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LMIA in Canada (2026): Streams, Fee, Processing Time and LMIA-Exempt Routes

By Alex Francisco Updated Sep 30, 2026 Figures checked Sep 30, 2026 11 min read

What is an LMIA in Canada and how much does it cost?

An LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) is an Employment and Social Development Canada decision that lets an employer hire a temporary foreign worker, and it costs the employer $1,000 per position. A positive LMIA confirms no Canadian or permanent resident is available for the job. The worker then applies to IRCC for an employer-specific work permit.

An LMIA is applied for and paid for by the employer, not the worker. The $1,000 processing fee is charged per position and can't be recovered from the worker.
The offered wage decides the stream: at or above the province's hourly wage threshold is high-wage, below it is low-wage. New thresholds apply to LMIAs received from July 17, 2026.
High-wage jobs need at least 4 weeks of advertising and a transition plan; low-wage jobs need at least 8 weeks, youth outreach, and must fit under a 10% cap per work location (20% in some sectors).
ESDC's latest averages (August 2026) are 10 business days for the Global Talent Stream, 82 for low-wage, 90 for high-wage and 156 for permanent resident LMIAs, not counting advertising time.
A positive LMIA is valid for up to 6 months after it is issued, and the worker still has to apply to IRCC for a work permit and pay the $155 work permit fee.
Many workers don't need an LMIA at all: open work permit holders (PGWP, spousal open work permit) and LMIA-exempt International Mobility Program hires, where the employer pays a $230 compliance fee instead.

— YieldMaple, figures checked against official sources on September 30, 2026. Sources

A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is the permission a Canadian employer needs, in most cases, before hiring a temporary foreign worker on an employer-specific work permit. The LMIA itself comes from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) through Service Canada; the work permit that follows comes from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Every fee, wage threshold and processing time on this page comes from ESDC and IRCC pages checked on September 30, 2026. The page explains the rules; it is not legal or immigration advice, and only ESDC and IRCC decide applications. Employers with a complex hire, and workers weighing a job offer, can have a licensed immigration consultant or lawyer review the file.

What is an LMIA in Canada?

IRCC describes the LMIA as a document that determines whether hiring a temporary foreign worker will have a positive or negative effect on Canada’s labour market. A positive LMIA confirms two things: no Canadian or permanent resident is available to do the job, and there is a real need for a foreign worker. A negative LMIA means the employer can’t use that application to hire.

The LMIA belongs to the employer and the job, not to the worker. Once it is positive, the employer gives each worker a copy of the decision letter and its Annex A (employment details), and the worker applies to IRCC for a work permit tied to that employer, job and location. The process runs under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), which ESDC manages. Hires that skip the LMIA run under IRCC’s International Mobility Program instead, covered further down.

Three facts cause most of the confusion around “LMIA Canada” searches:

Workers can’t apply for an LMIA. Only employers apply, through LMIA Online with a Job Bank for Employers account.
Workers must not pay for it. The processing fee and recruitment costs can’t be charged to the worker.
An LMIA is not permanent residence. It supports a temporary work permit; a separate “dual intent” LMIA can also support some permanent residence applications.

How much does an LMIA cost?

The main LMIA cost is the ESDC processing fee: $1,000 for each position requested, paid by the employer. The table shows every government fee in the usual LMIA process, including the worker’s own IRCC fees and the fee an employer pays for LMIA-exempt hires.

LMIA and work permit fees in 2026

How to read this table: the LMIA processing fee and the employer compliance fee are alternatives: an employer pays the first for an LMIA hire and the second for an LMIA-exempt hire, not both for the same worker.

