Employer Requirements In Canada

• Municipal/provincial/territorial/ business license;
• Business registration or legal incorporation documents;
• Employment contract;
• a formal letter from a legal business confirming the existence of a contract for a good and/or service with the employer applying for an LMIA;
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) documents (T2 Schedule 100 Balance Sheet Information and T2 Schedule 125 Income Statement Information) for the most recent 2 years;
• Good standing for service in Canada and good financial standing attestation by a lawyer/notary public or chartered accountant;
• Commercial lease agreement of the physical presence of the company;
• Provincial/territorial workplace safety and insurance (e.g. workers compensation board) clearance letter;
• Transition Plans for high-wage positions;
• Proof of advertising of recruitment efforts (e.g. Job Bank records, newspaper ads) for a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks, 3 months prior to submission;
• Offer the posted prevailing wage for the employee;
• Must be in compliance with previous undertakings of Temporary Foreign Workers;
• Application fee – $1,000.

• Seeking to hire TFWs in an economic region with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher;
• Classified under the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) as Accommodation and Food Service or Retail Trade);
• Applying to hire TFWs for specific lower-skilled occupations, classified under the National Occupational Classification (NOC) as:
  • Food counter attendants, kitchen helpers and related occupations (NOC 6641);
  • Light duty cleaners (NOC 6661);
  • Cashiers (NO 6611);
  • Grocery clerks and store shelf stockers (NOC 6622);
  • Construction trades helpers and labourers (NOC 7611);
  • Landscaping and grounds maintenance labourers (NOC 8612);
  • Other attendants in accommodation and travel (NOC 6672);
  • Janitors, caretakers and building superintendents (NOC 6663);
  • Specialized cleaners (NOC 6662);
  • Security guards and related occupations (NOC 6651)
• Employers must always pay for the transportation costs (e.g. plane, train, boat, car, bus);
• Provide the worker with suitable and affordable accommodation;
• Employers must always pay for the TFW’s private health insurance;
• Employers must arrange and pay for workplace safety insurance coverage;
• Municipal/provincial/territorial/ business license;
• Business registration or legal incorporation documents;
• Employment contract;
• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) documents (T2 Schedule 100 Balance Sheet Information and T2 Schedule 125 Income Statement Information) for the most recent 2 years;
• Good standing/ or service in Canada and good financial standing attestation by a lawyer/notary public/ or chartered accountant;
• Commercial lease agreement of the physical presence of the company;
• Proof of advertising of recruitment efforts (e.g. Job Bank records, newspaper ads) for a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks, 3 months prior to submission;
• Offer the posted prevailing wage for the employee;
• Must be in compliance with previous undertakings of Temporary Foreign Workers;
• Application fee – $1,000.

Pay the employer compliance fee of $230;

The following types of workers are exempt from an LMIA, but need a work permit:

• Workers covered under international agreements (professionals, traders, and investors)
• People taking part in exchange programs (youth exchange programs, teacher exchange programs, and other joint programs);
• Accompanying spouses;
• Workers who are eligible for a work permit through a federal-provincial/territorial agreement;
• Workers nominated by a province or territory for permanent residence;
• People already working in Canada who have applied for permanent residence through the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program or Canadian Experience Class;
• Repair personnel for industrial or commercial equipment;
• Workers transferred within a company;
• Academics;
• Co-op students;
• Religious workers;
• Workers who are essential to a television or film production;
• Performers or workers in a related job in dance (such as ballet and contemporary), opera, orchestral music or live theatre whose employer must:
  • be a Canadian non-profit performing arts company or organization;
  • receive federal funding, and
  • show that reciprocal opportunities exist for Canadians and permanent residents abroad in the same discipline.

Read more about work permit Canada.