the following sectors:

• Manufacturing Sector: Tooling and Machining Trades
• Construction
• Agricultural Sector

On Jan 11, 2001 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with industry representatives and the Ontario Government that allows for the streamlined processing of foreign workers qualified to work in the following occupations in the manufacturing sector:

• Tool and Die Maker
• Mould Maker
• Foundry Pattern Maker

Detailed information is available on the following topics pertaining to this MOU:

• Tooling and Machining Trades: Summary and Processing Details
• MOU: full text of the agreement

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On Sept 24, 2004 a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed with the Greater Toronto Home Builders' Association (GTHBA) and Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) that allows for the streamlined processing of foreign workers qualified to work in the following occupations in the construction sector:

• Bricklayers
• Framers
• Carpenters
• Formworkers
• Cement Finishers
• Drywallers
• Tilesetters
• Installers 
• Construction Labourers

Detailed information is available on the following topics pertaining to this MOU:

• Construction MOU: Summary and processing details
• MOU: full text of the agreement

Agricultural Programs and Services administers the Caribbean and Mexican Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program in Ontario. The following agreements have been signed that allow for the streamlined processing of foreign workers qualified to work in the agricultural sector.