Immigration
Basics
Basics
This type of work permit allows a worker to leave an abusive employer and work for any employer in Canada.
What is a Vulnerable Worker Open Work Permit (VWOWP)?
What is the provincial minimum wage?
MWC's predecessor was founded in this decade.
What are the 1980's? [1986; incorporated 1987]
This country is the world's largest coffee producer.
What is Brazil?
Name an astronomical unit of measurement of distance.
What is a lightyear (9 trillion km); an Astronomical Unit (AU - distance between Earth and the Sun - 150mil km). Arcsecond is a measure of how far apart two distant objects are (1/3600th of a degree, or the width of an angle of a 1-meter wide object seen from 3577 km away).
Canada's immigration system is governed by this federal law.
What is the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA)?
If terminated without notice after 1 year of continuous employment, you are entitled to at least this much notice or pay in place of notice under the ESA.
What is two weeks? [ESA: "Compensation for length of service/CLOS"; common law: severance pay; pay in lieu of notice]
MWC is located on the unceded ancestral lands of three First Nations at the Vancouver office. Can you name one?
Who are the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) or səl̓ilwətaɁɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) people.
This Central American country's name means "The Saviour" in Spanish.
What is El Salvador?
This is the second-closest planet to the Sun, often called Earth's "twin" (and a vision of our future with runaway greenhouse gas effects).
What is Venus?
What is Guyana?
Name two situations when an employer does not need to give notice or pay under the ESA (ignoring any terms in an employment contract).
What are: if you quit or retire; are employed less than 3 months; dismissed for just cause; hired for a period of less than 12 months (term employment); unforeseeable event (death of a person being cared for); refusal of reasonable alternative work (in the event of unsafe working conditions - employer may provide reasonable alternative work and refusal is grounds for dismissal).
The MWC Mission includes advancing rights through legal services & advocacy, public legal education, research, and this.
What is engaging in law and policy reform? [systemic law reform; systemic policy reform]
This country is made up of about 7000 islands.
What is the Philippines?
Similar to the asteroid belt between Mars and the Outer Solar System, this region beyond Neptune and our farthest planets contain icy bodies and dwarf planets like Pluto.
What is the Kuiper Belt? [Oort Cloud is much much farther away and never been proven to exist - but is where our comets come from generally]
What is a Humanitarian & Compassionate (H&C) PR application?
This type of dismissal from a job occurs if your employer reduces your hours, pay, type of work, or major conditions of your job, without your agreement.
What is constructive dismissal? [workers who are constructively dismissed are often labelled as "no-shows" or "quitters" by employers - constructive dismissal is a legal finding]
MWC Okanagan is located on the unceded ancestral lands of which people?
Who are the Syilx or Okanagan people? [Language: nsyilxcən] ["seeyl-kh/x"]
This Caribbean nation is the only country in the world named after a woman.
What is Saint Lucia? [Lucia of Syracuse (c. 283 – 304 AD), Roman Christian martyr; [technically, Ireland is named after a goddess]
This is the largest moon of Saturn, larger than the planet Mercury. Its name derives from giants of old Greek and Roman legends.
What is Titan?
People with temporary status (visitors, students, workers) cannot access this BC government benefit, but may qualify for Employment Insurance if eligible instead.
What is provincial income assistance? [also accept PWD, but it is distinct; welfare; social assistance]
[Difficult]
If your employer fires you for poor performance or lateness, they can only claim "just cause" without notice if they meet a set of four conditions. The first is that: The worker was clearly told the standards they must meet. As a group, can you provide the next three?
2. The worker was told they weren't meeting the standard (communicated to the worker).
3. The worker was given reasonable time and help/opportunity to improve.
4. The worker was warned they'd be fired if they didn't improve.
One of MWC's values is to apply this type of lens when assessing and addressing problems.
What is an intersectional, anti-racist, or feminist lens?
This African country has the most official languages in the world.
What is South Africa?
What is the latest international large-scale observatory or telescope (on Earth or in space) that is now in use?
Would accept the Vera Rubin Observatory (formerly Large Synoptic Survey Telescope - taking a complete snapshot of the Southern sky every 2-3 days), or James Webb Space Telescope (visible light & infrared space telescope with 6.5 metre primary mirror)