Fee	Amount (CAD)	Paid by	Notes
LMIA processing fee (ESDC)	$1,000	Employer, per position requested	Not refunded if the application is withdrawn, cancelled or negative; can't be paid by or recovered from the worker
Employer compliance fee (IRCC, LMIA-exempt hires)	$230	Employer, with the offer of employment in the Employer Portal	Only for International Mobility Program hires; not charged when the worker has an open work permit
Employer compliance fee, group of 3 or more entertainers	$690	Employer	Offers made to a group of performing artists and their staff at the same time
Work permit fee (IRCC)	$155	Worker, per person	The worker's own application after the positive LMIA
Biometrics (IRCC)	$85	Worker, per person	When biometrics are required

A few worked examples, all hypothetical. An employer asking for 3 positions on one application pays $3,000 to ESDC. The worker hired from abroad then pays $240 to IRCC when biometrics are required. The biometrics fee covers the visa application centre’s core services; medical exams, police certificates and any optional centre services are paid to those providers directly.

Refunds. ESDC does not refund the fee if the application is withdrawn, cancelled or ends in a negative LMIA; refunds happen only when a fee was collected in error. Switching streams after submitting means withdrawing and reapplying, and ESDC says the first fee is not transferred.

Who pays no LMIA fee. Three cases are exempt:

LMIA processing fee exemptions

How to read this table: the exemption removes only the $1,000 processing fee; every other program requirement still applies.

Who is exempt	Condition
Home care for a person with medical needs	A medical certificate confirms the person can't care for themselves
In-home childcare for a child under 13	Family or individual with gross annual income of $150,000 or less
On-farm primary agriculture	NOC 80020, 80021, 82030, 82031, 84120, 85100, 85101 and 85103

How the fee is paid. ESDC accepts Visa, Mastercard, American Express, certified cheque, money order and bank draft (payable to the Receiver General for Canada). Applications for 6 or more positions can join a pilot that allows payment through online banking.

Which LMIA stream applies?

The stream depends mostly on the wage and the type of job. The table sums up the main LMIA streams ESDC lists on its Temporary Foreign Worker Program page.

LMIA streams at a glance

How to read this table: start with the wage: compare the offered hourly wage with the threshold for the province of the work location in the next table.

Stream	Who it is for	Advertising	Employment duration	Key rule
High-wage positions	Offered wage at or above the province's hourly wage threshold	At least 4 consecutive weeks in the 3 months before applying; Job Bank plus 2 other methods, 1 national	Up to 3 years	Transition plan required; $1,000 fee per position
Low-wage positions	Offered wage below the province's hourly wage threshold	At least 8 consecutive weeks in the 3 months before applying, including youth outreach	Maximum 1 year	10% cap per work location (20% in some sectors); not processed in CMAs with 6% or higher unemployment; employer pays round-trip travel and ensures affordable housing
Global Talent Stream	Category A referrals from a designated partner, or Category B jobs on the global talent occupations list	Recruitment rules set in the GTS program requirements; a Labour Market Benefits Plan is required	Up to 3 years (high-wage)	10 business days service standard, 80% of the time
Agricultural stream and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	Primary agriculture on the national commodities list; SAWP workers from Mexico or participating Caribbean countries	Stream-specific	Stream-specific	On-farm primary agriculture NOCs are exempt from the processing fee
Permanent residence (dual intent) LMIA	Job offer supporting an Express Entry program (FSWP, FSTP or CEC); TEER 0 to 3, full-time, at least 1 year	Same as the matching wage stream	Up to 3 years (high-wage)	Processing fee applies; can support both PR and a work permit
In-home caregiver positions	Families hiring care for children under 18, people 65 or over, or people with high medical needs	High-wage or low-wage stream rules, based on the wage	Up to 3 years (high-wage) or maximum 1 year (low-wage)	Full-time, minimum 30 hours per week in the private home; some families are fee-exempt

ESDC also runs a separate foreign academic stream for degree-granting institutions, a Recognized Employer Pilot with a simplified online application process, and a facilitated process for some jobs in Quebec.

What are the LMIA wage thresholds by province?

ESDC sets an hourly wage threshold for each province and territory: the local median hourly wage plus 20%, based on Statistics Canada’s Labour Force Survey. An offered wage at or above the threshold goes in the high-wage stream; a wage below it goes in the low-wage stream. New thresholds apply to LMIAs received on or after July 17, 2026.

