What is Labour Market Impact Assessment?

Highlights:

1. LMIA is necessary to work in Canada as a foreign worker unless you have applied to an LMIA-exempt job.
2. ESDC (Employment and Social Development Canada) is the authority that approves the LMIA application of an employer.
3. LMIA is valid for 6 months starting from the date of issuance.
4. LMIA ensures hiring foreign workers will not affect Canadian workers’ opportunities.
5. Many of the job offers required LMIA approval when applying for PR.

To fulfill the immediate labour needs of workers, Canada has introduced temporary foreign work permits. And PR for those who want to work and stay in Canada permanently.

Every year, millions of applicants file immigration applications in Canada. Canada’s quality of life, peaceful culture, anti-racism environment, welcoming community, strict laws, and freedom of speech & expression etc. are common factors behind Canada being a preferred choice for Indians and migrants globally.

The increasing demand for skilled laborers for lakhs of job profiles is your big chance to land in Canada with a job offer. Most of the occupations in Canada will require you to have a document that is needed to legally work there. A temporary work permit is a document that allows you to work in Canada for a specific period. And to apply for this document, you must have an employer-provided LMIA, Labour Market Impact Assessment.

What is LMIA?

1. LMIA is a certification or approval from the Canadian government that permits Canadian employers to hire foreign workers to fill their labour needs.
2. LMIA is an approval to hire foreign workers without affecting the rights and opportunities of Canadian citizens and permanent residents.
3. LMIA is a crucial document for an applicant who wants to work in Canada and is applying under the Temporary Foreign Work Program.
4. LMIA-approved employers can hire workers outside the country only when the Canadian workers are unable to fill the required positions. Employers have to prove the unavailability of needed talent in the country.
5. On ensuring that vacant positions require foreign workers, a positive LMIA gets issued for those positions to the employer.
6. LMIA keeps the rights and opportunities of Canadian workers secure. Because, the reason to invite foreign workers is to grow the economy with the growth of its people.

Who needs an LMIA?

As an applicant, when you apply for a job in Canada, you require a permit to work in the country. A Work Permit is a legal document to work in Canada as a Temporary Foreign Worker.

But before preferring any candidate outside Canada, the employer needs to prove the foreign labour required for the position. That means, unless an employer ensures that he is not hurting the opportunities of Canadian workers, he cannot provide jobs to foreign workers.

Labour Market Impact Assessment is an essential document for a job provider and a job seeker. It may not be mandatory if your occupation falls under the LMIA-exempt list of occupations.

Validity of LMIA in Canada?

LMIA is valid for 6 months from the date it is issued. An applicant can apply for Work Permit within the validity.

How Canadian Employers hire Foreign Workers

Canada’s popular program, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, allows foreign workers to work in Canada temporarily. Employers offer various benefits to TFW depending on their category of High-wage workers and Low-wage workers.

When an immigrant is paid below the Provincial median wage falls under the category of Low-wage workers.

When an immigrant is paid equal to or above the Provincial median wage falls under the category of High-wage workers.

Benefits you may get with an LMIA approved jobs:

1. Skill training
2. Assisting the immigrant in becoming PR
3. Transportation cost for the temporary foreign worker
4. Help in arranging affordable accommodation
5. Provide a facility of private health insurance until the immigrant becomes eligible for provincial health benefits
6. Ensure security in the workplace for the temporary foreign worker
7. Provide an employment contract

Global Talent Stream

Global Talent Stream is a part of TFWP. It is the fastest processing stream for hiring foreign nationals. The standard processing time for the GTS process is 10 business days after receiving the application by ESDC. And two weeks for the Work Permit application process by the IRCC.

Median Wages in Canada

Why is 2022 the best time to apply for a visa in Canada?

Though Canada gives innumerable reasons to apply for PR in Canada, we would like to highlight the profitable ones.

1. Canada has over 900,000 jobs available for different occupations. That means you have an ocean of opportunities to apply with your skills and experience.
2. Canada has plans to hit a target of welcoming over 4,30,000 immigrants in 2022. And it directly increases your chances of receiving invitations if you apply immediately.
3. From Nov 2022, Canada will implement the new National Occupation System called TEER, with added occupations for Express Entry. So, the occupation that was never considered in NOC skill type 0, A & B may get placed in the TEER system due to changes as per the Training, Education, Experience, & Responsibilities.
4. Canada has resumed its all-program Express Entry draws, with the first draw on July 6, 2022. Now applications will get processed within the standard period of six months.
5. Provinces are rigorously hiring to grow their economy by inviting foreign workers. You can directly apply to provinces with your education and experience in their in-demand occupations.
6. Most of the time, Indians win the highest number of PR visas. Last year, nearly 100,000 Indians got PR in Canada.

Don’t let an opportunity go that is offering you high salaries with quality of life, free education for kids, free healthcare, immense career opportunities, and a life you always dreamt of.

How can Triple I Business help immigrants of India?

Triple I Business helps immigrants to find a job and settle in Canada. Canada’s immigration system has 80+ programs and a not-so-easy process of immigration. To work in Canada, you must prove your eligibility for the program you want to apply to. Whether you want to go to Canada temporarily to work or want to settle there permanently, you need to follow the steps Canada has created.

As an experienced immigration consultant, we have made hundreds of applications successful and assisted people furthermore with post-landing accommodation and related services.

Our process starts with evaluating your eligibility to check the possibility of application success.

Contact us to make your immigration application successful for Canada. Call: 8595744633 & Email: [email protected]