To determine whether recruiting an international worker will have a positive or unremarkable impact on the workforce in Canada, employers should perform a labor market impact analysis (LMIA). The Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP) covers work authorizations that seek LMIAs.
Without an LMIA, certain foreign employees are permitted to enter Canada. For these employees, the International Mobility Program (IMP) is applicable. Promoting Canada’s economic, cultural, social, and interests are the goal of the IMP. The IMP, which may be broken down into the following categories, covers several of the most popular LMIA-exempt streams:
- Significant benefit
- Reciprocal Employment
- Charitable and Religious Workers
Significant Benefit
The work that an international worker is purposed to do must be significant and or advantageous to Canada. The decision of who receives a work permit under this category is subject to some latitude on the part of Canada visa authorities. The following are some objective tests for “substantial social or cultural benefit”:
- Candidates must have an educational record that demonstrates that the international worker has a diploma certificate, or degree, from a university of learning which is related to their ability skills.
- Proof that the foreign employees have experience in the occupation or skill area, as provided by their current or prior employers.
- A foreign national has received accolades or patents on the national or international level.
- Proof of affiliation with organizations that demand excellence from their members.
- A record of their accomplishments and major contributions to their field.
- proof of their achievements in their profession in terms of scholarship or science.
- Scholarly or professional publications written by a foreign author.
LMIA exempts jobs that fall under the Significant Benefit:
Self-employed or Entrepreneurs
Those international people who wish to run their organization or want to apply for themselves do not need an LMIA. But they must have to prove that their organization will provide significant social, cultural, or economic advantages to the country. You should be aware that you may only qualify for this type of work permit if your employment in Canada is temporary.
Intra-Company Transferees (ICT)
Key employees may be brought to Canada by foreign corporations that have a parent company, branch, subsidiary, or related company in that country through an internal designee. Candidates must be senior or executive-level executives, functional managers, or staff members with direct knowledge of the company’s goods, services, operations, and practices.
CUSMA
As per the agreement of CUSMA (Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement), people with citizenship from Mexico and Unite-state are able to obtain a Canadian work permit without the requirement of LMIA.
- CUSMA Professionals: Those candidates who are eligible for a job in one of the 60 designated professions.
- CUSMA Intra-Company transfer- (ICT): Employees that match the eligibility requirements of ICT and are moving to Canada for a branch, subsidiary, or affiliate of a US and Mexican organization.
- CUSMA Traders: Workers traveling to Canada to conduct business in the US or Mexico, their countries of citizenship, in the exchange of products or services.
- CUSMA Investors: Those who are coming to Canada to establish and manage a sizable investment in a brand-new or already-existing Canadian company.
CETA
Certain business travelers, investors, information and communications technology (ICT) providers, services providers, and independent professionals are permitted to enter Canada without an LMIA under the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).
TV and Film Production Workers
Production companies for television and film are allowed to import workers into Canada if they can prove that the work the foreign worker will be doing is crucial to the project.
