Assessment of employment offered

(1)203 (1) On application under Division 2 for a work permit made by a foreign national other than a foreign national referred to in subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(i) to (ii.1), an officer must determine, on the basis of an assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development, of any information provided on the officer’s request by the employer making the offer and of any other relevant information, if

(1.01)(1.01) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the employment of a foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the labour market in Canada if the offer of employment requires the ability to communicate in a language other than English or French, unless

(1.1)(1.1) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), the employment of the foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the labour market in Canada if

(2)(2) Subject to subsection (2.02), the Department of Employment and Social Development must provide the assessment referred to in subsection (1) on the request of an officer or an employer or group of employers, none of whom is an employer who

(2.01)(2.01) A request may be made in respect of

(2.02)(2.02) If any of the circumstances set out in section 209.5 exist, the processing of a request for an assessment under subsection (2) is suspended so long as the Department of Employment and Social Development has a reason to suspect that

(2.1)(2.1) The assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development on the matters set out in paragraphs (1)(a) to (g) must be based on any information provided by the employer making the offer and any other relevant information.

(3)(3) An assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development with respect to the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(b) must, unless the employment of the foreign national is unlikely to have a positive or neutral effect on the labour market in Canada as a result of the application of subsection (1.01) or (1.1) be based on the following factors:

(3.1)(3.1) An assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development shall indicate the period during which the assessment is in effect for the purposes of subsection (1).

(4)(4) In the case of a foreign national who intends to work in the Province of Quebec, the assessment provided by the Department of Employment and Social Development shall be made in concert with the competent authority of that Province.

(5)(5) For the purposes of this section, an affiliate includes

(6)(6) For the purposes of subsection (5), control, whether direct or indirect, exercised or not, includes