LMIA Eligibility Criteria for Me

[Jason15]

Hello,

I have received a job offer from Canada. My employer is looking to see if they can do LMIA. Can someone please suggest what is the eligibility criteria for the employee for LMIA?
I want to make sure I meet all the requirements. Do I need to have a certain number of years of experience or do I need to have a certain score in IELTS ?

Please help.

Thank you,
JW

 

[Naturgrl]

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-temporary-foreign/find-need-labour-market-impact-assessment.html

Employer has to pay $1k and prove no Canadian or PR could be hired, and because of your experience and expertise then you are the only one they can hire. Then they wait for approval. With approval you can apply for closed work permit. In your application, you will need to show that you are experience and skilled for the job.

 

[Jason15]

Thank you for your response. Do we need to have recent experience or old experience will also be considered ? I have not worked from last 4.5 years, but before that I had 6 years of experience in the same field.

 

[Naturgrl]

Thank you for your response. Do we need to have recent experience or old experience will also be considered ? I have not worked from last 4.5 years, but before that I had 6 years of experience in the same field.

Depends on how it is assessed. Employer has to prove why they could hire no one else with current experience. Are you in a licensed profession?

 

[Jason15]

Depends on how it is assessed. Employer has to prove why they could hire no one else with current experience. Are you in a licensed profession?

No but I am working on getting license for BC teacher.

 

[Naturgrl]

No but I am working on getting license for BC teacher.

So your employer needs to fill out the paperwork and show they couldn’t hire anyone in BC.