• They have no prior employment compliance concerns.
• They can meet all of the employment requirements (they would need to submit official tax documents to support this).
• They offer a product or service in Canada.
• If they hire a skilled foreign worker to support his or her application for permanent residence in Canada, they must provide documentation that the company has been in existence for at least one year (does not apply for positions in Quebec).
• They have conducted three distinct recruitment operations in an attempt to fill the post, if relevant.
• They provide employment that is in line with the demands of their company.

The business would also be required to present a Transition Plan outlining the steps they intend to take to attract, retain, and train Canadians and permanent residents while reducing their reliance on foreign labor. In rare circumstances, this condition may be waived.

For each post, the government charges a fee of $1,000. This charge would be eliminated if the LMIA supported permanent residency via Express Entry and the applicant did not also apply for a work visa.

If the employer obtains a negative result, it implies they will be unable to hire a foreign person since they did not fulfill the conditions of the Labour Market Impact Assessment they asked for.

The standards for a Labour Market Impact Assessment differ according to the type of employment offered to a foreign national. The prerequisites for each sort of work differ depending on the employer’s requirements for advertising, application fees, the salary is given, and application processing periods.

To get a Canadian work visa, foreign employees and employers must go through a two-step process. The applicant must first apply to ESDC for a Labor Market Impact Assessment, then to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) for the actual work permit. The LMIA is granted by ESDC, which enables the Canadian business to engage a foreign worker after evaluating various protective labor market criteria.