{"id":20,"date":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=20"},"modified":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T16:13:25","slug":"lmia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=20","title":{"rendered":"LMIA (for Employers)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20\" class=\"elementor elementor-20\">\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a8 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-page-hero vz-service-hero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00002a8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a7 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a3 vz-breadcrumb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=8\">Services<\/a> &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; Work in Canada\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a4 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WORK IN CANADA<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00002a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LMIA (for Employers)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a6 vz-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Personal advice. A strategy built around your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b4 e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-service-detail e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00002b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b3 e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b2 e-con-full vz-node vz-services-layout e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002ab e-con-full vz-node vz-service-body e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002a9 vz-article elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What it is<\/h2><p>A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is the approval a Canadian employer needs from Employment and Social Development Canada before hiring most foreign workers. It confirms that no Canadian or permanent resident was available for the job, and a positive LMIA lets the worker apply for an employer-specific work permit.<\/p><h2>Who is eligible<\/h2><ul><li>A legitimate Canadian business with a genuine position to fill<\/li><li>A wage at or above the prevailing rate for the occupation and region<\/li><li>Recruitment efforts aimed at Canadians and permanent residents first<\/li><li>A $1,000 processing fee per position, paid by the employer and never recovered from the worker<\/li><\/ul><p>Jobs paying above the provincial wage threshold go through the high-wage stream; jobs below it go through the low-wage stream. Low-wage jobs must be advertised for eight consecutive weeks, with outreach to youth, and are not processed in cities with unemployment of 6% or higher. A positive LMIA is valid for six months.<\/p><p>Hiring from abroad? Book a 30-minute consultation before you start advertising.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002aa vz-content-date elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Service information supplied by Visazone \u00b7 October 24, 2026. Program requirements can change; confirm the requirements that apply to your circumstances.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b1 e-con-full vz-node vz-service-sidebar e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002ac vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT STEP<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00002ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Let\u2019s look at your options.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Book a 30-minute consultation for guidance tailored to your immigration history and goals.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002af vz-button  elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00002af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=10#consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Request a consultation  \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"tel:+16473827200\">+1 647 382 7200<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<section class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002bc e-con-full vz-node vz-section vz-cta e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"00002bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002bb e-con-full vz-node vz-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002ba e-con-full vz-node vz-cta-inner vz-row e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b8 e-con-full vz-node  e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"00002b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b5 vz-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>YOUR NEXT CHAPTER STARTS HERE<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"00002b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with a clear assessment.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"00002b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Tell us about your immigration matter. Let\u2019s find a considered way forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00002b9 vz-button  elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00002b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/visazone.ca\/?page_id=10#consultation\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a consultation  \u2197<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Services &nbsp; \/ &nbsp; Work in Canada WORK IN CANADA LMIA (for Employers) Personal advice. A strategy built around your circumstances. What it is A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is the approval a Canadian employer needs from Employment and Social Development Canada before hiring most foreign workers. 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