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雇主称无法找到加拿大人填补时薪40加元以上的临时外国劳工（TFW）职位空缺
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
部分职位需接受积极的劳动力市场影响评估 (LMI)，这意味着雇主申请临时外国劳工的理由是没有加拿大人可以填补该职位。
上周，保守党领袖皮埃尔·波利耶夫 (Pierre Poilievre) 呼吁果断终止临时外国劳工 (TFW) 计划，并宣称“是时候让加拿大人拥有加拿大的工作机会了”。
这对波利耶夫来说是一个小小的转变。在四月份的联邦选举中，他只承诺减少加拿大批准的临时外国劳工（TFW）数量，并清除较为明显的移民欺诈案件。
但保守党以“终止临时外国劳工计划”为由，明显利用了公众对该计划的不满情绪。就在他呼吁终止所有临时外国劳工许可的几个小时后，不列颠哥伦比亚省新民主党省长戴维·埃比（David Eby）也加入了他的行列，后者表示该计划必须“取消或进行重大改革”。
如果公众情绪转向反对临时外国劳工制度，部分原因是人们更加意识到雇主声称找不到加拿大人来填补其职位的条件。
任何临时外国劳工的招聘都必须首先进行“劳动力市场影响评估”。它实际上是一份招聘启事，列出了职位的基本信息，并附有免责声明：“雇主找不到适合该职位的加拿大工人，因此申请了劳动力市场影响评估 (LMIA) 以招聘临时外国工人。”
许多此类 LMIA 之所以如此备受争议，是因为它们通常描述了一些非常理想的工作，但对资格要求不高。而且，在失业率高的城市，提交此类申请的数量也相当可观。
去年，一篇在 Reddit 上走红的帖子展示了一张热点图，其中列出了所有在多伦多地区声称找不到加拿大人申请临时外国工人后获得批准的雇主。最近，JobWatchCanada 网站推出了一个可搜索的活跃 LMIA 数据库，其中包含交互式地图和指南，方便雇主查看哪些是该数据库的重度用户。
截至本文截稿时，加拿大政府官方职位库中已发布了超过 4,000 个活跃的 LMIA。以下只是一些雇主声称找不到任何合格加拿大人申请的职位的粗略示例。数十家快餐店的时薪至少30加元
快餐业是典型的最低工资行业。截至2025年，各省的最低工资标准从阿尔伯塔省和萨斯喀彻温省的每小时15加元到努纳武特地区的每小时19.75加元不等。
然而，几乎每个省份都有快餐店持有有效的劳工市场影响评估（LMIA），声称即使工资翻倍也找不到加拿大籍员工。
位于不列颠哥伦比亚省戈尔登市的一家Dairy Queen正在招聘一名临时外国劳工担任经理，时薪40加元。位于萨斯喀彻温省张伯伦市的一家Subway餐厅报告称，他们找不到任何加拿大籍员工担任“食品服务主管”，时薪33.6加元。位于不列颠哥伦比亚省维多利亚市的两家汉堡王正在招聘临时外国劳工担任助理经理，时薪36加元。
与此同时，Tim Hortons的LMIA已超过80份。安大略省布兰普顿市的一家Tim Hortons门店正在招聘一名临时工，以填补时薪36加元的助理经理职位。卑诗省库特尼市的一家Tim Hortons门店正在招聘一名经理，时薪也是36加元。卑诗省基洛纳市的一家Tim Hortons门店正在招聘一名“食品服务经理”，年薪7.2万加元。
实际上，保守党在呼吁终止TFW计划时，就把Tim Hortons单独挑出来了。一份声明称，这家连锁店是一家“曾经备受喜爱的咖啡店”，并且“雇佣了几乎难以想象数量的TFW”。
无需技能的入门级工作，薪水高于平均水平
根据加拿大统计局的最新数据，加拿大的平均时薪为35.24加元。而且，不同省份的工资略有不同。新斯科舍省人均时薪为30.92加元，而阿尔伯塔省人均时薪为36.36加元。
因此，值得注意的是，尽管对高中以上学历的要求不高，但许多劳工市场影响评估 (LMIA) 却承诺提供高于平均水平的时薪。
今年 6 月，卡尔加里一家汽车修理厂提交了一份 LMIA，招聘“汽车修理工助手”。这份工作本质上就是“跑腿”。该助手的起薪为每小时 36.50 加元，雇主承诺承担搬迁费用，“经验”类别中只包含“愿意接受培训”几个字。
不列颠哥伦比亚省兰里市一家石膏板承包商表示，他们找不到时薪 36.75 加元的加拿大石膏板安装工。萨斯喀彻温省洛伊德明斯特市的一家电子烟商店提交了一份 LMIA，以填补一个时薪 36.05 加元的轮班主管职位，该职位的学历要求是高中文凭。
在安大略省伍德布里奇市，一位房主提交了一份 LMIA，以填补
一份时薪38加元的家政服务，唯一的要求是申请人必须会说英语。教育要求栏里列出的是“没有学位、证书或文凭”，工作经验要求也只是“愿意接受培训”。
多个年薪10万加元的工作
大多数加拿大人从事的工作年薪低于10万加元，但MoneySense最近委托进行的一项民意调查显示，10万加元的年薪是大多数受访者认为他们能过上“舒适”生活的起点。
然而，多个LMIA申请的职位年薪至少为六位数。
不列颠哥伦比亚省阿尔德格罗夫的一家兽医诊所正在寻找一名临时外国工人，以填补其年薪11万加元的马兽医职位。曼尼托巴省的一所公立小学正在寻找一名临时外国工人，以填补年薪高达139,113.92加元的教学职位。
卑诗省雷夫尔斯托克的一家直升机滑雪公司目前正在招聘一名临时外国员工，以填补其“户外导游”的职位空缺，该职位日薪在 450 至 575 加元之间，提供食宿和牙科保险。这显然是一份季节性工作，但这样的薪资水平相当于每年 14 万美元。
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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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