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In majority of cases, employers need an Labour Market Impact Assesment (LMIA) before they can offer a job to a foreign worker.


An LMIA serves as a confirmation that:

- there is a necessity to hire a foreign worker in order to fill labour shortages

- no Canadians or permanent residents are available to do the job

TYPES OF LMIA

There are 4 different types of LMIA :

  1. LMIA for high-wage workers

  2. LMIA for low-wage workers

  3. LMIA for workers applying through the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program

  4. LMIA for workers applying through the Agricultural Stream

What should a successful LMIA application demonstrate?

  • your efforts to hire Canadian citizens/permanent residents for the position

  • wages offered to a foreign worker are consistent with the prevailing wage paid to Canadians for the same position

  • working conditions meet the local labour market standards

  • the benefit of hiring a foreign worker for the Canadian labour market

  • transition plan (for high-wage LMIA application) in which the employer presents a long-term plan for hiring more Canadians/permanent residents

Contact me to find out what type of LMIA application you should submit.