LMIA

There are about 1 million job vacancies in Canada due to demands of a growing

economy , which has brought LMI into the limelight , as the employers struggle to cope

with shortage of Canadian workers.

What is LMIA ?

A Canadian business owner has to first take approval from the ESDC Ministry to hire a

foreign worker. This requires a detailed application to be made to the ESDC in which the

employer has to justify the need to hire a foreign worker, and the financial ability to pay

the wages. The approval from ESDC to hire the foreign worker is called a positive LMIA.

How can we help ?

We specialize in assisting employers to prepare and submit the LMI Application, by

meeting the stringent set of employer requirements , with regard to the below info of the

employer :

● Genuineness of the need to hire a foreign worker.

● Inability to recruit a Canadian worker for reasons, such as shortage or lack of

needed skill sets.

● Business legitimacy and the ability to pay the foreign worker.

Small scale Business owners:

Many small scale businesses like Restaurants, fast food outlets, construction, and

Trucking companies have growing business needs, and can not operate efficiently due

to the shortage of available Canadian workers. We specialize in assisting them to make

successful LMI applications.

Types of LMI:

● It can be used by a temporary foreign worker, TFW, to get a Work Permit.

● The employer can obtain it to support the PR of a worker in Express Entry that

brings additional 50 points in the CRS score.

● A foreign national qualifying in the FSW category of Express Entry, can have 50

more points with an LMI-based job offer.

IMPORTANCE OF LMI:

Without an approved LMI letter, the work permit application is refused. Each year the

ESDC Ministry issues thousands of LMIs to enable foreign workers to legally work in

Canada and make their vital contribution to the Canadian economy.

Hence it’s the vital instrument for small businesses to operate their business. Also the

high tech IT and science companies depend on foreign talent to fill in the crucial skill

gaps, and also must have an approved LMI before hiring the talent abroad.