What Is Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)?
A Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, is a legal document issued by the government of Canada to the employer. LMIA will allow the applicant, a skilled worker, to get a work permit to work in Canada.
The government will issue either a negative or positive LMIA to the employer after applying. The employee can use the LMIA to get a work permit to work in Canadian.
The government will issue either a negative or positive LMIA to the employer after applying. The employee can use the LMIA to get a work permit to work in Canadian.
What Are Some Disadvantages of Labour Market Impact Assessment?
- It can be difficult in meeting all requirements and to convince the government that there are no other Canadian citizens to do the job.
- Remember that a Labour Market Impact Assessment is issued based on the present LMIA needs. For example, if you want to provide a job with a profession that has high unemployment rates, then you cannot get Labour Market Impact Assessment easily.
- The employer should advertise the job position even if there is an employee fixed for that position. This is to prove to Service Canada, the Federal Government that proper attempts were made to find a Canadian citizen for the job. By advertising, you may get many Canadians who apply for the position.
Things You Need to Know About Labor Market Impact Assessmen: LMIA:
- The employer should pick a job title and associated NOC number from the list provided by Service Canada.
- The Labour Market Impact Assessment also relies heavily on wages offered.
- Employer community involvement and recruitment attempts may also play a factor.
- The employer should advertise the position accurately reflecting the employer needs.
- The employer and employee should come up with a job description that supports the intended applicant. The description should include the areas of expertise the employee has. The area of expertise however should not be a skill that does not benefit Canada.
- The employee should also demonstrate that they can transfer their skill set to Canada and can provide proper training to Canadian employees, if necessary. This makes sure that the employee is contributing to Canadian labor force.
- Remember that you need some time to process the work permit, so make sure this is accounted for when considering an intended start date.
- The primary concern of Service Canada is that the employee is not being underpaid. So the employer should provide proper salary as per the prevailing wage. If the employer is willing to go higher than this wage, the application has a higher chance for success.
- Employer should advertise the job according to the requirements of the NOC.
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