LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment)
The LMIA is issued by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). It requires showing that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill a local job. To get a positive LMIA, it is important to fill the application accurately and effectively with the right process. A small detail or omission in an LMIA application can cause a negative decision and subsequently refusals or delays. LMIA is followed by a work permit which is an employer-specific. A work permit is an authorization granted by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) that allows a Foreign National to work legally in Canada.
Some of the work permits are LMIA-exempt. Those occupations include:
Guest lecturers
Visiting professors
Religious Workers
Post-doctoral fellows
Research award recipients
Eminent individuals (e.g., leaders in various fields)
Intra-Company Transfers
Self-Employed Persons
Spouses/Common-Law partners or dependents of Workers or Students (not in all cases, conditions apply
Permanent Resident Applicants under special Categories
Humanitarian applicants under specific Categories
Note: Being exempt from the LMIA requirement does not mean you are exempt from a work permit. All categories on the LMIA exemption list still require the individual to obtain a work permit to legally working Canada.
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