LMIAs are an important component of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Learn how certain Canadian firms may recruit temporary foreign employees faster thanks to the IRCC’s 10-business-day service standard.
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) manages the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to assist Canadian companies in filling labour and skill gaps in their organisations when there are no eligible and accessible Canadians or permanent residents (PR) (TFWP).
Employers acquiring foreign talent must submit a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to demonstrate that the hire will have a positive or neutral effect on the Canadian labour market as a requirement of the work permits given under this programme.
LMIAs took more than 21 business days on average to process across the seven streams covered by IRCC in December 2022. The Global Talent Stream, Agricultural Stream, Permanent Residence Stream, High-wage Stream, Low-wage Stream, In-home Caregivers Stream, and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program are among these streams.
However, in the following three cases, the processing period of an LMIA might be reduced to 10 business days.
Please keep in mind that, despite the accelerated processing time, employers in the following categories must still fulfil all of the standard programme standards required to evaluate TFWP applications.
LMIAs are available for people in high-wage skilled trade occupations
Employers hiring foreign workers in the following skilled trades — deemed essential for infrastructure development and natural resource extraction, thus qualifying as vital to Canadian economic growth — and offering a wage at or above the median wage in the province or territory where the job is located are eligible for the expedited 10 business day service standard.
The following list includes all skilled trade jobs that are eligible under this category, as well as their National Occupation Classification 2021 (NOC 2021) code.
| NOC 2021 Code | Occupation |
|---|---|
| 72011 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations |
| 72013 | Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades |
| 72014 | Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers |
| 72310 | Carpenters |
| 72020 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades |
| 72021 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews |
| 82010 | Supervisors, logging and forestry |
| 82020 | Supervisors, mining and quarrying |
| 82021 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling services |
| 83110 | Logging machinery operators |
| 82030 | Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers |
| 92010 | Supervisors, mineral and metal processing |
| 92011 | Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities |
| 92013 | Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing |
| 93100 | Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing |
| 92100 | Power engineers and power systems operators |
| 92101 | Water and waste treatment plant operators |
| 72100 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors |
| 72102 | Sheet metal workers |
| 72104 | Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters |
| 72105 | Ironworkers |
| 72106 | Welders and related machine operators |
| 72200 | Electricians (except industrial and power systems) |
| 72201 | Industrial electricians |
| 72202 | Power system electricians |
| 72203 | Electrical power line and cable workers |
| 72204 | Telecommunications line and cable workers |
| 72205 | Telecommunications installation and repair workers |
| 72300 | Plumbers |
| 72301 | Steamfitters, pipefitters and sprinkler system installers |
| 72302 | Gas fitters |
| 72400 | Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics |
| 72401 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
| 72402 | Heating, refrigeration, and air conditioning mechanics |
| 72403 | Railway carmen/women |
| 72404 | Aircraft mechanics and aircraft inspectors |
| 72406 | Elevator constructors and mechanics |
| 72500 | Crane operators |
| 73402 | Drillers and blasters – surface, mining, quarrying and construction |
| 73402 | Water well drillers |
| 83100 | Underground production and development miners |
| 83101 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers |
| 93101 | Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators |
LMIAs for workers earning at or above the top 10% of the pay scale
Employers who provide foreign employees a pay that meets or surpasses the top 10% of wages earned by Canadian citizens or PRs in the province or territory where they operate are eligible for the accelerated 10 business day service standard. Temporary foreign employees in this category are highly competent in their positions, with talents that are hard to find in the Canadian labour force.
The median hourly wages effective April 30, 2022 (2019 wages) in each Canadian province and territory are as follows:
Alberta (AB): $28.85
British Columbia (BC): $26.44
Manitoba (MB): $23.00
Ontario (ON): $26.06
Quebec (QC): $25.00
Saskatchewan (SK): $25.96
Prince Edward Island (PEI): $21.63
New Brunswick (NB): $21.79
Newfoundland and Labrador (NL): $24.29
Nova Scotia (NS): $22.00
Northwest Territories (NT): $37.30
Nunavut (NU): $36.00
Yukon (YT): $32.00
LMIAs for workers in occupations with a short duration
The expedited 10 business day service standard is available for employers requesting a foreign worker hire for no greater than 120 calendar days. Similar to the first category identified above, the wage offered to the foreign worker in this instance must be at or above the provincial or territorial median in the region where the job is located.
Examples of applicable occupations under this category include roles related to handling repairs, warranties or utilizing manufacturing equipment.
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