LMIA Based Work Permit
LMIA means Labour Market Impact Assessment. It is a certificate that an employer needs to get in Canada before hiring a foreign worker. If there is a shortage of labor in the market and a Canadian employer wants to hire a foreign national, they may need positive LMIA. Under the temporary foreign worker program, you can apply to work in Canada only if you have a job offer and your employer has received LMIA approval. And for this employer needs positive LMIA.
A positive LMIA is issued if the employer is able to prove that he tried searching Canadian PR or citizen for the same position, but he failed to find one and hence he needs a foreign worker.
Requirements:
Any Canadian employer who wants to submit an application for LMIA must obey the following requirements:
- Pay a processing fee of CAD$ 1000 / per request.
- Post vacancy advertisements for jobs that can be fulfilled by English/ or French speakers and also vacancies should be advertised by the employer for at least four weeks.
- Prove that employers have used recruitment methods.
- An attestation declaring that the employer will not reduce the working hours of workers engaged in the same position to accommodate the foreign workers.
- Is able to pay salary to foreign workers.
- Has a legalized business.
- Provides goods and services to the public.