Labour Market Impact Assessment(LMIA)

Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

Labour Market Impact Assessment is one type of document that is required for foreign employers who will come to Canada to perform work. It has also been established that no Canadian worker or permanent resident is available for that position, implying that the position must be filled.

Needs: For applying for a work permit worker needs a contract, a valid job offer, a copy of the LMIA with the number.

Labour Market Impact Assessment serves as documentation that a Canadian citizen or permanent resident is qualified or permitted to recruit a worker. Employers must advertise at least 4 weeks ago before the interview. The employer must apply for Canadian work permit before being able to work in Canada. LMIA applicants are required to have lots of valid documentation.

A two-step procedure is required to obtain a work permit in Canada.

Lmia Validity And Duration

After completing the LMIA issued foreign workers have six month to use it for a work permit. There will be no extension. If the six month period is over and 5he foreign worker still has not submitted a work permit a new or fresh LMIA application is required.

For hiring a temporary foreign worker there are four steps. Sometimes this varies depending on the job offer and worker last permanent residence and country of citizenship.

A worker files for a work permit from the federal government's Citizenship and Immigration Canada.
A foreign worker is chosen and hired by the organization.
If a favorable labour market effect evaluation from Employment and Social Development
Canada is necessary, the employer makes the decision.

Steps For Getting Lmia Job

• Skilled foreign workers can apply.
• First employer applies for labour market opinion.
• Issuing Job offers post evaluating the skills of foreign workers and extending temporary job market options.
• The employer must send details of job descriptions, job title,salary, name and address of the employer.

Processing Time And Fee

$1000 for per employee and takes 10 working days. Sometimes it is delayed for a couple of months.

For giving the permission for LMIA application authority followed some instructions like working conditions, labour laws, agreement, salary, is there genuine shortage of particular occupation, job offered categorized as high wages or low wage, how the foreign worker effect the job, , about the company or organization and will such employment create more jobs.

Types Of Lmia

There are 6 types of labour market impact assessment are:

• Dual intent LMIA
• Temporary foreign academic
• LMIA for caregiver
• High wage or low wage LMIA
• Temporary foreign worker through global talent stream
• LMIA for agriculture workers.

Before applying for LMIA, employers need to determine that it is necessary to hire a foreign worker and temporary work is needed.

For LMIA application requirements are processing fee, business legitimacy documents, transportation plan, requirements efforts, wages, workplace safety.

The LMIA application is active for six months from the date of publication after it has been validated.

Internal Mobility programs allow you to hire a temporary worker without labour market impact assessment. Most of the time you will provide an offer of employment through an employment portal. Following that, temporary foreign workers will be able to apply for work visas. After that when foreign worker arrives, there are some responsibilities and conditions you have to meet otherwise there would be a penalty.