LMIA hourly wage thresholds by province and territory

How to read this table: use the province of the work location, not the employer's head office. The date ESDC receives the LMIA decides which column applies.

Province or territory	LMIAs received from July 17, 2026	LMIAs received June 27, 2025 to July 16, 2026
Alberta	$37.5	$36
British Columbia	$38.4	$36.6
Manitoba	$31.33	$30.16
New Brunswick	$31.73	$30
Newfoundland and Labrador	$33.6	$32.4
Northwest Territories	$48	$48
Nova Scotia	$31.96	$30
Nunavut	$45	$42
Ontario	$36.92	$36
Prince Edward Island	$31.2	$30
Quebec	$36	$34.62
Saskatchewan	$34.62	$33.6
Yukon	$45.6	$44.4

A hypothetical full-time job in Ontario at the threshold of $36.92 an hour works out to about $76,794 a year. The hourly to salary calculator converts any offered wage the same way.

ESDC warns that raising the offered wage just to move into the high-wage stream isn’t enough. The wage must match what Canadians and permanent residents are paid for the same job, location, skills and experience, and it must meet the prevailing wage: the higher of the Job Bank median wage for the occupation and area, or the wage range already paid to current employees in the same job. Adjusting a wage to fit a stream can lead to a negative LMIA.

What are the requirements for a high-wage LMIA?

High-wage LMIAs cover jobs paid at or above the threshold. The core requirements on ESDC’s program page:

Full-time job. At least 30 hours a week.
Transition plan. A commitment to recruit, retain and train Canadians and permanent residents and to reduce reliance on foreign workers, with a report on past commitments when the employer applies again for the same job and location. Some positions are exempt, including primary agriculture jobs, certain in-home caregiver and health care positions, and time-limited project jobs of up to 2 years that won’t continue after the worker leaves.
Advertising. At least 4 consecutive weeks within the 3 months before applying, on Job Bank plus at least 2 other recruitment methods suited to the occupation, one of them national in scope.
Job Match and Direct Apply. Job Bank’s matching service must be used, and every matched job seeker rated 4 stars or more in the first 30 days must be invited to apply.
Records. Recruitment and advertising records kept for at least 6 years.
Duration. Up to 3 years, matched to the employer’s reasonable needs, and longer only in exceptional cases.

ESDC also prioritizes certain essential occupations across all provinces except Quebec (health care jobs such as nurses, physicians and pharmacists, plus farm, meat-cutting, food processing and light-duty cleaning jobs), although any refusal to process takes priority over that.

What are the requirements for a low-wage LMIA?

Low-wage LMIAs carry more conditions, and several tightened recently:

Longer advertising. Since April 1, 2026, the job must be advertised for at least 8 consecutive weeks within the 3 months before applying, and at least one recruitment activity must stay open until the decision.
Youth outreach. Recruitment must reach youth aged 15 to 30, for example through Job Bank’s youth section, youth employment programs or post-secondary career centres. Matched job seekers rated 2 stars or more must be invited to apply.
10% cap. Low-wage foreign workers can make up at most 10% of the workforce at a work location, or 20% in construction, food manufacturing, hospitals, nursing and residential care, and some in-home caregiver jobs. Workplaces with fewer than 10 employees count as 10 for this calculation. Some rural areas in participating provinces have temporary measures.
Unemployment refusal. Since September 26, 2024, ESDC won’t process low-wage LMIAs in a census metropolitan area (CMA) with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher, with exemptions for primary agriculture, the capped sectors above, some caregiver jobs, PR-only LMIAs and short positions of about 120 days. The list of CMAs is updated every 3 months; the next update is on October 9, 2026, so check ESDC’s refusal page on the day of applying.
Travel, housing and health cover. The employer pays round-trip transportation, makes sure suitable and affordable housing is available (under 30% of the worker’s before-tax income), and buys private emergency health insurance until provincial coverage starts.
Duration. A maximum of 1 year, down from 2 years.

