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Before submitting an LMIA application, it is essential to check if any low-wage positions are situated in CMAs by following these steps. If any positions are found in a CMA, you must then verify the CMA’s unemployment rate using the provided table. If any job locations are within a CMA that has an unemployment rate of 6% or higher, your application will not be processed.
- Nikola Misina
IEC Young Professionals candidates will need to have a valid job offer in Canada prior to their arrival, and participants will need to work for the same employer, in the same location, during their stay in Canada.
- Nikola Misina
The Home Care Worker Immigration Pilots for Child Care and Home Support facilitate the permanent immigration of skilled workers with job offers in these sectors to Canada.
- Nikola Misina
The Rural Community Immigration Pilot is designed to provide rural areas with access to initiatives that tackle labor shortages and assist local enterprises in securing the workforce they require. Meanwhile, the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot aims to enhance the influx of French-speaking immigrants into Francophone minority communities located outside Quebec.
- Nikola Misina
Starting January 21, 2025, only the spouses of specific international students and foreign workers will be permitted to apply for a family OWP. Moreover, the foreign worker must have a minimum of 16 months remaining on their work permit at the time their spouse applies to the OWP. Dependent children of foreign workers will no longer qualify for the work permit.
- Nikola Misina
Service Canada is experiencing significant delays in the processing of PR LMIA applications, with actual processing times being considerably longer than those indicated online. It is important to note that PR LMIAs encompass the majority of skilled LMIA applications submitted before September 26th.
- Nikola Misina