Changes to Labour Market Impact Assessment Recruiting Requirements (UPDATED)

Employment and Social Development Canada has announced a number of changes the requirements for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications submitted on or after August 28th, 2017. As Such recruiting efforts must generally run for four weeks, any new recruiting effort should consider these requirements. The changes are as follows: 1. Mandatory Use of National […]

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Work Permit Exemptions and Facilitation under the Global Skills Strategy

The Government of Canada has announced the details of the newly implemented Global Skills Strategy (GSS). The GSS is an effort involving two departments that work separately on the admission of foreign nationals to work in Canada, Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). IRCC is offering work permit […]

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Business and Political Feedback on new LMIA Rules

Problems with the temporary foreign worker program, abuse by a small group of employers, and massive changes implemented by the Minister of Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) have been widely publicized. Following such changes, the Minister of ESDC was recently in attendance of a press conference where fellow politicians questioned the changes, the impact on […]

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