LMIA Stream For a High-wage Position or Low-wage Position When Hiring a Temporary Foreign Worker

If you are offering a wage to a temporary foreign worker that is:

• at or above the provincial or territorial median hourly wage, you must apply under the Stream for high-wage positions
• below the provincial or territorial median hourly wage, you must apply under the Stream for low-wage positions

Sources:

• wage rates in column 2 are based on Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 2019 (1-year average);
• wage rates in column 3 are based on Statistics Canada, Labour Force Survey 2019 to 2021 (2-year average).

National Occupational Classification (NOC) Migration

The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) has switched to the 2021 version of the NOC. Learn more about the NOC 2021 transition.