Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document issued by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) that assesses the impact of hiring a foreign worker on the Canadian Labour market. A positive LMIA indicates that there is a genuine need for a foreign worker to fill a job and that no qualified Canadian worker is available to do so.

To acquire LMIA permission, the employer must pass through a hiring process to produce proof that their open position cannot be filled with Canadian citizens or PR holders. We thoroughly guide needy employers to fulfill the Labour shortage and hire foreign workers on close work permits.

High-wage Positions:

Statistics Canada provides a list of median hourly wages prevailing in the previous financial year across all provinces and territories in Canada. So, if the employer offers an hourly wage above the median value of that province or territory, you should select a high-wage stream.

Low-wage Positions:

Similarly, if the hourly wage offered by the employer is lower than the median value, you should select a low-wage stream.

LMIA for PR:

• LMIA based work permit can allow workers to qualify for certain PR programs.

How can we help Employers?

We help Canadian employers to get the LMIA approval to hire eligible foreign nationals following requirements by ESDC (Employment and Social Development Canada). Some highlights of employer qualifications;

• Proof of active business.
• Proof of location of the business.
• Business should not be in non-compliant list.
• Proof of efforts to hire Canadian Permanent residents or citizens.
• Businesses should cooperate for on-site inspection if required.

We invite Canadian employers to take advantage of fast and reliable LMIA processing services from our trusted Immigration Consultant.