As an Alberta Employer in the food and beverage processing industry, you must also:

• Operate an agricultural-based industrial food processing plant. In collaboration with the AINPs partner ministry, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF), this program has been established to assist with labour challenges in industrial food processing plants. Retail establishments are not considered part of the food processing sector for which this category was created and are not considered eligible employers under this AINP category.
• Have satisfactory recruitment strategies, employment policies and practices, retention and settlement in order to qualify for allocations.

As a Candidate in the food and beverage processing industry, you must also:

• Complete an interview with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry (AAF) staff and be able to satisfy AAF regarding your suitability for the AINP.
• Have a total of three years of full-time work experience in your home country prior to arriving in Canada in a physically demanding job similar to that found in the food and beverage processing industry.
• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of three months before applying to the AINP.

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As an Alberta Employer in the hotel and lodging industry, you must also:

• Be a member in good standing with the Alberta Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA) and adopt the associations practices with respect to hiring and employing temporary foreign workers.
• Be aware that you are eligible for a maximum number of allocations per calendar year for Food and Beverage Servers and Room Attendants based on the total number of rooms at a property. Allocations can be for Food and Beverage Servers and Room Attendants or a combination of both. Allocations are as follows:
  • 1 - 50 rooms = 2 allocations/calendar year
  • 51 - 100 rooms = 4 allocations/calendar year
  • 101 - 150 rooms = 6 allocations/calendar year
  • 151 - 200 rooms = 8 allocations/calendar year
  • 201- 250 rooms = 10 allocations/calendar year
  • 251 - 350 rooms = 12 allocations/calendar year
  • 351 - 400 rooms = 14 allocations/calendar year
  • 401 - 450 rooms = 16 allocations/calendar year
  • 451 rooms or more = 18 allocations/calendar year
• Be aware that you are only eligible for one allocation per property, per calendar year for the occupation of Front Desk Agent/Clerk.
• Have satisfactory recruitment strategies and conditions, employment policies and practices, retention and settlement in order to qualify for allocations.

Candidates must:

• Have a total of three (3) years of work experience in a job directly related to the hotel and lodging industry (abroad and/or in Canada).
• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of six months before applying to the AINP.

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As an Alberta Employer in the manufacturing industry, you must also:

• Have satisfactory recruitment strategies and conditions, employment policies and practices, retention and settlement in order to qualify for allocations.

As a Candidate in the manufacturing industry, you must also:

• Have a minimum of two years of work experience in a job similar to your employers type of business;
  • At least one year out of the two years must consist of work experience obtained in Canada.
• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of six months before applying to the AINP.

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Definition of long-haul and short-haul truck drivers

Long-haul: Drivers depart for destinations thousands of kilometres away from home. They cross inter-provincial boundaries and travel over international routes across North America. Drivers are away from home for several days per week or weeks at a time. A long-haul driver is one who operates a tractor-trailer combination vehicle and hauls commercial goods over long distances.

Long-haul truck drivers are eligible under the AINP.

Short-haul: Drivers typically leave home or the terminal in the morning and travel to destinations within a half days or one days drive; they make numerous stops to pick up and deliver goods over a relatively short distance.

Short-haul truck drivers are not eligible under the AINP.

• Have satisfactory recruitment strategies and conditions, employment policies and practices, retention and settlement in order to qualify for allocations.
  • Allocations will also be based on:
    • the number of temporary foreign workers approved under a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
    • size of company, and
    • total number of long-haul drivers employed by the company and past performance (retention rates)
    • 10-15 per cent of the total number of long-haul drivers employed by the company
  • Companies will not receive an allocation larger than the number of foreign drivers for which the company has received an LMIA.
  • A review of the retention rate of the company with previous allocations will be conducted. Companies with retention rates of less than 50 per cent may not receive a full yearly allocation. These companies will have to demonstrate improved recruitment and hiring practices.
• Provide information regarding recruitment activity and supporting documentation that demonstrates that the foreign trained driver is aware of the scope of their employment, which includes:
  • duration of long-haul trips taken
  • mileage
  • normal amount of days away from home
  • anticipated annual salary.
• Show the Candidate has received in-Alberta training.
  • If you provide the training, details of the training program must be provided, including training content, hours of training provided in a classroom and supervised road training, testing methodology, and results.
  • If the training is provided by a third party, a copy of the program syllabus must be provided including hours of classroom and supervised road training, testing methodology and results.
  • The in-Alberta training and supervision must certify familiarity with traffic laws, documentation requirements (record of loads, vehicle maintenance log books, mileage, etc.) and areas of specialization (hazardous goods, mountains, winter driving conditions, running in major metropolitan areas, etc).
• Show that Candidates have prior driving training and related experience in a professional capacity.

As a Candidate in the long-haul trucking industry, you must also:

• Be working for your Alberta employer as a long-haul truck driver (refer to definition above).
• Show you have a valid Alberta Class 1 drivers license and are eligible to meet provincial regulations.
• Provide a copy of your foreign drivers license which indicates C+E certification (if from Europe).
  • Both parts of the license must be provided. If the drivers license is not in English, it must be translated by a certified translator.
• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of six months before applying to the AINP.
• Have driven in a professional capacity before coming to Canada and provide sufficient credible documentation to demonstrate your previous driving related training (hazardous goods, etc.) and work experience.
  • You must provide reference letters on company letterhead, dated, and signed with the title or position of the individual from the company who is providing the reference. E-mail letters are acceptable if they are sent from the e-mail account of the company that is providing the references (not hotmail, gmail or yahoo accounts). The letter must state the occupation of the employee, either HGV/LGV driver, and/or describe the work they performed which clearly indicates the equipment that was driven (articulated, semi, reefer, tanker, etc.).

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At this time, applications are currently being accepted and will be assessed against the criteria below.

As an Alberta Employer in the foodservices industry, you must also:

• Be aware that you are eligible for only one allocation per restaurant location for one (1) of the three selected occupations (listed above) under this pilot project.
• Sign an Employer Compliance Declaration Form (PDF) and attach it to your application, answering each question about the status of your business with the following legislative authorities:
  • Employment Standards Code
  • Public Health Act
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act
  • Workers Compensation Act
  • Human Rights, Citizenship and Multiculturalism Act.

  You must be in compliance with all legislation. All your answers must be truthful, correct and complete. Failure to completely disclose your current status with any of the applicable legislative authorities will result in the refusal of current and future applications submitted to the AINP on the basis of non-disclosure. The AINP reserves the right to declare you as an employer ineligible to apply under the program for up to 5 years from date of application received for non-disclosure.

• You are obligated to uphold provincial standards for both workplace health and safety, and offer your candidate(s), for as long as your candidate(s) is/are employed, a sustainable and reliable work environment.
  • The AINP supports all legislation regarding a safe and healthy work environment, and will not approve an employer who does not adequately demonstrate compliance in meeting the AINP criteria and applicable requirements, criteria and/or standards under that legislation.
• Show that accommodations for the Candidate are available at a cost that does not exceed 33 per cent of the Candidates gross salary.

As a Candidate in the foodservices industry, you must also:

• Have a total of three (3) years of work experience in a job directly related to food and beverage services (abroad and/or in Canada).
• Be employed in Alberta for a minimum of nine (9) months before applying to the AINP.