來自 WOORI 御用加拿大聯邦簽證顧問團所接獲的最新消息速報，加拿大政府在日前已正式宣布自 2015 年 02 月 17 日起，對於各類開放性工作簽證的申請，將加收一筆加幣 $100 元的規費，調整後規費來加幣到 $225 元，未來的打工度假族將受到直接影響！官方說法是，這筆錢的收入將會用於改善加拿大政府的資料處理系統等行政活動。據官方公告內容，這類簽證包含以下幾種：

• 打工度假工作簽證 Working holiday visa / IEC (International Experience Canada)
• 國際學生畢業後工作簽證 Post-graduate work permit
• 國際學生配偶工作簽證 Open work permit for Spouse of International students
• 技術移民配偶工作簽證 Open work permit for Spouse of skilled worker
• 準移民橋簽證 Bridge work permit

雖然官方表示在簽證申請同時繳納，但是簽證申請在打工度假申請流程屬於第二階段的不同系統中，因此目前並不確定在第一階段搶到名額後一起繳納還是與第二階段分開繳納；此外，預估加拿大打工度假將在最近釋出最新消息，請密且鎖定我們的最新資訊！

以上轉自：http://www.woori.com.tw/%E5%8A%A0%E6%8B%BF%E5%A4%A7%E6%89%93%E5%B7%A5%E9%81%8A%E5%AD%B8/%E5%8A%A0%E6%8B%BF%E5%A4%A7%E6%94%BF%E5%BA%9C%E6%AD%A3%E5%BC%8F%E5%AE%A3%E5%B8%83%E5%B0%87%E8%AA%BF%E6%BC%B2%E7%B0%BD%E8%AD%89%E7%94%B3%E8%AB%8B%E8%B2%BB%E7%94%A8%EF%BC%81/

Notice – Changes to strengthen employer accountability under the International Mobility Program

February 9, 2015 —

Employer compliance system and fee

Starting February 21, 2015, employers hiring foreign nationals who are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process will be required to submit information about their business or organization, the Offer of Employment form, and pay a fee to Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

As of that date, a foreign national who is exempt from the LMIA process will not be able to get an employer-specific work permit if their employer has not submitted the required information and paid the fee before the work permit application is submitted.

The employer compliance fee has been set at $230 and must be paid online. The fees collected will offset the cost of introducing robust employer compliance activities featuring inspections of thousands of employers.

When an inspection finds that an employer is non-compliant, the employer could face an administrative monetary penalty, a ban from hiring foreign workers and, in serious cases, a criminal investigation and prosecution. The adoption of this system will mean that all employers, whether they are hiring LMIA-exempt foreign nationals or temporary foreign workers through the LMIA process that has determined that there are no Canadians available for the job, will face the same level of scrutiny in their hiring and treatment of foreign workers.

The employer compliance fee does not apply to employers hiring foreign nationals who have open work permits. Open work permits allow the holder to work for any Canadian employer.

New fee for open work permit applicants

A fee of $100 will be collected, also starting February 21, 2015, from open work permit applicants. This fee will be paid at the same time as the work permit processing fee and can be paid online. The fees collected will offset the cost of new initiatives to improve data collection on the role of open work permit holders in the Canadian labour market, as well as increased promotional activities to encourage open work permit holders to apply for permanent residence.

International Mobility Program streams that feature open work permits rather than employer-specific work permits include the working holiday portion of International Experience Canada, the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, spouses/common-law partners of highly-skilled foreign workers and international students, and certain foreign nationals who are already in Canada waiting for the finalization of their applications for permanent residence.

以上出自官網：http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/notices/2015-02-09.asp