Highly Skilled Foreign Workers can get Canada LMIA processed in 10 business days

Highlights: Canada LMIA processing in 10 days

• Canada has announced measures to address the shortage in the workforce in the country.
• IRCC plans to reduce the processing time of LMIA to 10 days.
• LMIA is conducted to hire international professionals so that the hiring has a positive or neutral effect on the Canadian job market.
• LMIA used to take 21 days to be processed.
• The Temporary Foreign Worker Program operated by the IRCC helps in filling the workforce shortage.

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Abstract: Canada plans to reduce the processing time of LMIA from 21 days to 10 days.

Canada operates the TFWP or Temporary Foreign Worker Program through IRCC or Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. It helps Canadian employers address labor and skills shortages in their organizations when no qualified Canadians or permanent residents are available.

Canadian employers hiring international professionals under this program are required to complete the LMIA or Labor Market Impact Assessment. It is done to demonstrate that recruitment will either have a positive or neutral effect on the job market in Canada.

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Know more about the changes in Canada LMIA processing

Earlier, the LMIAs were processed in approximately 21 business days across the 7 streams authorized by the IRCC. The streams include:

• Global Talent Stream
• Permanent Residence stream
• Agricultural stream
• High-wage stream
• Low-wage stream
• Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
• In-home caregivers stream

To address the shortage in the workforce, IRCC has announced the reduction of the processing time of the LMIA to 10 business days.

Despite the speedy processing time, the employers who are categorized in the abovementioned stream must fulfill the program requirements needed to assess the TFWP applications

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LMIAs for professionals in skilled trade occupations

The 10 business day processing period is available for Canadian employers hiring international professionals in the skilled trades listed below:

• Deemed essential for infrastructural development
• Natural resource extraction

The professionals have an income at or more than the median income in the province or territory where they work.

The following occupations listed below are eligible for the speedy LMIA processing:

Eligible Occupations under LMIA
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

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LMIAs for other international professionals

The expedited processing for LMIA is available for Canadian employers offering international professionals an income that meets or is more than the top 10% of income earned by citizens or international individuals having Canada PR visa in a particular province or territory of Canada. Temporary foreign workers under this category are highly skilled in their professions, with skills rarely found in the Canadian workforce.

The median hourly income effective April 30, 2022, in each province and territory of Canada, is given in the table below:

Median Hourly Income in Canada
Province/Territory	Median Hourly Income (in CAD)
Alberta	28.85
British Columbia	26.44
Manitoba	23
Ontario	26.06
Quebec	25
Saskatchewan	25.96
Prince Edward Island	21.63
New Brunswick	21.79
Newfoundland and Labrador	24.29
Nova Scotia	22
Northwest Territories	37.3
Nunavut	36
Yukon	32

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LMIAs for international professionals employed for short duration

The 10 business-day LMIA processing is available for Canadian employers who hire international professionals for not more than 120 days. The income offered to the international professionals in these cases must be the same or more than the provincial or territorial average in the place where the job is located.

There are more than 1 million job vacancies in Canada and a lucrative income. These factors make Canada a popular work overseas destination among international professionals. They can also apply for Canada PR if they meet certain requirements of the Canadian streams or programs.

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