Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Document Preparation

Need help finding workers for your business or obtaining work permits for existing employees? The Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Document Preparation can help if you want to apply for an LMIA; but do not know how to meet the recruitment requirement, or want to ensure success.

The Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)  is a document that employers might have to use before hiring a foreign worker. This assessment tells an employer whether or not their foreign worker can be employed or if there are Canadian workers or permanent residents that can. Almost all employers applying for LMIA are required to demonstrate their recruitment efforts of hiring Canadian citizens or permanent residents.

In short, Service Canada asks that most employers applying for an LMIA

• advertise job opening(s) on three platforms for at least 30 calendar days,
• continue to advertise and hire on one platform before the LMIA is approved (typically for 3-4 months),
• invite Canadian candidates for interviews,
• interview and hire Canadians possible with detailed explanations if not hired, and
• adhere to other specific requirements on recruitment methods or processes.

Note that Service Canada review recruitment efforts very closely and we recommend employers always hire a professional to fulfill this requirement.

Services provided by SuperVisas and its Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants (RCICs):

• assess if you need to conduct job posting and recruitment
• provide you with a checklist of information and documents required in support of job posting and recruitment process
• draft the job posting content according to the business information and position information provided by the employer
• post the job as required by the program that you are applying for
• review the CVs or resumes received by the employer and help you complete the recruitment summary form