The Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) remains a critical step for employers seeking to hire foreign workers under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) Over the past year, and continuing into 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have introduced several changes, some incremental, some significant, that affect eligibility, requirements, timelines, and compliance risk.

Welcome Mark Carney as interim PM and Rachel Bendayan as Minister of Immigration.

The recent changes to category-based draws and the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) represent a significant shift in how Canada selects cand

As many have come to realize, dealing with a behemoth like IRCC, Canada’s immigration department, which has a staff force of just under...