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The Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) is expanding the launch of LMIA Online, an online pilot program that allows employers and third parties to submit Labor Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) electronically. Previously, the online pilot project was only available to a small number of employers in the agricultural industry.
Details of the online LMIA system include the following:
The LMIA online pilot project began in August 2019 with a small number of employers in the Season Agricultural Workers Program and Agriculture streams. The project was expected to expand as the system stabilized.
The TFW Program has launched an outreach program to promote the LMIA Online system and will continue to invite employers with a Job Bank account to apply using the system. However, employers do not require an invitation to use the online portal. Eventually, the online option is expected to become the only option for submitting LMIAs.
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