Detailed instructions on how to hire foreign workers in Canada and obtain an express work permit for Canada.
Steps to employ foreigners in Canada through the International Immigration Program
These are the steps that need to be taken in order to employ foreigners in Canada through the International Immigration.
Canada sets steps for hiring foreign workers.
Canada establishes procedures for the employment of workers from other countries.
There are three procedures that a Canadian company needs to do in order to be able to hire a foreign worker through the Immigration and Refugee Program (IMP):
Verify if the working position or employee in question is eligible for an exemption from the LMIA;
You are required to pay the employer compliance charge, which is $230 Canadian Dollars.
The official job offer should be submitted through the Employer Portal of the IMP.
The foreign national will not be able to submit an application for their own work visa unless they have been successful in completing these three processes.
Canada determines the cases for issuance of a Canadian work permit.
The cases that are considered for the issuance of a work permit in Canada are decided by Canada.
LMIA-exempt workers may be eligible for accelerated work permit processing through the Global Skills Strategy if their position is NOC Skill Level A or 0 and they are applying from outside of Canada. This is the case if they are applying from other countries.
