Foreign Worker LMIA Support

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Apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to determine if you can hire a foreign worker to fill labour or skills shortages on a temporary basis.

Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document that an employer in Canada may need to get before hiring a foreign worker. A positive LMIA will show that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It will also show that no Canadian worker is available to do the job. A positive LMIA is sometimes called a confirmation letter.

Find out if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), how to hire workers through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) and International Mobility Program (IMP), what to do after you’ve hired a worker and how to extend a temporary worker’s work permit.

LMIA-based Work Permit for Temporary Foreign Workers in Canada

If there is a shortage of labour in the market and a Canadian employer wants to hire a foreign national, they may need a positive LMIA. LMIA or Labour Market Impact Assessment is a document that is issued by the Canadian government to an employer, allowing them to hire a temporary foreign worker. A positive LMIA, also known as the confirmation letter, implies that the employer was unable to find a worker, whether a citizen or a permanent resident, within Canada to do a particular job. Therefore, they must be allowed to hire someone outside Canada to fill the position.

With the help of a positive LMIA, a Canadian employer can extend an employment offer to a qualified foreign national. If you have received an LMIA from a Canadian employer, inviting you to work for them, it is important to check the authenticity of the documents.

What is LMIA and Do I Need One?

LMIA, previously known as Labour Market Opinion (LMO), is a certificate issued by the Canadian government to an employer after due consideration that allows Canadian citizens to hire foreign nationals who can then work on Canadian soil.

The decision regarding the status of the LMIA is made by ESDC or Economic and Social Development, Canada. Before ESDC makes the final decision, the following factors are considered:

– The hiring of a foreign national only has a positive or neutral effect on the labour market.
– There are no permanent residents and citizens to fill the position offered by the employer.
– The employer is offering salary, benefits and working conditions to the foreign worker that meet the federal and provincial standards.
– The foreign worker is bringing along the right skills and knowledge.
– And other factors proving that hiring a foreign worker is the right choice for the employer and the Canadian economy at large.

LMIA Support

LMIA & WORK PERMITS:

Advertisements and Candidate Screening

If employers are unable to find and hire Canadian workers, we offer services to advertise and recruit foreign candidates.

Process Labour Market Impact Assesment Applications (LMIA)

Once we have selected the individuals best suited for the employer's needs, we then help the employer to obtain positive LMIAs from Service Canada so that the selected candidates can be hired.

Process Migration Applications

Once a positive LMIA is issued to the employer, we then offer services to guide the employer and employee to obtain Work Permit / Permanent Residence in Canada to work for the employers. OR

if the Foreign Worker is already working with the employer, we help in his transition to get further authorization to work / Permanent Residence so that the employer can retain and avail of the services of best talent.