Applying for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) requires strict compliance with advertising rules. Recent changes have made the process more complex, especially on the Government of Canada’s Job Bank, which is mandatory for most LMIA applications.   Changes to the Job Bank have made LMIA advertising even more Kafkaesque and out of line with the reality of how recruitment is normally undertaken by employers in Canada.      Key Updates and...

Important Update to LMIA Recruitment Requirements for Employers Using Job Bank

Effective July 1, 2025, the Ontario Provincial Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) has introduced substantial changes to their Employer Job Offer Stream programs. These are non-Express Entry programs. These changes impact the following three programs: Employer Job Offer: Foreign Worker stream Employer Job Offer: International Student stream Employer Job Offer: In-Demand Skills stream