The new LMIA rules will impact hiring of foreign temporary workers in Canada. Canada has changed the rules for Canadian employers hiring foreign temporary workers. Starting September 26, 2024, certain ...

Canada plans to overhaul its Express Entry immigration system by eliminating points for job offers backed by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to combat fraud. This change could significantly ...

Canada issued 825 invitations to apply (ITAs) for permanent residence in its latest Express Entry draw held on April 14, 2025—the first since Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) ...

An employer before hiring a foreign candidate, must first receive an approval from the Canadian government under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. This comes in the form of the Labour Market ...

A recurring scheme offering temporary foreign workers jobs in exchange for excessive fees appears to extend beyond Canada's borders. The scams often involve the sale labour market impact assessments ...

Immigration experts are calling for urgent action to curtail an exploitative jobs-for-sale scam in which international students and foreign workers are charged thousands of dollars by employers and ...

Temporary residents vying to obtain permanent residency will no longer be awarded additional points in their immigration applications for holding a job that is supported by a Labour Market Impact ...

A recurring scheme offering temporary foreign workers jobs in exchange for excessive fees appears to extend beyond Canada's borders. And immigration lawyers and agencies are warning that this practice ...

The over-use of Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) and Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program has been thrust into the spotlight in the last few weeks, with residents realizing just how ...

The federal government has removed one of the incentives that has been fueling the abuse of Canada’s labor market impact assessment (LMIA) program. As part of ongoing efforts to prevent and reduce ...