A hypothetical example of the cap: a work location with 50 full-time employees under the 10% cap can have at most 5 low-wage foreign workers.

What is the LMIA processing time?

ESDC publishes average LMIA processing times each month, in business days, for applications decided the month before. The clock starts when a complete application is submitted in LMIA Online and stops when the decision letter is issued.

Average LMIA processing times by stream (August 2026)

How to read this table: these are averages for LMIAs processed in August 2026. They move from month to month with application volumes, and they don't include the advertising period (14 days to 8 weeks, depending on the stream) that must happen first.

Stream	Average business days
Global Talent Stream	10
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program	6
Agricultural stream	25
Low-wage stream	82
High-wage stream	90
Permanent resident stream	156

In calendar terms, the high-wage average is roughly 18 weeks, before counting the advertising period and the worker’s own work permit processing at IRCC. That is why ESDC suggests applying as early as possible, up to 6 months before the planned start date.

The Global Talent Stream is the fast lane: ESDC’s service standard is 10 business days, met 80% of the time, and approved GTS workers are eligible for 2-week work permit processing at IRCC. It is open to firms referred by a designated partner (Category A) and to jobs on the global talent occupations list (Category B), and it requires a Labour Market Benefits Plan.

What slows an LMIA down. An incomplete application isn’t processed at all (and isn’t charged). Common gaps are missing advertising proof, unsigned forms, missing business legitimacy documents, or, in British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, a missing provincial employer registration certificate. For Quebec jobs longer than 30 days, the application must go to Service Canada and Quebec’s MIFI at the same time.

How does the LMIA process work, step by step?

Check if an LMIA is needed. IRCC’s LMIA exemption codes and work permit exemptions come first; an open work permit holder needs no LMIA.
Pick the stream by comparing the offered wage with the provincial threshold and checking the prevailing wage on Job Bank.
Advertise and recruit for at least 4 weeks (high-wage) or 8 weeks (low-wage) and keep every record.
Prepare documents: business legitimacy (licence, recent CRA documents), transition plan or cap calculation, advertising proof, and any provincial registration.
Apply in LMIA Online and pay the processing fee.
Wait for the assessment. Service Canada checks that every program requirement is met; changes to a pending application go through the processing centre or the Employer Contact Centre.
Receive the decision letter. With a positive LMIA, send the worker the letter, Annex A and a signed employment contract.
The worker applies to IRCC for the work permit within the LMIA’s validity, then gets a Social Insurance Number on arrival; the SIN application steps cover that part.

After hiring, employers must keep the same wages and conditions, review the prevailing wage each year, and can face inspections, fines and bans if they don’t comply. Other changes to a positive LMIA go to the Service Canada processing centre, and a request to add, remove or change a worker’s name must reach it at least 15 business days before the LMIA expires.

Which workers don’t need an LMIA?

Many foreign workers in Canada never go through an LMIA. IRCC’s page is explicit that an employer does not need one when the worker already holds an open work permit. The most common routes:

Common LMIA-exempt routes (International Mobility Program)

How to read this table: codes are IRCC's administrative LMIA exemption codes (December 15, 2022 and later). Meeting a code's criteria only removes the LMIA; IRCC still checks every other work permit requirement.

Route	Exemption code	What the employer does
Open work permit holders (PGWP, spousal open work permit, bridging open work permit and others)	Open work permit	No LMIA, no offer of employment, no compliance fee
Free trade agreement professionals and intra-company transferees (CUSMA, CETA, CPTPP and others)	T-codes and F-codes (for example T36 CUSMA professionals)	Offer of employment in the Employer Portal and $230 compliance fee
Intra-company transferees under Canadian interests	C61, C62, C63	Offer of employment and compliance fee
Significant benefit to Canada, including entrepreneurs	C10, C11	Offer of employment and compliance fee
Francophone mobility (French-speaking workers outside Quebec)	C16	Offer of employment and compliance fee
International Experience Canada (youth mobility)	C21	Depends on the IEC category
Provincial nominees and the Atlantic Immigration Program	T13, C18	Offer of employment and compliance fee
Rural Community and Francophone Community immigration pilots	C15	Offer of employment and compliance fee
Reciprocal employment and academic exchanges	C20, C22	Offer of employment and compliance fee

