A large number of programs were recently implemented as well as the current ones were extended in Quebec so that it will be easier to employ foreign workers in the province. These measures include an agreement signed by Quebec and Ottawa during the past year to help raise the maximum number of provisional foreign staff per workplace from 10% to 20%. The other measures include exempting professions with on-the-job training (NOC Skill Level D) from posting as well as demonstration of recruitment efforts.
What is the Facilitated LMIA process in Quebec about?
The process entails that before an application for an LMIA is made, Canadian business owners who employ temporary foreign workers must prove that they have marketed an open post through a range of different methods as well as furnish proof of their recruiting efforts.
These efforts may consist of:
Advertising the available post for a minimum of 28 days.
Interviews with eligible applicants to prove to the Government of Canada that no Canadian national or resident is ready and prepared to be recruited for that post, which will require the employment of a foreign employee.
Quebec firms who employ foreign workers to work temporarily in targeted positions also need to apply for an LMIA, but can access a much easier and quicker employment application process.
