{"id":33338,"date":"2026-09-17T13:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T17:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/im-sick-and-cant-work-what-should-a-temporary-foreign-worker-do\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T13:54:29","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T17:54:29","slug":"im-sick-and-cant-work-what-should-a-temporary-foreign-worker-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/im-sick-and-cant-work-what-should-a-temporary-foreign-worker-do\/","title":{"rendered":"I\u2019m sick and can\u2019t work: What should a temporary foreign worker do?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"33338\" class=\"elementor elementor-33338 elementor-33316\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-271f0af elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"271f0af\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b69982a\" data-id=\"b69982a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4178823 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4178823\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When a temporary foreign worker gets sick and cannot work, they may have several questions: Do I need to tell my employer? Can I miss work? What documents should I keep? Where can I get help?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some important steps to help you manage the situation.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-686eb29 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"686eb29\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8a92bb\" data-id=\"a8a92bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a1a86c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a1a86c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tell your employer<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dceee04 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dceee04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you cannot go to work because of your health, let your employer know as soon as possible, using your usual method of communication.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply explain that you are sick and unable to work. You do not need to provide more personal information than necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you see a health professional, keep any documents that can confirm your absence or indicate how long you should not work.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-78ae6a5\" data-id=\"78ae6a5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d515cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d515cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sick-young-woman-coughing-sitting-home-working-laptop-768x512.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-33327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sick-young-woman-coughing-sitting-home-working-laptop-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sick-young-woman-coughing-sitting-home-working-laptop-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sick-young-woman-coughing-sitting-home-working-laptop-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/sick-young-woman-coughing-sitting-home-working-laptop.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-072decb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"072decb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b30da2\" data-id=\"5b30da2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-797be08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"797be08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep your documents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472da6a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"472da6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep documents related to your illness and absence, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documents provided by a health professional;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">prescriptions or documents related to your treatment;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">messages or emails exchanged with your employer;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">documents related to a workplace injury or accident.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also a good idea to keep copies of these documents.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-91f965f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"91f965f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd649b3\" data-id=\"cd649b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b975be elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5b975be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/sided-view-hand-filling-document-702x526.jpg\" title=\"sided-view-hand-filling-document\" alt=\"sided-view-hand-filling-document\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-28a8c90\" data-id=\"28a8c90\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b48aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b48aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If the illness or injury is work-related<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e166d4d elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e166d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you were injured at work or believe that your health problem may be related to your job, find out what steps you should take.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Qu\u00e9bec, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\"><b>CNESST<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> administers the occupational health and safety system, including workplace injuries and occupational diseases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are unsure, you can contact the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNESST<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or ask a community organization for information.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4a084 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c4a084\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What about my work permit?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-065b320 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"065b320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being sick does not automatically mean that you lose your work permit. However, your situation may depend on the type of work permit you have and the circumstances of your employment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a work permit tied to a specific employer, avoid quitting or changing employers without first finding out about the possible consequences for your immigration and employment situation.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fad1b21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fad1b21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where can I get help?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffe171b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffe171b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on your situation, you can contact different resources:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\"><b>CNESST<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for questions related to work, occupational health and safety.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/\"><b>InfoTET<\/b><\/a><b> of <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/immigrantquebec.com\/fr\/\"><b>Immigrant Qu\u00e9bec<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for information and resources for temporary foreign workers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/support-organizations\/\"><b>PSTM community organizations<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for guidance and information about resources available in your area.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Health services:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to receive the care you need.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are sick and cannot work, <\/span><b>inform your employer, seek medical care when necessary, and keep your documents<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. If your employment or immigration situation becomes complicated, get information before making an important decision.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Important:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This article provides general information and does not constitute medical, legal, or immigration advice.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccab21d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccab21d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">InfoTET of Immigrant Qu\u00e9bec accompanies and informs temporary foreign workers who hold an employer-specific work permit in Quebec.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a temporary foreign worker gets sick and cannot work, they may have several questions: Do I need to tell my employer? 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