Short, practical guides on hiring French-speaking workers from overseas — what it costs, what is required, and what to expect.
Three years of changes, pulling in two directions at once.
Four sectors were carved out of the 2024 restrictions. Knowing whether you are
It limits how much of your workforce can be low-wage temporary foreign workers,
It is the rule that decides whether your low-wage LMIA application gets looked at
Because the rule is geographic. Since September 2024, low-wage LMIA applications
A refused LMIA is not the end of the road, and in many cases the application was
The government fee is the number everyone knows. These are the ones that arrive
The fee pays for an assessment, not an outcome. Understanding that explains both
Employers compare a $230 fee against a $1,000 fee. Almost nobody calculates the
