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What is the process after booking a workshop in Canada?

ThinkReliability is proud to provide Cause Mapping® training worldwide. This article includes steps and information specifically for those who have booked a workshop in Canada to ensure a positive training experience.

While most of the workshop process will resemble the in-person workshop process described on this article, ThinkReliability instructors are required to have a work permit issued by the Canadian government to travel to Canada and deliver a Cause Mapping workshop. There are a few things that we will need from your company to obtain this permit. 

Please send the following information to your workshop coordinator no later than three weeks before the start date of the training to give us the time to complete the work permit package on our end: 

Online Offer of Employment - Employer Portal

For a ThinkReliability Instructor, a foreign worker, to be issued a valid Work Permit, the Canadian employer must first submit an “Online Offer of Employment” through the Canadian government’s Employer Portal. The employer portal is a system through which the Canadian government collects information on the Canadian employer and the foreign worker, as well as the work they will be doing in Canada. The information in the offer will be kept on file and matched upon arrival at the port of entry and will be used if your company is chosen for a compliance review in the future.
This Employer Portal User Guide includes instructions on how to register as an employer through the immigration website. The instructions should be followed carefully, as corrections cannot be made during the registration process. 
You will need the following information on hand while completing the Online Offer of Employment process: 
  • A copy of our instructor's passport. The workshop coordinator assigned to your training will send this to you by email. If you have not received this, or cannot find it in your email, please send us a note at info@thinkreliability.com and we will send you a copy promptly. 
  • The proper NOC Code. Please use NOC Code 1112 - Professional occupations in business management consulting. 
  • Our instructor's job title. The job title to use is "Management Consultant."
  • The LMIA exemption for the work performed. Please select, "CUSMA Professional - T36." When asked how the employee meets this exemption requirement, copy and paste the following: The employee is an American citizen and will be acting as a management consultant, under the North American Free Trade Agreement.
  • Compensation details. Under compensation select "alternate compensation scheme," and explain that your company will be paying ThinkReliaiblity, and ThinkReliability will be paying the instructor delivering training to your employees. As a dollar amount, the value of the agreement between the companies may be indicated. Please use the value listed on your quote confirmation. If you need assistance finding that information, please don't hesitate to reach out to your workshop coordinator.
  • Payment for job offer submission. The submission of the job offer is 230 CAD and is required at the time of offer submission. It is incredibly important that the payment receipt is printed at the time of payment. A copy of this receipt is not accessible after navigating away from when payment is made and is required for us to complete the work permit application. 

    A screenshot of the employer page showing the offer of employment number should also be taken and shared with our team. 

Letter of Invitation

As a final piece of our work permit package, we need a letter of invitation from your company for our instructor. Please use the steps below. 

Complete the Letter 

Download, review and complete this letter of invitation. The following information will be provided by your workshop coordinator or your quote confirmation: 

    • ARRIVAL DATE - Our instructor's arrival date 
    • DEPARTURE DATE - Our instructor's departure date
    • INSTRUCTOR - Our instructor's name
    • The year our instructor started with ThinkReliability
    • Our instructor's education details

To make it convenient for you, we have designed the document in Microsoft Word to allow for easy utilization of the 'find and replace' function. This means that you can easily replace the ALL CAPS fields mentioned multiple times throughout the document with the relevant information. The yellow highlighted items in the document pertain to ThinkReliability and our instructor, while the blue highlighted items are specific to your company and contact details.

Print the Letter 

Print the letter of invitation on your company's letterhead. 

Return the Letter

Sign, scan and email the letter back to your workshop coordinator.