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work permit at which time they can be denied entry to reside and work in Canada eventhough the LMO was approved.Remember; it’s illegal to hire a non-Canadian citizen who doesn’t have a valid workpermit.________________________________________________________________________________Foreign workers must have at least 6 months left on their work permitForeign workers who apply that already have a work permit issued elsewhere, must haveat least 6 months still left on their work permit to proceed in the interview process. Forexample, if a foreign worker only has 5 months left on their work permit they will not beconsidered for employment with GoodLife.Hiring managers must be prepared to replace the foreign worker when their work permitexpires.________________________________________________________________________________When the work permit expires, employment with GoodLife automatically endsUpon exhausting all efforts to hire a Canadian citizen, if a positive Labour Market Opinionis granted for a designated role or if someone is hired who already has a work permit,once the foreign workers work permit expires, their employment with GoodLife willautomatically end. GoodLife will not take responsibility to assist the foreign worker inextending or renewing their work permit to extend their stay and continue working inCanada. It is the hiring manager’s responsibility to ensure a replacement is hired beforethe foreign workers work permit expires.Managers must make it very clear to the foreign worker when they are hired that whentheir work permit expires their employment with GoodLife will automatically end.Scan the work permit and send to Policy and Procedure SpecialistManagers must also photocopy the work permit and place it in the associates file as wellas scan it and send it to cthibodeau@goodlifefitness.com________________________________________________________________________________Worker Acknowledgement Form’ must be signedWhen a foreign worker is hired, Managers must ensure the foreign workers signs the‘Foreign Worker Acknowledgement Form’ found at the end of the Policy and ProcedureHandbook, to ensure they clearly understand that their employment will end when theirwork permit expires. A copy of this form must be emailed tocthibodeau@goodlifefitness.com along with the scanned work permit.________________________________________________________________________________Mandatory Phone Screen QuestionHiring Managers are responsible for asking the following question in the phone screen or1 st interview:"Do you require a work permit to work in Canada?" If they say ‘Yes’ please ask"When does your work permit expire?"* If a candidate mentions that their work permit that they obtained elsewhere has expired,they cannot proceed in the interview process.** If a candidate currently has a work permit but they don’t have at least 6 months left onit before it expires, they cannot proceed in the interview process.***If a candidate mentions that they are a non-Canadian citizen currently staying inCanada but they have never had a work permit, if they are applying for a designated rolelisted above, the hiring manager can start at the beginning of the process and fill out aLabour Market Opinion in order to obtain a work permit. This process takes between 2-6months to complete and they cannot work for GoodLife during this “waiting period”.Confidential and Proprietary Information of Goodlife Fitness Clubs | V14 July 2009 18