Canada tightens LMIA processing
Canada has made the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process stricter in view of changed circumstances. The unemployment rate has increased in Canada because many businesses have been closed due to COVID-19. The agriculture and agri-food sectors have been given relief in hiring foreign workers, but there is a big hurdle in hiring these workers in non-essential businesses. Service Canada is providing an opportunity by sending letters to Canadian employers who had filed LMIA applications for foreign workers before March 15, 2020, to withdraw their applications after fulfilling all the Labour Market Impact Assessment requirements. Applications that are not withdrawn and do not meet the recruitment conditions as per post-COVID-19 conditions will be rejected. An official from Labour and Skills Development said that under the changed circumstances, it does not make any sense to accept an LMIA for a business that does not require workers.
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