Recruitment and advertisement

 

Employers must conduct recruitment efforts to hire Canadians and permanent residents before offering a job to foreign workers.

Employers offering a wage to a temporary foreign worker (TFW) that is:

·       below the provincial/territorial median hourly wage must meet the Advertisement and Recruitment requirements of the Stream for Low-wage positions;

·       at or above the provincial/territorial median hourly wage must meet the Advertisement and Recruitment requirements of the Stream for High-wage positions.

 

POST DOING ALL THIS PROCESS

Fill the necessary documentation, and submit with necessary Service Canada Centre

 

Necessary documentation

1.    LMIA Application form (EMP5593)

o   employers must provide the name of the foreign national they wish to hire at the time they submit their LMIA application

o   the processing fee does not apply to employers choosing only to support a foreign national's application for a permanent resident visa

2.    Schedule D – Skilled trades job offer – Employer #2 (EMP5595) (if applicable)

3.    job offer (signed by the employer and the foreign worker)

4.    proof of business legitimacy

5.    proof of advertisement (for example a copy of advertisement and information to support where, when and for how long the position was advertised)