The Canadian employer’s perspective on Labour Market Impact Assessment

Labour Market Impact Assessment | Are you a Canadian employer trying to hire a non-Canadian employee. To hire an international worker, you may need a Labour Market Impact Assessment, which is a document that authorizes you to present an offer of employment to a foreign employee. In this post, we’ll go over the process of obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), as well as how to do so.

A Definition For The Labour Market Impact Assessment:

Companies in Canada may face short-term labour or skill shortages from time to time, and the government of Canada is aware of this.  A Canadian employer may need to hire foreign workers when they cannot locate enough suitable Canadian to hire and fill these gaps. If a foreign worker is hired, it must be shown that the hiring of the temporary foreign worker will not harm the Canadian economy by ensuring that qualified Canadians are not passed over in favor of a foreign worker.

When will a Company require a Labour Market Impact Assessment?

Before hiring Canada residing workers some organizations may not be obliged to perform a Labour Market Impact Assessment(LMIA). An open work permit for employees, for example, means that the employer does not need to conduct a Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA before hiring a foreign worker.

International Mobility Program-eligible employers are exempt from the procedure of doing a Labour Market Impact Assessment. A company must determine whether or not its recruiting needs fall under one of the Labor Market (LMIA) Exemption Codes before applying for this program. Employers may be obliged to pay an employer compliance fee if they fail to provide the exemption code in the job offer. A Labour Market Impact Assessment must be applied for and a processing fee paid if you are not under an LMIA exemption from the process because of your employment status.

When and how do you apply for the Labour Market Impact Assessment Application?

An application to the Employment and Social Development Canada will be required by the Canadian employer. The wage provided for a post will determine which stream of the Labor Market Impact Assessment is used. Low-wage positions and high-wage positions are two separate streams. When a Canadian employer is applying for a position, they must make sure they meet all of the job’s specific requirements.

When hiring a foreign national or permanent resident, an employer must promote the vacancy for Canadians and permanent residents to apply. It is the Canadian employer’s responsibility to explain why they rejected an applicant, and to demonstrate that no qualified Canadians applied for the post after their advertised period.

The employer is also responsible for paying the $1000.00CAD processing cost and completing the applicable government forms. Upon receiving a favorable Labour Market Impact Assessment, the business will be able to offer employment to prospective foreign employees.

The foreign worker can apply for a closed work permit after receiving an offer of employment. A closed work permit is a document that allows a foreign worker to work legally in Canada, but exclusively for the Canadian employer that hired him or her through the Labour Market Impact Assessment procedure. The offer of employment letter, a copy of the Labour Market Impact Assessment document, and the Labour Market Impact Assessment number of the Canadian employer must all be submitted for the foreign worker to apply for a work visa. An additional government form and processing fee must be completed by a foreign worker.

Temporary in nature, the closed work permit is only valid for a set amount of time. Foreign workers who want their work permits renewed must reapply for a new Labor Market Impact Assessment and submit a fresh offer of employment to their employer, who will need to do the same.

Know About the Requirements of LMIA application:

As previously stated, a Canadian employer can engage a foreign worker to fill a temporary labour or skill shortfall. The two streams are low-wage earner and high-wage earner streams for Labour Market Impact Assessment.

Canadian Employers must know what requirements to meet and submit the right application for each stream. For example, low-wage earners will have a cap on the number of temporary foreign employees they can hire in a given place. The employer must therefore ensure that they have not already engaged the maximum number of foreign workers.

Employers seeking to hire high-wage workers may be asked to submit a transition plan. These are thorough plans required by Canadian employers to recruit, retain, and train Canadian and permanent residents and reduce reliance on the TFW program.

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