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雇主稱無法找到加拿大人填補時薪40加元以上的臨時外國勞工（TFW）職位空缺
作者：Tristin Hopper 2025年9月9日
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/money/topstories/first-reading-the-40-per-hour-tfw-jobs-that-employers-say-they-can-t-find-canadians-to-fill/ar-AA1M7RkW
部分職位需接受積極的勞動力市場影響評估 (LMI)，這意味著雇主申請臨時外國勞工的理由是沒有加拿大人可以填補該職位。
上周，保守黨領袖皮埃爾·波利耶夫 (Pierre Poilievre) 呼籲果斷終止臨時外國勞工 (TFW) 計劃，並宣稱“是時候讓加拿大人擁有加拿大的工作機會了”。
這對波利耶夫來說是一個小小的轉變。在四月份的聯邦選舉中，他隻承諾減少加拿大批準的臨時外國勞工（TFW）數量，並清除較為明顯的移民欺詐案件。
但保守黨以“終止臨時外國勞工計劃”為由，明顯利用了公眾對該計劃的不滿情緒。就在他呼籲終止所有臨時外國勞工許可的幾個小時後，不列顛哥倫比亞省新民主黨省長戴維·埃比（David Eby）也加入了他的行列，後者表示該計劃必須“取消或進行重大改革”。
如果公眾情緒轉向反對臨時外國勞工製度，部分原因是人們更加意識到雇主聲稱找不到加拿大人來填補其職位的條件。
任何臨時外國勞工的招聘都必須首先進行“勞動力市場影響評估”。它實際上是一份招聘啟事，列出了職位的基本信息，並附有免責聲明：“雇主找不到適合該職位的加拿大工人，因此申請了勞動力市場影響評估 (LMIA) 以招聘臨時外國工人。”
許多此類 LMIA 之所以如此備受爭議，是因為它們通常描述了一些非常理想的工作，但對資格要求不高。而且，在失業率高的城市，提交此類申請的數量也相當可觀。
去年，一篇在 Reddit 上走紅的帖子展示了一張熱點圖，其中列出了所有在多倫多地區聲稱找不到加拿大人申請臨時外國工人後獲得批準的雇主。最近，JobWatchCanada 網站推出了一個可搜索的活躍 LMIA 數據庫，其中包含交互式地圖和指南，方便雇主查看哪些是該數據庫的重度用戶。
截至本文截稿時，加拿大政府官方職位庫中已發布了超過 4,000 個活躍的 LMIA。以下隻是一些雇主聲稱找不到任何合格加拿大人申請的職位的粗略示例。數十家快餐店的時薪至少30加元
快餐業是典型的最低工資行業。截至2025年，各省的最低工資標準從阿爾伯塔省和薩斯喀徹溫省的每小時15加元到努納武特地區的每小時19.75加元不等。
然而，幾乎每個省份都有快餐店持有有效的勞工市場影響評估（LMIA），聲稱即使工資翻倍也找不到加拿大籍員工。
位於不列顛哥倫比亞省戈爾登市的一家Dairy Queen正在招聘一名臨時外國勞工擔任經理，時薪40加元。位於薩斯喀徹溫省張伯倫市的一家Subway餐廳報告稱，他們找不到任何加拿大籍員工擔任“食品服務主管”，時薪33.6加元。位於不列顛哥倫比亞省維多利亞市的兩家漢堡王正在招聘臨時外國勞工擔任助理經理，時薪36加元。
與此同時，Tim Hortons的LMIA已超過80份。安大略省布蘭普頓市的一家Tim Hortons門店正在招聘一名臨時工，以填補時薪36加元的助理經理職位。卑詩省庫特尼市的一家Tim Hortons門店正在招聘一名經理，時薪也是36加元。卑詩省基洛納市的一家Tim Hortons門店正在招聘一名“食品服務經理”，年薪7.2萬加元。
實際上，保守黨在呼籲終止TFW計劃時，就把Tim Hortons單獨挑出來了。一份聲明稱，這家連鎖店是一家“曾經備受喜愛的咖啡店”，並且“雇傭了幾乎難以想象數量的TFW”。
無需技能的入門級工作，薪水高於平均水平
根據加拿大統計局的最新數據，加拿大的平均時薪為35.24加元。而且，不同省份的工資略有不同。新斯科舍省人均時薪為30.92加元，而阿爾伯塔省人均時薪為36.36加元。
因此，值得注意的是，盡管對高中以上學曆的要求不高，但許多勞工市場影響評估 (LMIA) 卻承諾提供高於平均水平的時薪。
今年 6 月，卡爾加裏一家汽車修理廠提交了一份 LMIA，招聘“汽車修理工助手”。這份工作本質上就是“跑腿”。該助手的起薪為每小時 36.50 加元，雇主承諾承擔搬遷費用，“經驗”類別中隻包含“願意接受培訓”幾個字。
不列顛哥倫比亞省蘭裏市一家石膏板承包商表示，他們找不到時薪 36.75 加元的加拿大石膏板安裝工。薩斯喀徹溫省洛伊德明斯特市的一家電子煙商店提交了一份 LMIA，以填補一個時薪 36.05 加元的輪班主管職位，該職位的學曆要求是高中文憑。
在安大略省伍德布裏奇市，一位房主提交了一份 LMIA，以填補
一份時薪38加元的家政服務，唯一的要求是申請人必須會說英語。教育要求欄裏列出的是“沒有學位、證書或文憑”，工作經驗要求也隻是“願意接受培訓”。
多個年薪10萬加元的工作
大多數加拿大人從事的工作年薪低於10萬加元，但MoneySense最近委托進行的一項民意調查顯示，10萬加元的年薪是大多數受訪者認為他們能過上“舒適”生活的起點。
然而，多個LMIA申請的職位年薪至少為六位數。
不列顛哥倫比亞省阿爾德格羅夫的一家獸醫診所正在尋找一名臨時外國工人，以填補其年薪11萬加元的馬獸醫職位。曼尼托巴省的一所公立小學正在尋找一名臨時外國工人，以填補年薪高達139,113.92加元的教學職位。
卑詩省雷夫爾斯托克的一家直升機滑雪公司目前正在招聘一名臨時外國員工，以填補其“戶外導遊”的職位空缺，該職位日薪在 450 至 575 加元之間，提供食宿和牙科保險。這顯然是一份季節性工作，但這樣的薪資水平相當於每年 14 萬美元。
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The $40+ per hour TFW jobs that employers say they can't find Canadians to fill
Last week, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre called for a decisive end to the temporary foreign worker (TFW) program, declaring “it’s time for Canadian jobs for Canadian workers.”
