Low Wage LMIA
Canada Work Connect specializes in international workers for hotels and restaurants, and is your Canadian connection to the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Program. This program is intended to be used when you are facing short-term skills and labour shortages and allows you to hire TFWs for a maximum period of 2 years (as part of a pilot initiated March 2020) when no Canadians or permanent residents are available. The employment duration must align with the employer’s reasonable employment needs.
To hire a TFW, you may require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to determine if hiring a TFW will have a positive or negative impact on the Canadian labour market. Most employers will need an LMIA before they can hire a temporary foreign worker. But before you start the hiring process, you must confirm if you need an LMIA. An LMIA from Employment and Social Development Canada gives the employer permission to hire a temporary worker and can be obtained either through the Government of Canada website or at Service Canada locations. A positive LMIA will show that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It will also show that no Canadian worker or permanent resident is available to do the job.
A positive LMIA is sometimes called a confirmation letter.
To get an LMIA, you must submit an application form and all the necessary supporting documents. Your application will be assessed to validate the legitimacy of the business, the job offer and the impact hiring a TFW would have on the Canadian labour market.
