In Quebec, employers may be exempt from the requirement to include proof of recruitment efforts when hiring temporary foreign workers in a number of occupations.
Quebec has released the new list of occupations eligible under the facilitated Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.
Quebec’s Ministry of Immigration provides an annually updated list of occupations for which employers do not need to advertise an open position before hiring a foreign worker. The new list, which will be in effect for the current year, was made public today, February 24.
Like last year, the new list of occupations eligible for facilitated processing covers all of Quebec and is based on the labour needs of the entire province.
While many of the occupations that were on last year’s list are on the new list, some have been added and some removed. There are 181 occupations on this year’s list. Newly added occupations include telecommunication carrier’s managers, computer and information systems managers, home building and renovation managers, and geoscientists and oceanographers, among others.
The change announced today is effective immediately. There is a 30-day transition period for the employer, or their representative, to allow for the review of an application submitted under the previous year’s list.
