Overview of the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Process
An essential component of Canada’s immigration framework is the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process, which determines the potential impacts of hiring foreign workers on the country’s labor market. Employers who want to hire foreign workers usually go through the LMIA process to prove that hiring outside of Canada is necessary.

When will the LMIA application processing time start?
LMIA application processing begins once you submit a complete LMIA application.

An application is considered complete when:

All required documents are provided for the stream to which you are applying
The employer has signed all necessary documents
You have paid the processing fee (if applicable)
Incomplete applications will not be processed, and you will not be charged a processing fee
Your application processing time ends when you receive a decision letter from Service Canada. You will receive a positive or negative decision on your LMIA.

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