7 (1) Subparagraph 209.3(1)(a)(iv) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
(iv) subject to subparagraph (xii), the employer must provide the foreign national with employment in the same occupation as that set out in the foreign national’s offer of employment and with wages and working conditions that are substantially the same as — but not less favourable than — those set out in that offer,
(2) Paragraph 209.3(1)(a) of the Regulations is amended by adding the following after subparagraph (v):
(vi) the employer, in the case of an employer who employs a foreign national to perform work under an international agreement between Canada and one or more countries concerning seasonal agricultural workers, must provide the foreign national with adequate accommodations,
(vii) the employer, in the case of an employer who employs a foreign national who is subject to an order or regulation made under the Emergencies Act or the Quarantine Act, must not do anything that prevents the foreign national from complying with the requirements of the order or regulation, including requiring the foreign national to do anything that is contrary to those requirements,
(viii) the employer, in the case of an employer who employs a foreign national who is subject to a provincial law that governs public health in response to COVID-19, must not do anything that prevents the foreign national from complying with the requirements of the law, including requiring the foreign national to do anything that is contrary to the law,
(ix) the employer, in the case of an employer who provides accommodations to a foreign national, must — during any period that the foreign national is required to quarantine themselves in accordance with an order or regulation made under the Emergencies Act or the Quarantine Act — provide the foreign national with accommodations that are separate from those provided to persons who are not in quarantine and that permit the foreign worker to remain at least two metres away from any other person,
(x) the employer, in the case of an employer who provides accommodations to a foreign national who is subject to an order or regulation made under the Emergencies Act or the Quarantine Act, must provide the foreign national with cleaning products for the purposes of cleaning and disinfecting the accommodations regularly,
(xi) the employer, in the case of an employer who provides accommodations to a foreign national who becomes infected with or develops any signs or symptoms of COVID-19, must provide the foreign national with accommodations that have a bedroom and a bathroom that are solely for the use of the foreign national while they isolate themselves, and
(xii) the employer, in the case of an employer who employs a foreign national who, in accordance with an order made under section 58 of the Quarantine Act, is required to isolate or quarantine themselves for a period on entry into Canada, must provide the foreign national with wages during that period that are substantially the same as those set out in the offer of employment;
(3) Subsection 209.3(2) of the Regulations is replaced by the following:
Marginal note:Period of employment
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the period of employment for which the work permit is issued includes any period during which
(a) the foreign national may, under paragraph 186(u), work in Canada without a permit after the expiry of their work permit; and
(b) the foreign national is required to isolate or quarantine themselves on entry into Canada in accordance with an order made under the Quarantine Act.