{"id":1406,"date":"2019-02-01T02:43:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-01T02:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/?p=1406"},"modified":"2024-07-07T00:59:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-07T00:59:34","slug":"lmia-exempt-job-offers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/1406-lmia-exempt-job-offers.html","title":{"rendered":"Types of Skilled Immigrant Job Offers Exempted From LMIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is an assessment used to determine whether a job being offered to a foreigner cannot be filled by a local Canadian worker. In most cases, an employer who wishes to hire a foreign worker needs an LMIA to support a job offer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1407\" src=\"http:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/02\/construction-652292_640.webp\" alt=\"Construction work.\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/construction-652292_640.webp 640w, https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/construction-652292_640-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/construction-652292_640-631x420.webp 631w, https:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/02\/construction-652292_640-150x100.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Construction work. Photo credit: skeeze\/Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>However, there are jobs that are exempted from providing an LMIA.<\/p>\n<p>If you are applying to immigrate to Canada using the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/1282-federal-skilled-worker-eligibility.html\">Express Entry program<\/a>, the employer who extends a job offer to you doesn&#8217;t require LMIA if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>you have been working full-time for the employer on your work permit for at least one year (or an equal amount of part-time work)<\/li>\n<li>you have a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinoy-ofw.com\/canada\/1389-express-entry-job-offer.html\">valid job offer<\/a><\/li>\n<li>you have a valid work permit that is exempt from an LMIA under:\n<ul>\n<li>an international agreement<\/li>\n<li>a federal-provincial agreement or<\/li>\n<li>the \u201cCanadian interests\u201d category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For skilled trade jobs, up to two employers can make a job offer. You must work for both of those employers.<\/p>\n<h2>Jobs exempt from the LMIA<\/h2>\n<p>Your application may be exempt from needing an LMIA for Express Entry if it satisfies the following conditions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your current temporary job is LMIA-exempt<\/li>\n<li>Your current temporary job states a specific employer or employers (for skilled trade jobs, up to two employers can make a job offer)<\/li>\n<li>Your current temporary job is\n<ul>\n<li>covered by an international agreement like NAFTA or GATS, and non-trade agreements. This can include professionals, traders and investors.<\/li>\n<li>covered by an agreement between Canada and a province or territory. This coverage includes investment related projects.<\/li>\n<li>exempt for various &#8220;Canadian interests&#8221; reasons. This can include:\n<ul>\n<li>\u201csignificant benefit\u201d \u2013 if your employer can prove you will bring an important social, cultural, and\/or economic benefit to Canada. This can include:\n<ol>\n<li>general: Self-employed engineers, technical workers, creative and performing artists, etc.<\/li>\n<li>workers transferred within a company (employees\u00a0with specialized knowledge transferred to offices located in Canada) \u2013 only those that will benefit Canada with their skills and experience<\/li>\n<li>workers under Mobilit\u00e9 francophone<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>reciprocal employment \u2013 lets foreign workers get jobs in Canada when Canadians have similar opportunities in other countries\n<ol>\n<li>general (such as professional coaches and athletes working for Canadian teams)<\/li>\n<li>International Experience Canada \u2013 a work abroad program for youth and young professionals<\/li>\n<li>people in exchange programs like professors and visiting lecturers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>designated by the Minister &#8211; this includes:\n<ol>\n<li>academics, including researchers, guest lecturers and visiting professors (sponsored through a recognized federal program)<\/li>\n<li>competitiveness and public policy\n<ul>\n<li>medical residents and fellows<\/li>\n<li>post-doctoral fellows and people who have won academic awards from Canadian schools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li>Charity and religious work (not including volunteers)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These categories can be exempt only if you also meet the three conditions about LMIA-exempt job offer stated above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is an assessment used to determine whether a job being offered to a foreigner cannot be filled by a local Canadian worker. 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