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Eac hy ear , Canadawel c omeshundr edsof t hous andsof s k i l l edwor k er sasi mmi gr ant s . Andt hepr oc es sof hi r i ng t hem i s n’ tev enc ompl i c at ed–i t ’ squi t es t r ai ght f or war d.Butj us ti nc as et hi si sy ourf i r s tt i mehi r i ngi mmi gr ant s , we’ v edec i dedt os har eahel pf ulgui dewi t hy out oday .Onc ey ou’ r edoner eadi ngt hi spos t ,y ou’ l lhav eal lt he i nf or mat i ony ouneedt ohi r ei mmi gr ant sf orj obsi nCanada.

St epbySt epGui def orHi r i ngI mmi gr ant sf orJobsi nCanada Det er mi newhet heryouneedaLaborMar k etI mpac tAs s es s ment( LMI A) I nCanada,get t i nganLMI Ai st heonl ywayt opr ov et hatas pec i f i cj obopeni ngc an’ tbef i l l edbyaCanadi anand t hathi r i ngaf or ei gnerf ori twoul dn’ tnegat i v el yaf f ec tt hel abormar k et .Gener al l y ,apos i t i v eLMI Ai ndi c at est hat y ouhav es at i s f i edt hes ec ondi t i onsandc annowhi r eaf or ei gner . Theonl yi ns t anc ewher eanLMI Ai s n’ t nec es s ar yi swheny ou’ r ehi r i ngf orpos i t i onst hat f al l i nt oCanada’ sbr oader c ul t ur al andec onomi cobj ec t i v es .Ul t i mat el y ,s uc hpos i t i onsus ual l yf al l undert heI nt er nat i onal Mobi l i t yPr ogr am ( I MP) . I t ’ sal s owor t hnot i ngt hat t her ear es omepos i t i onst hat don’ t r equi r ef or ei gnwor k er st ohav ewor kper mi t s . Thes eus ual l yi nc l udepos i t i onsi ns por t s ,medi a,andbus i nes s . But i f y ou’ r es t i l l uns ur ewhet herLMI Aandwor kper mi t ex empt i onsappl yt ot hepos i t i onsy ou’ r ehi r i ngf or , y ouc an c hec kwi t ht heI nt er nat i onal Mobi l i t yWor k er sUni t .Thi sonl ywor k si fy ou’ r ehi r i ngs omeonewho’ snotal r eadyi n Canadaandi sf r om av i s aex emptc ount r yt hough.

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Appl yf oranLMI Awher eneces sar y Onc ey oues t abl i s ht hat y ouneedanLMI At ohi r ef orac er t ai npos i t i on, i t ’ st i met oappl yf orone. Thes eappl i c at i onsar eus ual l yhandl edbyaf eder aldepar t mentk nownasEmpl oy mentandSoc i alDev el opmentCanada ( ESDC) .Whens endi ngi ny ourappl i c at i on,y ouc anc hoos ebet ween4appl i c at i onc at egor i es : Lowwagewor k er s–empl oy er shi r i ngl owwagewor k er smayber equi r edt opayf ort hei rr oundf l i ghtt i c k et s orens ur et heygetaf f or dabl ehous i ng.Al s o,t hes eempl oy er smaybes ubj ec t edt oac apont henumberof l owwagewor k er st heyc anempl oy Hi ghwagewor k er s–t ohi r et hes ewor k er s , empl oy er sneedt os ubmi t t r ans i t i onpl anst oget herwi t ht hei rLMI A appl i c at i on. Agr i c ul t ur al St r eam orSeas onal Agr i c ul t ur al Wor k erPr ogr am –undert hi ss t r eam,empl oy er sneedt os ubmi t anLMI Aappl i c at i onf or m andahos tofot herdoc ument s Onc ey ous endi ny ourLMI Aappl i c at i on,i tt ak esatl eas t10bus i nes sday st ohearbac k .Wheny ougett he LMI At hough,y ourwor k erc anappl yf ort hei rper mi ti mmedi at el y .

Pr ovi deyourwor k erwi t ht hedocument st heyneedt oappl yf oraper mi t Whenaf or ei gnwor k erappl i esf orawor kper mi t ,t hey ’ l l needt hef ol l owi ngf ourdoc ument s : Ac opyoft heLMI A TheLMI Anumber Ac ont r ac t Aj obof f erl et t er–whi l et hi si sl es sdet ai l edt hanac ont r ac t ,i ts t i l l c ont ai nsi mpor t anti nf or mat i ons uc hasj ob dut i es ,wor kc ondi t i ons ,pay ment ,anddeduc t i ons Onc eaf or ei gnwor k er ’ sper mi tappl i c at i oni sappr ov ed,t heygetal et t erofi nt r oduc t i onwhi c hi senoughf or t hem t ot r av el t oCanada. Whent heyar r i v ei nt hec ount r y , abor ders er v i c esof f i c erwi l l gi v et hem t hei rwor k er ’ s per mi t .Buti ft heyar eal r eadyi nt hec ount r y ,I mmi gr at i on,Ref ugees ,andCi t i z ens hi pCanada( I RCC)wi l l mai l t heper mi tt ot hem.

Uset heI MPEmpl oyerpor t ali fy oudon’ tneedLMI Aandwor kper mi t I fy oudon’ tneedanLMI Aandy ourwor k erdoes n’ tneedt ogetaper mi t ,y ou’ l l needt ous et heI MPempl oy er por t al .T obes pec i f i c ,y ou’ l lneedt opayanempl oy erc ompl i anc ef eeandt hens ubmi tanempl oy mentof f er f or mt hr ought hepor t al .

I shi r i ngf or ei gnwor ker si nQuebecdi f f er ent ? I f y ouwant t ohi r et hr oughQuebec ’ sT empor ar yFor ei gnWor k erPr ogr am( TFWP) , y ourf or ei gnwor k erwi l l hav e t oappl yf oraQuebecAc c ept anc eCer t i f i c at e( QAC) .Thi si sus ual l ydonet hr ought heMi ni s t r yofI mmi gr at i on, Fr enc hi s at i on,andI nt egr at i on( MI FI ) .

Howdoyousuppor tyourf or ei gnwor ker ’ sappl i cat i onf orper manentr esi dence? I fy ouwantt oof f eraf or ei gnwor k eraper manentpos i t i on,y ouc aneas i l ys uppor tt hei rbi df orper manentr es i denc e.Forone,aper manentj obof f erc anear nt hem s omeaddi t i onalpoi nt sont hei rEx pr es sEnt r ypr of i l e. Howev er ,t hi sonl ywor k sf ort hos ewi t hex per i enc ei noc c upat i onsc at egor i z edunderNOCc odesA,B,or0. Soi fy ou’ r ehi r i ngf oroc c upat i onsunderNOCc odes CorD,t hebes twayt os uppor ty ourf or ei gnwor k er si s t hr oughpr ov i nc i al nomi neepr ogr amsort heAt l ant i cI mmi gr at i onPi l ot .

Whatshoul dyout el lyourf or ei gnwor ker sbef or et heycomet oCanada? I fy ouhav eaf or ei gnwor k erc omi ngt oCanadas oon,t hebes tadv i c ey ouc angi v et hem i st or egul ar l yc hec k t heCanadi angov er nment ’ swebs i t e. Thi sway , t heywi l l al way sbei nt hek nowwhent hepubl i cheal t hmeas ur es c hangeat t hebor der s . Al s o, i t ’ sal way sagoodi deat ogi v et hem aheadsuponanymedi c al ex amst hey ’ l l need t ounder goaspar toft heappl i c at i onpr oc es s .

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