LMIA

LMIA

Obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment, or LMIA as it is popularly known as, is the first step for many employers to be able to hire Temporary Foreign Workers. This is true for a wide variety of positions, including:

• High and low-wage positions

• Primary agriculture positions

• Global Talent Stream

• Caregiver positions

• Academic positions

• Applications to support Permanent Residency

• Hiring in the province of Quebec

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is intended to be used when an employer is facing short-term skills and labour shortages, and only when no Canadians and permanent residents are available.

For each kind of the above-mentioned positions, there are specifications for the prospective employers regarding:

• Business legitimacy

• Transition plan

• Recruitment and advertisement

• Wages

• Job duties and working conditions

• Health insurance

• Workplace safety

• Employment agreement

• Language of work

• Unionized positions

Employers seeking TFWs also have certain compliance obligations. As an employer, you must:

• meet the requirements of the:

• Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) 

• terms of the LMIA decision letter

• annexes to the decision letter

• Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)

• keep all relevant records for 6 years beginning on the first day of the period of employment for which IRCC issued the work permit, including:

• documents related to the LMIA 

• documents related to the conditions set out in the IRPR

• conditions outlined the LMIA decision letter and its annexes 

• inform IRCC right away of:

• any changes or errors with an approved LMIA 

• changes in TFW working conditions 

• address any compliance issues and voluntarily notify IRCC

FSB Immigration Services can assist you in applying for your LMIA. With our thorough, diligent approach to the process, you can leave the work to us and concentrate on your business.

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