Labour Market Impact Assessment LMIA

1. LMIA
Labour Market Impact Assessment LMIA
What Is Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)?
NOTE: LMIA FORMALLY KNOWN AS LABOR MARKET OPINION (LMO)
Labour Market Impact Assessment
A Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, is a legal document issued by the
government of Canada to the employer. LMIA will allow the applicant, a skilled
worker, to get a work permit to work in Canada.
The government will issue either a negative or positive LMIA to the employer
after applying. The employee can use the LMIA to get a work permit to work in
Canadian.
What Are Some Disadvantages of Labour Market Impact Assessment?
It can be difficult in meeting all requirements and to convince the government
that there are no other Canadian citizens to do the job.
Remember that a Labour Market Impact Assessment is issued based on the present
LMIA needs. For example, if you want to provide a job with a profession that has
high unemployment rates, then you cannot get Labour Market Impact Assessment
easily.
The employer should advertise the job position even if there is an employee
fixed for that position. This is to prove to Service Canada, the Federal
Government that proper attempts were made to find a Canadian citizen for the
job. By advertising, you may get many Canadians who apply for the position.
Things You Need to Know About Labor Market Impact Assessmen: LMIA:
The employer should pick a job title and associated NOC number from the list
provided by Service Canada.
The Labour Market Impact Assessment also relies heavily on wages offered.
Employer community involvement and recruitment attempts may also play a factor.
The employer should advertise the position accurately reflecting the employer
needs.
The employer and employee should come up with a job description that supports
the intended applicant. The description should include the areas of expertise
the employee has. The area of expertise however should not be a skill that does
not benefit Canada.
The employee should also demonstrate that they can transfer their skill set to
Canada and can provide proper training to Canadian employees, if necessary. This
makes sure that the employee is contributing to Canadian labor force.
Remember that you need some time to process the work permit, so make sure this
is accounted for when considering an intended start date.
The primary concern of Service Canada is that the employee is not being
underpaid. So the employer should provide proper salary as per the prevailing
wage. If the employer is willing to go higher than this wage, the application
has a higher chance for success.
Employer should advertise the job according to the requirements of the NOC.
Our firm can help you with both the Labour Market Impact Assessment and Work
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Apply For A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
Apply For A Labour Market Impact Assessment
Service Canada provides Labour Market Impact Assessments to the employer and
Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The LMIA is an assessment of the likely
impact that the hiring of the foreign worker may have on the Canadian labour
market.

2. Not every single position requires a Labour Market Impact Assessment. Contact us
to see if you will need one.
If The Job Offer Requires An LMO
You will be required to complete an Application for a Labour Market Impact
Assessment and submit it to the appropriate Service Canada Centre serving your
region. Service Canada considers the following factors in an LMO application:
The occupation in which the foreign worker will be employed
The wages and working conditions offered to the foreign worker
The employer's advertisement and recruitment efforts to hire Canadians permanent
residents
The associated labour market benefits that may occur from hiring the foreign
worker (e.g., transfer of new skills, knowledge, creation, retention of jobs,
etc.)
Consultations with organized labour if the position the foreign worker will fill
is part of a bargaining unit
Determination if the entry of the foreign worker is likely to affect the
settlement of an ongoing labour dispute
Please note that for certain occupations you (the employer) may also be required
to submit an employment contract which will be considered as part of the Labour
Market Impact Assessment.