Canada’s Regions Blocking Low-Wage LMIAs from Apr 4
 August 2024, the Canadian government made an announcement. They decided to pause processing applications for the low-wage stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP).

The federal government finally published its quarterly list of census metropolitan areas (CMAs). where people with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher will not be able to get low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs).

What is an LMIA?
An LMIA is a legal document issued by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). This allows Canadian employers to hire a foreign worker to fulfil their business needs. An LMIA also ensures that hiring a foreign worker will not negatively impact the Canadian labor market.

Rather it confirms that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill a particular position. Hence, without an LMIA, no employer will be able to hire any foreign national under low – wage TFWP, nor any foreign worker can renew their permit under the mentioned pathway.

Which CMAs are ineligible as of April 4?
24 CMAs has been identified by the Canadian government that has an unemployment rate of 6% and above. These regions listed below will halt low-wage LMIA applications for the next three months. The government will update the list in every 3 months and next update date would be 11th of July 2025.

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