Simultaneous Recruitment of Canadians/Permanent Residents and Non-Canadians

Updated October 7, 2023

Advertisements for academic positions at the University of Windsor must include the following language:

“All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians qnd permanent residents will be given priority.”

What does this mean?

• You may advertise for both Canadians and non-Canadians simultaneously.
• You may shortlist both Canadians and non-Canadians simultaneously.
• You may interview both Canadians and non-Canadians simultaneously.

When it comes to actually offering someone a position, however, “Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority” – which means that if a Canadian and a non-Canadian are approximately equal according to the committee’s hiring grid scores, then you must offer the Canadian the position.

If a non-Canadian is demonstrably the stronger candidate, then she or he may be offered the position. However, the hiring grid scores must reflect the gap between the superior non-Canadian and the other Canadian applicants. If the non-Canadian and the top Canadian are approximately equal (When the difference between two candidates' hiring grid scores is 8% or less of the total number of available points, the candidates are deemed to be approximately equal.) – the Canadian must be offered the position.

Where two candidates are deemed approximately equal, and one candidate is a non-Canadian under-represented designated group member and the other is a Canadian non-designated group member, the Canadian candidate takes priority. Citizenship must take priority.

The rationale submitted to PCEE on Form 3 must also clearly justify, with sufficient supporting detail, why the non-Canadian is being offered the position.

When a non-Canadian is offered a position, the University must obtain a positive Labour Market Opinion from Service Canada before the prospective foreign worker may apply for a work permit. The Provost’s Office initiates an Application for a Labour Market Impact Assessment and fills out the “Foreign Academic Recruitment Summary,” in which we enter the name and citizenship of the “Foreign Worker (Successful Candidate)” and then list the “Top Three Canadian / Permanent Resident Applicants” and the reasons they were not offered the job.