On December 17, 2024 Immigration Minister Marc Miller announced
that additional Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for
LMIA-based job offers will soon be eliminated. Previously,
candidates could receive 50 or 200 CRS points if they had a Labour
Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)-based job offer, which often
boosted their chances of receiving an Invitation to Apply (ITA).
While the exact implementation date for this change remains
unclear, the implications for future applicants could be
substantial.
What This Means: Different Job Offer Scenarios
While the details of the changes remain uncertain, based on the
context of the Minister's announcement and recent reforms,
the scope of the changes seems to focus on the use of LMIAs as
substitutes for actual job offers. Here's a breakdown of how
different scenarios may be affected:
