Hire a temporary foreign worker with a Labour Market Impact Assessment

Determine which type of Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application you should submit to hire a temporary foreign worker (TFW). Understand your responsibilities when hiring under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).

• certain LMIA applications for low-wage positions in census metropolitan areas with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher won't be processed
• the current 20% cap on the proportion of low-wage positions is being reduced to 10%
• the maximum employment duration for low-wage positions is being reduced from 2 years to 1 year

Further updates related to these measures will be made to our pages in the coming weeks.

Temporary refusal to process LMIA applications for low-wage positions in Montréal

From September 3, 2024, to March 3, 2025, certain LMIA applications submitted for low-wage positions in the economic region of Montréal won't be processed.

Potential impacts during hazardous weather

If you’ve been impacted by hazardous weather conditions, including wildfires, visit the Help for individuals affected by hazardous weather and natural disasters page.