Immigration Canada: May 2014

JOBS IN CANADA

Modern Autobody Paris Texas (Photo credit: In Paris Texas)

Position: AUTOBODY REPAIRERS (BODYMEN)

NOC 7322

Number of Positions 6

Years of Experience: 5+ years

Education: Trade school for Autobody Repairers

English Level: Active

Preferred Countries: No Preference

Needed by: ASAP

Length of Contract: 2 years

Location: Edmonton, AB

Starting Wage: 32/hour

Type of Immigration: LMO, AIT and Work Permit (Applicants will have to be approved for certification by an Alberta trade association before applying for a work permit)

Perm. Residence: Potentially

Employer pays for: Immigration Assistance with WP, Relocation & Settlement, and flight (reimbursed after 3 months of work)

Employee pays for: $450 AIT Certification Fee, $155 for Work Permit Fee, accommodation, day-to-day expenses

DESCRIPTION:

Autobody Technicians in the Autobody Repairer branch of the trade do frame and body structural repairs, body sheet metal work, plastic repairs, component replacement and alignment. Autobody Repairers are also responsible for restoring the structural integrity of the damaged vehicle during the repair process. This generally involves cutting away damaged components and welding in new or recycled replacements.

The successful candidate will enjoy working in a team environment and feel motivated to strive for continuous improvement. We offer a stable work environment and the opportunity to advance within the company; other perks include Health & Dental Benefits, Vision Care and Disability coverage. Compensation is based on skills, ability and performance – wages range from $32/h CAD (Starting Wage) - $40/h CAD. Standard work schedule is Monday to Friday, not including weekends.

Responsibility:

· Never repair a vehicle without a police sticker if the damage exceeds $2,000

· Read and verify the repair plan and perform all tasks listed for delivery date

· Inspect all parts for damage and correctness; report all missed, hidden or prior damages BEFORE REPAIRS ARE STARTED

· Ensure that a panel we are paid to do is PERFECT and rust proofed

· Close car windows and doors during repairs to reduce the amount of dust in the vehicle, cover the seat and do no place tools or parts in the interior

· Ensure proper use of frame measuring system and perform the repairs to the exact factory specifications

· If painting is required, inform the Quality Control Coordinator

· Repairs under mouldings, glass, bumpers, etc. are to be of the same quality as the rest of the vehicle

· Do not splice unless pre-authorised (rad supports, quarter, partial replace, aprons, door)

· Remove all combustible material from the welding area; cover glass, dash and wiring with welding blankets

· Apply the epoxy primer over rusting areas before applying the body filler or fiberglass

· Finish welds to ensure there are no pinholes or grinder marks; inspect for strength and appearance

· Final assembly to be done after painting to ensure concealed areas have the same quality of paint – NO SPRAY BOMBS

· Eliminate dents from the sheet metal as well as possible to ensure the least amount of filler is used; grind paint back a minimum of 2” from the filled area

· No metal bonding of truck box panels allowed; only partial bonding plus welding of roof skins, door skins and quarter panels

Requirements:

· Auto Body Technician Journeyman Certificate (Completion of Journeyman Certificate that includes Prepper, Refinisher and Repairer) or equivalent

· Complete working knowledge of the trade and related equipment along with the ability to apply the knowledge in diagnosis and repair work

· Able to understand, communicate, read and write English at a level needed to meet job related task and safety requirements

· MUST have your own tools (the company will assist with purchasing tools by providing finances and the worker will pay back)

· The ability to think logically and keep up with changes in technology

· Knowledge and understanding of Occupational Health and Safety and Environmental standards and procedures and a commitment to safe work habits

· Demonstrated excellent interpersonal and time management skills required

· Demonstrated ability to fulfill team objectives as an active positive employee and co-worker

· Strength and stamina required to handle heavy tools, manual dexterity, creativity, patience and a keen eye for detail. Please send your resume to nexuscanadavisa@gmail.com

Restaurants hope to get back to using foreign temp employees

Jason Kenney (Photo credit: mostlyconservative)

BARRIE MCKENNA AND JAMES BRADSHAW

OTTAWA and TORONTO — The Globe and Mail

Published Sunday, Apr. 27 2014, 8:18 PM EDT

Restaurants are bracing for significant new limits on their ability to hire temporary foreign workers, but are hoping to avoid a permanent ban.

Employment Minister Jason Kenney promised Sunday that the federal government would unveil more changes to the controversial program within weeks.

“We’ve been working on this for over a year,” Mr. Kenney said at the Sikh New Year parade in Toronto. “I don’t want to put a date for certain on it, but it’s more like weeks than months.”

Earlier, Mr. Kenney told CTV’s Question Periodhe’s reluctant to do anything that might impede the flow of higher skilled labour in a global economy.

“What we need is a balance,” Mr. Kenney said. “We need to mend this program, not end it.”

Last week, Ottawa imposed a moratorium on the use of the Temporary Foreign Worker program in the food service industry amid allegations of abuse by several McDonald’s outlets and a Saskatchewan pizza restaurant.

Among the options, the government could make better use of city-by-city unemployment rates to set different standards for employers across the country, said Dan Kelly, president of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, whose members include many restaurant owners.

“We are really crossing our fingers that this is not going to be a long-term thing,” Mr. Kelly said.

Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said the Conservatives have made an “absolute mash” of the program at a time when too many Canadians are looking for work. “Now they’re trying to dig themselves out of a hole of their own creation,” he said.

The moratorium for the service industry will remain in place until the government completes a probe of abuse allegations, Mr. Kenney told CTV. He acknowledged that reforms could force some restaurants to cut hours of operation or even to close.

“That’s unfortunate,” he said, “but we need to send a message to them and every other industry that they have to redouble their efforts to hire Canadians.”

Employers must work harder to hire Canadians first, even if that means paying higher wages, investing more in training and encouraging prospective employees to move to get a job, according to Mr. Kenney.

But the CFIB’s Mr. Kelly urged the government not to use the program to force changes in the labour market. “These are complicated businesses,” he said of restaurant chains, which he pointed out must often charge national prices while paying variable wages across the country.

Experts warn the program is ripe for cheating by employers because of inadequate information about local labour markets, said Dominique Gross, a professor of public policy at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver who wrote a recent report on the program for the C.D. Howe Institute. “Employers make a claim of a shortage, but if government doesn’t have the information to prove it, there is a problem,” she said.

The government could also raise the current $275 per-worker administrative fee, Prof. Gross said. That would force employers to work harder to find workers within Canada, including paying higher wages.

Prof. Gross pointed out that Canada is much more tolerant of companies who use foreign workers to fill low-skilled jobs than most other developed countries. Many European countries use foreign workers mainly to fill high-skilled positions, while allowing them for only a limited number of specific low-skilled jobs experiencing temporary shortages, she said.

University of Ottawa labour economist David Gray said auctioning temporary foreign worker permits would make the program respond better to real labour shortages. That way, employers with the greatest needs would get foreign workers.

The number of temporary foreign workers has grown rapidly since the early 2000s and has become very popular in the restaurant and hotel industry, particularly in Western Canada. The number of new foreign entrants more than tripled between 2002 and 2012 – to 338,000, up from 101,000. Add in foreign workers already in the country on longer contracts and the number reaches nearly half a million.