LMIA Application for High-Wage Positions

Important: Any Refusal to Process supersedes prioritization.

• 31100 – Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine
• 31101 – Specialists in surgery
• 31102 – General practitioners and family physicians
• 31120 – Pharmacists
• 31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses
• 31302 – Nurse practitioners
• 31303 – Physician assistants, midwives and allied health professionals
• 32101 – Licensed practical nurses
• 32103 – Respiratory therapists, clinical perfusionists and cardiopulmonary technologists
• 32109 – Other technical occupations in therapy and assessment
• 32120 – Medical laboratory technologists
• 32124 – Pharmacy technicians
• 32129 – Other medical technologists and technicians
• 33101 – Medical laboratory technicians and pathologists’ assistants
• 33103 – Pharmacy technical assistants and pharmacy assistants
• 33102 – Nurse aides, orderlies and patient service associates
• 33109 – Other assisting occupations in support of health services
• 63201 – Butchers – retail and wholesale
• 65202 – Meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale
• 65310 – Light duty cleaners
• 82030 – Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• 84120 – Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators
• 85100 – Livestock labourers
• 85101 – Harvesting labourers
• 85103 – Nursery and Greenhouse labourers
• 94141 – Industrial butchers and meat cutters, poultry preparers and related workers
• 94142 – Fish and seafood plant workers
• 95106 – Labourers in food and beverage processing
• 95107 – Labourers in fish and seafood processing

Note:

Effective January 12, 2022 and until June 30, 2023, Employment and Social Development Canada will suspend minimum advertising requirements for employers applying for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire temporary foreign workers in primary agriculture. Employers are expected to continue efforts to recruit Canadians and permanent residents. However, employers will not be required to meet TFWP minimum advertising requirements or submit proof with their LMIA application.

Job Match service

Effective August 28, 2017, you must use the Job Match service for recruitment purposes when advertising a position on Job Bank.

The Job Match service allows you to see anonymous profiles of registered job seekers which correspond to the skills and requirements outlined in your job posting. Each match is rated using a star system of 1 to 5 stars. The more stars received by the match, the greater the compatibility between your advertised position and the anonymous job seeker.

When creating your job posting, you must select the ‘’default’’ option. This option allows matches with job seekers from a wide variety of background as opposed to the ‘’strict’’ matching mode, where matches may be limited to fewer job seekers. Note: you may see “basic” option when creating your job posting, which is the same as “default” option.

When seeking to fill a high-wage position, you are required to invite all job seekers matched within the first 30 days of your job advertisement to apply for the position if they are rated 4 stars or more.

Methods of recruitment

Acceptable methods of recruitment for a job advertisement include:

• general employment websites
• online classified websites
• specialized websites which are dedicated to specific occupational profiles (for example, accounting, marketing, biotechnology, education, engineering)
• local, regional and national newspapers or newsletters
• local stores, places of worship, and community resource centres
• local, regional and provincial or territorial employment centres
• magazines and journals (for example, national journals or magazines, professional associations magazines, specialized journals)
• participation at job fairs
• partnering with training institutions or offering internships
• professional recruitment agencies
• consultations with unions for available labour
• advertising through professional associations
• recruitment within the company (for example, considering internal candidates for the position). A Human Resources Plan may outline the training opportunities for existing employees, and include:
  • a list of competencies for employees
  • workshops or programs for professional development and career management
  • specific programs to target specific employees for advancement

If the 2 additional methods of recruitment are online, they must each have unique value and reach different audiences. In cases where you advertise on multiple websites of the same type, the combined advertisements will only be considered as one additional method of recruitment.

Recruitment documentation retention

You must keep records of your recruitment and advertising efforts for a minimum of 6 years. You will also be asked to provide the results from the recruitment efforts you undertook to fill the position.

Job advertisement duration

You must ensure that the job advertisement:

• has occurred in the 3 months prior to submitting the Labour Market Impact Assessment application
• is for a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks within the 3 months prior to submitting a Labour Market Impact Assessment application

At least 1 of the 3 recruitment activities to seek qualified Canadians and permanent residents must be ongoing until the date a positive or negative Labour Market Impact Assessment has been issued.

Job advertisement information

The required job advertisement information includes:

• company operating name
• business address
• title of the position
• job duties (for each position, if advertising is for more than one vacancy)
• terms of employment (for example, project based, permanent position)
• language of work
• wage (must include any incremental raises, performance pay or bonuses):
  • a wage range can be used for the purposes of complying with the advertisements; however the minimum wage in the range must meet prevailing wage
• benefits package offered (if applicable)
• location(s) of work (local area, city or town)
• contact information, including telephone number, cell phone number, email address, fax number, or mailing address
• skills requirements (includes education and work experience)

Proof of advertisement

You must demonstrate that you have made efforts to recruit qualified Canadians and permanent residents by providing these documents as proof of advertisement with your application:

• a copy of the advertisement and information to support where, when and for how long the position was advertised
• proof that the print media and websites used to advertise target an audience that has the appropriate education, professional experience or skill level required for the occupation
• proof of other recruitment activities (for example, invoice from Job Fair)

Variations to the advertising requirements

In certain circumstances, there are variations to the advertising requirements for specific positions and in particular provinces or territories. Consult the variations list to determine if one of them applies to the requested position.