This is a bit of a shift for Poilievre. During the April federal election, he had promised only to reduce the number of TFWs approved in Canada, and to weed out the more obvious cases of immigration fraud.
But with their “end the temporary foreign worker program” tack, the Conservatives are tapping into an obvious well of public discontent over the program. Mere hours after his call to end all temporary foreign worker permits, Poilievre was joined by the NDP premier of B.C., David Eby, who said the program had to be “cancelled or significantly reformed.”
If public sentiment is turning against the TFW system, it’s partially because of a greater awareness of the conditions under which employers are claiming they cannot find Canadians for their jobs.
Any hiring of a temporary foreign worker has to first be preceded by a “Labour Market Impact Assessment.” It’s effectively a job posting laying out the basic details of the position, and carrying the disclaimer “the employer could not find a Canadian worker for this job and applied for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire a temporary foreign worker.”
What’s made many of these LMIAs so controversial is that they often describe quite desirable jobs with minimal qualifications. There are also noticeably high numbers of them being submitted in cities with high unemployment.
Last year, a viral Reddit post featured a heat map of all the Toronto-area employers who had been approved for temporary foreign workers after claiming to find no Canadian applicants. More recently, the website JobWatchCanada has launched a searchable database of active LMIAs, complete with interactive maps and guides to which employers are the heaviest users.
As this story goes to press, there are more than 4,000 active LMIAs posted on an official Government of Canada Job Bank. Below is just a cursory sampling of the positions for which employers claim they can’t find a single qualified Canadian to apply.
Dozens of fast food gigs paying at least $30 per hour
Working in fast food is the classic minimum wage job. And as of 2025, provincial minimum wages range from $15 per hour in Alberta and Saskatchewan, to $19.75 per hour in Nunavut.
Nevertheless, there are fast food restaurants in virtually every province with active LMIAs claiming they cannot find Canadian staff even at double that rate.
A Dairy Queen in Golden, B.C., is seeking a temporary foreign worker to work as a manager at $40 per hour. A Subway in Chamberlain, Sask., reported it can’t find any Canadians to work as a “food service supervisor” at $33.60 per hour. Two Victoria, B.C., Burger Kings are seeking temporary foreign workers to work as assistant managers at $36 per hour.
Meanwhile, there are more than 80 active LMIAs for Tim Hortons. A Brampton, Ont., Tim Hortons is looking for a temporary worker to fill a $36 per hour assistant manager gig. A Tim Hortons in Courtenay, B.C., is seeking a manager, also at $36 per hour. A “food services manager” at a Kelowna, B.C., Tim Hortons advertised at $72,000 per year.
Tim Hortons was actually singled out by the Conservatives in their call to end the TFW program. A statement called the chain a “once beloved coffee shop” that has “hired an almost unimaginable number of TFWs.”
No-skill, entry-level jobs paying above-average salaries
According to recent data from Statistics Canada, Canada’s average hourly wage is $35.24. And this varies somewhat based on province. The average Nova Scotian is pulling down $30.92 per hour, while the average Albertan is paid $36.36.
So it’s notable that there are multiple LMIAs promising above-average hourly wages despite having few requirements for anything beyond a high school degree.
In June, a Calgary auto shop submitted an LMIA for a “motor vehicle mechanic helper.” The job is to essentially act as a “gofer.” The starting wage for the helper job is $36.50 per hour, the employer promises to cover relocation costs, and the “experience” category contains only the words “will train.”
A Langley, B.C., drywall contractor said it can’t find any Canadian drywall installers at $36.75 per hour. A vape shop in Lloydminster, Sask., has filed an LMIA to fill a $36.05 per hour shift supervisor job in which the educational requirement is a high school diploma.
In Woodbridge, Ont., a homeowner filed an LMIA for a $38 per hour housekeeper in which the only qualification is that the applicant has to speak English. “No degree, certificate or diploma,” is listed in the space for educational requirements, and the requirement for work experience is just “will train.”
Multiple $100,000-per-year jobs
The majority of Canadians work a job that pays them less than $100,000 per year, but a recent poll commissioned by MoneySense identified a $100,000 salary as the point when a plurality of respondents would feel they were making a “comfortable” living.
And yet, multiple LMIAs are for jobs paying at least six figures.
An Aldergrove, B.C., veterinarian is seeking a temporary foreign worker to fill its post for a $110,000 per year equine veterinarian. A public elementary school in Manitoba is seeking a temporary foreign worker to fill a teaching post paying up to $139,113.92 per year.
A Revelstoke, B.C., heli-skiing company is currently seeking a temporary foreign worker to fill their post for an “outdoor guide” paying between $450 and $575 per day, with room and board provided, as well as a dental plan. It’s obviously a seasonal job, but that rate of pay is equivalent to earning $140,000 per year.
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