For most workers, an open work permit is the simplest LMIA-free route:

International graduates can get a post-graduation work permit (PGWP), an open permit of up to 3 years with no job offer or LMIA.
Spouses and partners of some skilled workers and students can qualify for a spousal open work permit.
People waiting on permanent residence in Canada may be able to keep working on a bridging open work permit.

Employer-specific but LMIA-exempt permits (free trade professionals, intra-company transferees, francophone mobility, provincial nominees and others) still need the employer to submit an offer of employment through IRCC’s Employer Portal and, in most cases, pay the $230 employer compliance fee. The employer then receives a 7-digit offer of employment number and gives it to the worker for the work permit application.

Does an LMIA help with permanent residence?

It can, but less than it used to. A permanent resident (dual intent) LMIA supports a job offer under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program or Canadian Experience Class: a full-time job of at least 1 year, in TEER 0 to 3 and non-seasonal for FSWP and CEC, or in an eligible TEER 2 or 3 skilled trade for FSTP. The same LMIA can also back a work permit while permanent residence is processed. New businesses under 1 year old and employers hiring workers who plan to live in Quebec can’t use this route. Its processing time is the longest of all streams in ESDC’s table.

The big change is on the points side. As of March 25, 2025, IRCC removed job offer points from the Comprehensive Ranking System, so an LMIA-backed offer no longer raises an Express Entry score. The CRS calculator shows a score without those points, and the Express Entry guide explains where a job offer still matters. Many provincial nominee programs have employer-driven streams with their own job offer rules, and Quebec runs its own selection through the PSTQ.

What are the most common LMIA mistakes?

Paying for an LMIA as a worker. Employers can’t pass on the fee or recruitment costs; an offer to “sell” an LMIA is a warning sign.
Picking the stream by wage alone. The prevailing wage and wages paid to current staff still apply.
Short or stale advertising. Ads must run the full 4 or 8 consecutive weeks within the 3 months before applying.
Ignoring the CMA refusal list for low-wage jobs, which changes every quarter.
Letting the LMIA lapse. The worker must apply within the 6-month validity.
Assuming an LMIA means PR. It supports a temporary permit; permanent residence is a separate IRCC application.
Forgetting Quebec’s parallel process. MIFI and a CAQ are required for most Quebec LMIA jobs.

Where to get official help

Employers with questions about an application can call ESDC’s Employer Contact Centre or the Service Canada processing centre handling the file; both are listed on ESDC’s LMIA pages. Work permit questions go to IRCC, the department that decides the permit. ESDC also has a “Report abuse” service for anyone who suspects a temporary foreign worker is being abused, whether the report comes from the worker or someone else.

Frequently asked questions

What is an LMIA in Canada?

An LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) is a document from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), issued through Service Canada, that tells an employer whether hiring a temporary foreign worker will have a positive or negative effect on Canada's labour market. A positive LMIA confirms that no Canadian or permanent resident is available and that a foreign worker is needed. The worker uses it to apply to IRCC for a work permit.

How much does an LMIA cost?

The government fee is $1,000 for each position requested, paid by the employer to ESDC. It is not refunded if the application is withdrawn, cancelled or negative. Some applications pay no fee: in-home care for a person with certified medical needs, in-home childcare for a child under 13 by a family earning $150,000 or less, and on-farm primary agriculture jobs. The worker separately pays IRCC's $155 work permit fee and, when required, $85 for biometrics.

Who pays for the LMIA, the employer or the worker?

