DOCUMENT REQUIREMENTS

There are 4 different types of LMIAs; Regular LMIA, PR Support LMIA, PR Only LMIA, and Owner-Operator LMIA.

In this page, we’ll discuss about the document requirements of Regular LMIA, PR Support LMIA and PR Only LMIA.

REGULAR LMIA

Stakeholders Involved.

Canadian Business Owner/Employer.
Temporary Foreign Worker.
3^rd Party Representative: Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, Immigration Lawyer.
Service Canada.
Job Bank.
3^rd Party Recruitment Websites.

Application Documents Required.

Submission Letter (from 3^rd Party Representative): Outlines overall table of contents of the application. This document is not mandatory, but highly recommended.
Labour Market Impact Assessment Application Form (ESDC – EMP5627 for Low-Wage & EMP5626 for High-Wage): Indicates overall LMIA application information such as company information, recruitment efforts, foreign worker’s name, and job position applying for.
- LMIA Government Fee payment information is requested in this document. In this page, the business must disclose its payment card details for a Service Canada officer to charge the required payment.
Organization Chart: Depicts the overall organization structure.
Business Time Analysis Report: Displays company’s hours of operations and explains why the business requires a particular job position.
Job Description Report: Shows a particular job’s roles, duties and responsibilities that a TFW is expected to perform.
Job Offer: Discloses a job offer between a Canadian business employer and a TFW.
Recruitment Efforts: Describes overall recruitment efforts made by a Canadian business employer to hire local candidates first.
- This section includes job bank ad, job match activity report and advertisement posting copies of other 3^rd party recruitment websites.
Business License.
Certificate of Incorporation.

Job Post Requirement.

Low-Wage Job Positions: Requires Job Bank post + 2 job posts from Recruitment Companies targeting Under-represented groups.
- Under-represented Groups: Indigenous persons, Vulnerable youths, Newcomers, and Persons with disabilities.
High-Wage Job Positions: Requires Job Bank post + 2 other jobs posts from Recruitment Companies.
- The high-wage positions does not need to post jobs to target under-represented groups.
The defining factor that distinguishes between a low-wage and a high-wage position is a local median wage outlined by Government of Canada. The median wage usually changes every year for each region, thus constant observation of the median wage change is required.

PR SUPPORT LMIA

Stakeholders Involved.

Canadian Business Owner/Employer.
Temporary Foreign Worker.
3^rd Party Representative: Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, Immigration Lawyer.
Service Canada.
Job Bank.
3^rd Party Recruitment Websites.

Application Documents Required.

Submission Letter (from 3^rd Party Representative): Outlines overall table of contents of the application. This document is not mandatory, but highly recommended.
Labour Market Impact Assessment Application Form (ESDC – EMP5593): Indicates overall LMIA application information such as company information, recruitment efforts, foreign worker’s name and job position applying for.
- LMIA Government Fee payment information is requested in this document. In this page, the business must disclose its payment card details for a Service Canada officer to charge the required payment.
Organization Chart: Depicts the overall organization structure.
Business Time Analysis Report: Displays company’s hours of operations, and explains why the business requires a particular job position.
Job Description Report: Shows a particular job’s roles, duties and responsibilities that a foreign worker’s expected to perform.
Job Offer: Discloses a job offer between a Canadian business employer and a TFW.
Recruitment Efforts: Describes overall recruitment efforts made by a Canadian business employer to hire local candidates first.
- This section includes job bank ad, job match activity report and advertisement posting copies of other 3^rd party recruitment websites.
Business License.
Certificate of Incorporation.
Financial Information: T2-100 (Balance Sheet), T2-125 (Income Statement), T4 Summary, 12 months of PD7A (Payroll Deduction documents).

Job Post Requirement.

Low-Wage Job Positions: Requires Job Bank post + 2 job posts from Recruitment Companies targeting Under-represented groups.
- Under-represented Groups: Indigenous persons, Vulnerable youths, Newcomers, and Persons with disabilities.
High-Wage Job Positions: Requires Job Bank post + 2 other jobs posts from Recruitment Companies.
- The high-wage positions does not need to post jobs to target under-represented groups.
The defining factor that distinguishes between a low-wage and a high-wage position is a local median wage outlined by Government of Canada. The median wage usually changes every year for each region, thus constant observation of the median wage change is required.

PR ONLY LMIA

Stakeholders Involved.

Canadian Business Owner/Employer.
Temporary Foreign Worker.
3^rd Party Representative: Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant, Immigration Lawyer.
Service Canada.
Job Bank.
3^rd Party Recruitment Websites.

Application Documents Required.

Submission Letter (from 3^rd Party Representative): Outlines overall table of contents of the application. This document is not mandatory, but highly recommended.
Labour Market Impact Assessment Application Form (ESDC – EMP5593): Indicates overall LMIA application information such as company information, recruitment efforts, foreign worker’s name and job position applying for.
- For PR Only LMIA, no payment detail needs to be provided, as the LMIA government fee is exempt for this application.
Organization Chart: Depicts the overall organization structure.
Business Time Analysis Report: Displays company’s hours of operations, and explains why the business requires a particular job position.
Job Description Report: Shows a particular job’s roles, duties and responsibilities that a foreign worker’s expected to perform.
Job Offer: Discloses a job offer between a Canadian business employer and a TFW.
Recruitment Efforts: Describes overall recruitment efforts made by a Canadian business employer to hire local candidates first.
- This section includes job bank ad, job match activity report and advertisement posting copies of other 3^rd party recruitment websites.
Business License.
Certificate of Incorporation.
Financial Information: T2-100 (Balance Sheet), T2-125 (Income Statement), T4 Summary, 12 Months of PD7A (Payroll Deduction documents).

Job Post Requirement.

Low-Wage Job Positions: Requires Job Bank post + 2 job posts from Recruitment Companies targeting Under-represented groups.
- Under-represented Groups: Indigenous persons, Vulnerable youths, Newcomers, and Persons with disabilities.
High-Wage Job Positions: Requires Job Bank post + 2 other jobs posts from Recruitment Companies.
- The high-wage positions does not need to post jobs to target under-represented groups.
The defining factor that distinguishes between a low-wage and a high-wage position is a local median wage outlined by Government of Canada. The median wage usually changes every year for each region, thus constant observation of the median wage change is required.