Canada Needs Workers: Check the Occupations List

Canada requires foreign workers working in the fields of food processing, trucking, and agriculture. To meet the need of foreign workers, the government has expedited the process that an employer has to undergo in order to hire foreign workers. The federal government is now allowing the employers to skip the time-consuming procedure that is required in the process of work permit. This major change is applicable for hiring in 10 occupations only related to agriculture, trucking, and food processing. Also Read: Canada Surprises Express Entry Immigration Candidates These occupations are considered high priority occupations in Canada at this time and therefore, the government is renouncing the need for an advertisement for the Labor Market Impact Assessment. In the process of LMIA, a Canadian employer needs to prove that no Canadian resident was available for a particular opening before giving that job to a foreign worker. To do so, the employer must advertise the vacant positions for a period of three months in some cases. Following are the 10 occupations selected for which the minimum recruitment conditions for LMIA applications will be waived:

NOC 6331: Meat cutters, Butchers, Fishmongers
NOC 7511: Truck Drivers
NOC 8252: Contractors related to agricultural services, farm supervisors and specialized livestock laborers.
NOC 8431: Farm Workers
NOC 8432: Nursery and Greenhouse Workers
NOC 8611: Harvesting Workers
NOC 9463: Fish and seafood plant laborers
NOC 9617: Food and beverage processing laborers
NOC 9618: Fish and seafood processing workers
NOC 9472: Industrial butchers, meat cutters, poultry preparers

Also Read: Important Update: Canada Revises Immigration Processing Fee Some provinces such as Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Quebec requires that truck drivers have a certification of a Mandatory Entry-Level Training when they receive the work permit.

LMIA Applications can be processed online

LMIA applications can now be emailed to the Service Canada. Based on the job location and the immigration stream, employers can send their LMIA application via email to the correct address. As of the now, as per the information received, the high and low wage applications for agricultural stream from Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, Nunavut and Yukon should be sent to the application processing center of Ontario province.