What you need to know! Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), previously known, as the Labour Market Opinion (LMO). Any Canadian employer who is looking to hire a temporary foreign worker requires the Labour Market Impact Assessment. When the information is completed and processed the Employment and Social Development [...]

What Is A LMIA? LMIA stands for Labour Market Impact Assessment. It is the opinion provided by ESDC to the officer which enables the officer to determine whether the employment of the foreign worker is likely to have a positive or negative impact on the labour market in [...]

If you wish to hire a foreign worker in the Temporary Foreign Workers Program (TFWP), you may have to make an application to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), previously called a Labour Market Opinion (LMO). The transition between the LMO [...]