Submitting Employment Offers In LMIA-Exempt Situations

As part of the changes announced earlier this year to Citizenship and Immigration Canada's International Mobility Program aimed at strengthening employer accountability, starting on October 26, 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) is introducing a new electronic system, the Employer Portal, to collect information about employers and temporary foreign workers exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.

Earlier this year, the Government of Canada introduced new regulations aimed at ensuring employers hiring temporary foreign workers exempt from the LMIA process through CIC's International Mobility Program are subject to a similar level of scrutiny and accountability as employers hiring temporary foreign workers requiring LMIAs through Employment and Social Development Canada's Temporary Foreign Worker Program.