Understand how a foreign national looking to work temporarily in Canada can accomplish their goal without needing to obtain an LMIA. click below for detailed information!
Some foreign nationals looking to work in Canada temporarily can do so without obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).
An LMIA is the labour market test the Canadian government requires when an employer is looking to hire a foreign national due to labour shortages. However, Canada also allows certain foreign nationals to also work here without requiring an LMIA for broad economic, social, and cultural policy reasons.
One of the ways Canada allows this to happen is through the Canadian interests category of the International Mobility Program (IMP), which contains four streams that will be outlined below.
Stream 1: Competitiveness and public policy
Stream 2: Significant benefit
Stream 3: Reciprocal employment
Stream 4: Charitable and religious workers
