News Highlights
- Accessible paths for employers in Quebec to hire temporary workers
- The LMIA process for Quebec has been simplified
- 65 more occupations have been added to the qualified list for simplified LMIA
- Employers in Quebec can now find it easier to recruit TFWs to 287 occupations in all
Employers in Quebec now have the option to hire foreign TFWs easier as the francophone province has introduced a simplified LMIA process. Along with this move, 65 new occupations have been added to the list of occupations for which employers needn’t present proof of recruitment efforts.
Facilitating Quebec’s employers
The facilitated LMIA process is made accessible to Quebec’s employers as the result of an agreement between the Canadian government and Quebec's MIFI. This has led to the creation of a list of target occupations that are eligible for LMIA.
With a facilitated LMIA, employers of Quebec may recruit TFWs (Temporary Foreign Workers) for chosen job positions not requiring evidence of efforts for recruitment of local natives.
The addition of 65 occupations increased 222 occupations on the LMIA-eligible list in February 2022 to 287. Here are the new additions along with the NOC occupation codes.
| NOC Code | List of Occupations |
| 1314 | Property Valuator |
| 1414 | Receptionist |
| 1415 | Staffing Clerk |
| 1434 | Bank Clerk |
| 1435 | Loan Collector |
| 1452 | Correspondence Clerk |
| 1454 | Statistical Clerk |
| 1521 | Shipper |
| 1522 | Warehouse Clerk |
| 1523 | Logistics Clerk |
| 1524 | Inventory Clerk |
| 1525 | Dispatcher |
| 1526 | Scheduler |
| 3411 | Dental Hygienist |
| 3413 | Nurse’s Aide |
| 4413 | Teaching Assistant |
| 5113 | Archivist |
| 5243 | Costume Designer |
| 6222 | Buyer |
| 6313 | Hotel/Casino Supervisor |
| 6332 | Baker |
| 6411 | Sales Rep – Wholesale |
| 6421 | Sales Rep – Retail |
| 6513 | Food and Beverage Servers |
| 6531 | Tourism Guide |
| 6551 | Bank Teller |
| 6563 | Veterinarian |
| 7305 | Traffic Supervisor |
| 7444 | Exterminator |
| 7451 | Longshoreman |
| 7452 | Warehouse Worker |
| 7511 | Truck Driver |
| 7512 | Public Transit Driver |
| 7521 | Heavy Equipment Operator |
| 7522 | Utility Vehicle Operator |
| 7532 | Deckhand |
| 8421 | Logger |
| 8422 | Forestry Worker |
| 9411 | Mining Equipment Operator |
| 9412 | Smelter Worker |
| 9414 | Stonecutter |
| 9415 | Inspector / Tester, mineral and metal processing |
| 9416 | Metalworking and Forging Machine Operator |
| 9417 | Machining Tool Operator |
| 9418 | Metal Products Machine Operator |
| 9421 | Chemical Plant Machine Operator |
| 9422 | Plastics Processing Machine Operator |
| 9423 | Rubber Processing Machine Operator |
| 9431 | Sawmill Machine Operator |
| 9435 | Paper Converting Machine Operator |
| 9436 | Lumber Grader/Wood Processing Inspector |
| 9437 | Woodworking Machine Operator |
| 9441 | Textile Fibre and Yarn, Hide and Pelt Processing Machine Operator or Worker |
| 9446 | Industrial Sewing Machine Operator |
| 9461 | Process Control and Machine Operator, food and beverage processing |
| 9462 | Industrial Butcher |
| 9463 | Seafood Processing Worker |
| 9465 | Tester or Grader, food and beverage processing |
| 9523 | Electronics Assembler, Fabricator, Inspector or Tester |
| 9526 | Mechanical Assembler or Inspector |
| 9532 | Furniture and Fixture Assembler or Inspector |
| 9533 | Wood Products Assembler or Inspector |
| 9534 | Furniture Finisher or Refinisher |
| 9535 | Plastic Products Assembler, Finisher or Inspector |
| 9536 | Industrial Painter, Coater and Metal Finishing Process Operator |
Even though it’s not compulsory for Quebec employers to prove their recruitment efforts leading to the employment of skilled foreign workers, the Quebec government encourages them to try to hire Canada PR visa holders/Canadian citizens.
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About transition plan for LMIA applications
Usually, LMIA applications require a transition plan. However, under the facilitated LMIA process, the first application doesn’t require the employer to have a transition plan for an occupation in a specific location. It will be needed only from the second application.
Other particulars
- Payments offered to TFWs have to maintain consistency with the amount paid to Canada PR and Canadian citizens.
- In case the position comes under a collective agreement, the Quebec employer has to pay the rate given as per the agreement as well as any benefits offered to Canada PR and Canadian citizens.
- Quebec employers who want to hire a TFW, making a payment that’s lower than the median hourly wage, have to comply with the requirements for the stream for positions paying high wages.
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