Posted on June 16 2020
To help local employers during the Coronavirus pandemic, the Canadian province of Quebec is doing away with the minimum requirement for Quebec employers who must first convince the authorities that they have attempted to fill open positions with local talent to obtain the Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) if they want to hire foreign workers.
Due to the labor demands brought on by the pandemic, this LMIA requirement has been removed for the following 23 out of the 24 priority occupations:
The above occupations have been given priority because they are in demand during the pandemic.
Exemption from LMIA
Quebec employers need not apply for an LMIA, provided the temporary foreign worker they wish to hire meets the following eligibility requirements:
The temporary foreign worker must belong to any one of the following categories:
Quebec has decided to prioritize the processing of the work applications of these foreign workers to meet the demands caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
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