LMIA Exempt Work Permits
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Also, Please refer the article :
Case Codes or NOC Codes for a Canadian Work Permit
Sections 204 to 208 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) provide the regulatory authority to issue a work permit to a worker who does not require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). The LMIA exemption codes are listed in the following tables.
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Non-trade Unique work situations:
| T11 |
| Trader (FTA) | T21 |
| Investor (FTA) | T22 |
| Professional/technician (FTA) | T23 |
| Intra-company transferee (FTA) | T24 |
| Spouse (Colombia or Korea FTA) | T25 |
| GATS professional | T33 |
| Investor (CETA) | T46 |
| Contractual service supplier (CETA) | T47 |
| Independent professional (CETA) | T43 |
| Intra-corporate (company) transferee (CETA) | T44 |
| Spouse (CETA) | T45 |
| Investor (CPTPP) | T50 |
| Intra-company transferee (CPTPP) | T51 |
| Professional or technician (CPTPP) | T52 |
| Spouse (CPTPP) | T53 |
There are no approved agreements at this time
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Canada-provincial/territorial | T13 |
| Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program | C18 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Significant benefit Unique work situations:
| C10 |
| Entrepreneurs Unique work situations:
| C11 |
| Intra-company transferees (including GATS) Unique work situations
| C12 |
| Emergency repair or repair personnel for out-of-warranty equipment | C13 |
| Television and film production workers | C14 |
| Francophone mobility | C16 |
| Live-in caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted | A71 |
| Caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot (HCCPP) or Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP) (occupation-restricted open work permit) | C90 |
| Spouses and dependants at age of majority of caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the HCCPP or HSWP | C91 |
Bridging open work permits (BOWPs)
| A75 |
Unique work situations
| A75 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Reciprocal employment Unique work situations:
| C20 |
| Youth exchange programs | C21 |
| Academic exchanges (professors, visiting lecturers | C22 |
| Performing arts | C23 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Research | C31 |
| i.1) Educational co-op – post-secondary | C32 |
| i.2) Educational co-op – secondary level | C33 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Spouses of skilled workers | C41 |
| Spouses of students | C42 |
| Post-grad employment | C43 |
| Post-doctoral Ph.D. fellows and award recipients | C44 |
| Off-campus employment | See the instructions concerning students |
| Medical residents and fellows | C45 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| Religious work | C50 |
| Charitable work | C50 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| a. Refugee claimants | S61 |
| b. Persons under an unenforceable removal order | S62 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
Permanent residence applicants in Canada:
| A70 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| 1. Vulnerable workers | A72 |
| 2. Family member of vulnerable worker | A72 |
| Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
|---|---|
| a. Destitute students | H81 |
| b. Holders of a temporary resident permit valid for a minimum of six months | H82 |
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