The employer. ESDC says the processing fee can't be paid by or recovered from the temporary foreign worker, and employers must make sure nobody recruiting on their behalf charges the worker recruitment fees. Breaking that rule leads to a negative LMIA. Offers that ask a worker to pay for an LMIA or a job are a red flag; suspected abuse can be reported to ESDC through its report abuse page.

How long does an LMIA take to process?

ESDC publishes monthly averages in business days. For LMIAs processed in August 2026 the averages were 10 days for the Global Talent Stream, 6 for the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, 25 for the agricultural stream, 82 for low-wage, 90 for high-wage and 156 for permanent resident LMIAs. The clock starts only when a complete application is submitted, so the advertising period (14 days to 8 weeks, depending on the stream) comes first.

How long is an LMIA valid?

A positive LMIA is valid for up to 6 months after it is issued. The worker must apply for the work permit within that window, using the decision letter and Annex A with employment details. The work permit itself can be longer: high-wage LMIAs can support employment of up to 3 years, while low-wage LMIAs are limited to a maximum employment duration of 1 year.

Can a worker apply for an LMIA on their own?

No. Only an employer can apply, through LMIA Online, using a Job Bank for Employers account. The worker's part starts after the employer receives a positive decision: the employer sends a copy of the decision letter and a signed employment contract, and the worker applies to IRCC for a work permit. Workers looking for a job in Canada without an employer can check whether an LMIA-exempt or open work permit route fits instead.

What is the difference between a high-wage and a low-wage LMIA?

The offered wage decides it. ESDC sets an hourly wage threshold for each province and territory, equal to the median hourly wage plus 20%. A wage at or above the threshold goes in the high-wage stream (transition plan, 4 weeks of advertising, up to 3 years). A wage below it goes in the low-wage stream (8 weeks of advertising, youth outreach, 10% cap, maximum 1 year, employer-paid round-trip travel and suitable, affordable housing made available).

Does an LMIA job offer still give CRS points in Express Entry?

No. IRCC removed job offer points from the Comprehensive Ranking System as of March 25, 2025, for current and future candidates. A permanent resident (dual intent) LMIA can still support a work permit and, where a program requires it, a qualifying job offer. Candidates can check their score without job offer points in a CRS calculator.

What is an LMIA-exempt work permit?

It is a work permit issued under IRCC's International Mobility Program, where an exemption code replaces the LMIA. Examples include free trade agreement professionals and intra-company transferees, significant benefit workers, francophone mobility for French-speaking workers outside Quebec, International Experience Canada, and provincial nominees. The employer usually submits an offer of employment in IRCC's Employer Portal and pays the $230 employer compliance fee. IRCC says meeting an exemption only removes the LMIA step; the officer still checks every other requirement.

Why would ESDC refuse to process an LMIA?

ESDC lists several cases: low-wage positions above the 10% cap (20% in some sectors), low-wage positions in census metropolitan areas with an unemployment rate of 6% or higher, in-home caregiver jobs with a live-in requirement, employers who had an LMIA revoked in the past 2 years, employers on IRCC's ineligibility list, and certain low-wage jobs in Montréal and Laval. A refusal to process is different from a negative LMIA decision.

How does the LMIA work for jobs in Quebec?

For jobs in Quebec lasting more than 30 consecutive days, the employer submits the LMIA to Service Canada and Quebec's Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI) at the same time. With a positive LMIA, the employer also gets a Quebec Acceptance Certificate (CAQ), and the worker includes both documents with the work permit application. LMIA-exempt International Mobility Program hires don't need a CAQ.

Part of our Express Entry guide: programs, requirements, CRS, profile, draws and fees.

Rules, rates and sources

Last verified: September 29, 2026
Next scheduled check: October 30, 2026

Rule or table	In effect from	Verified
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) streams, fees, wage thresholds and processing times	July 17, 2026	September 30, 2026
IRCC application fees	April 30, 2026	October 8, 2026
Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System points grid	March 25, 2025	September 29, 2026

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