Posted on February 07 2023
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IRCC uses Temporary Foreign Worker Program to help Canadian employers to hire foreign workers if they are unable to find any Canadian citizen or permanent resident to fill job positions. Employers need Labour Market Impact Assessment to prove that the hired worker will have a positive effect on the Canadian labour market.
In December 2022, the processing time for the LMIA was 21 business days for the following 7 streams:
There are three circumstances for which LMIA processing can be done within 10 business days.
The LMIA for the following business trades can be processed within 10 days:
The list of the eligible skilled trade occupations in this category is given in the table below:
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 |
Employers who offer wages to foreign workers that equal or cross the top 10 percent earnings of Canadian citizens or PRs can have LMIA processed within 10 days. The median hourly wages are given in the table below for each province:
Province | Median hourly wages in CAD |
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 |
Employers who hire foreign workers for not more than 120 days can get their LMIA processed within 10 days. The wages should be equal or above the provincial or territorial median salary.
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