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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Service Canada may Refuse to Process Certain LMIA Applications in Alberta

Employment and Social Development Canada has announced a list of twenty-nine high wage occupations that have been added to a list of occupations that Service Canada may refuse to process. The occupations, which center around the construction industry, have been selected on the basis of a determination that there is ample labour supply in the […]

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Labour Market Impact Assessment Wage Classification Changes

The Government of Canada has announced changes to the regional (province or territory) median wages that will be used to determine application classifications as of April 29 2017. Work in Canada at or above the median wage are subject to applications through the High-Wage Stream, whereas occupations below that figure are subject to the Low-Wage […]

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Clarification of Provisions for Fishing Guides on Border Lakes

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada has published clarification concerning admissibility and work permit issuance for fishing guides on border lakes between Canada and the USA. Such guides do not fall under the NAFTA Treaty, but are instead categorized under provisions allowing for the creation and maintenance of reciprocal employment opportunities for Canadians. Based on the […]

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New LMIA Advertising Requirements

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) has modified the advertising requirements needed to demonstrate a satisfactory recruiting effort for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications. Newly added requirements are the inclusion of the language needed to do the work and the inclusion of incremental raises, performance pay or bonuses in the wages offered for the […]

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Elimination of Four Year Work Permit Limit

The Government of Canada has today announced that the four year cumulative duration limitation to certain classes of work permit has been eliminated. These provisions of cumulative duration would previously preclude the extension of most NOC B, C, and D (those occupations other than Senior Management and Professionals) to a maximum total stay of four […]

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Changes to LMIA Advertising Requirement of Owner/Operators

As a general rule, in the context of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application, evidence of a satisfactory Canadian recruitment strategy is needed to satisfy Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) that there is a shortage of Canadians eligible for a specific position of employment. However, there are situations in which exemptions exist. One […]

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Canada has elected a new Government. What does it mean for work permits?

After leading the government of Canada since 2006, the Conservative party was handed a significant defeat last night, as the Liberal Party was elected to a majority leadership. The Conservatives have been known for implementing many changes in the past several years, many of them surrounding permanent and temporary immigration programs. Some of these changes […]

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Expansion of Exemption for Technicians Working on Equipment in Canada

Many repair technicians conducting work under the original sale or lease warranty for equipment in Canada are exempted from the requirement of a work permit under after-sales service provisions that classifies them as business visitors. However, work outside of such warranty or cases that do not otherwise fit into these provisions do require a work […]

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