Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption codes - International Mobility Program
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Sections 204 to 208 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) provide the regulatory authority to issue a work permit to a worker who does not require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) as per subparagraphs 200(1)(c)(i) to (ii.1).
There are specific situations that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) considers, by policy, as meeting the requirements of sections 204 through 208 of the IRPR. In doing so, the Department has created LMIA exemption streams (via unique administrative codes) to capture the different eligibilities or criteria for those specific situations. The LMIA exemption codes are listed in the following tables.
Legislative sections:
- A25.2 Public policies
- R204: International agreements or arrangements
- R205: Canadian interests
- R206: No other means of support
- R207: Permanent residence applicants in Canada
- R207.1: Vulnerable workers
- R208: Humanitarian reasons
- International Mobility Workers Unit (IMWU): port of entry (POE) assistance
A25.2: Public policies
Act | LMIA exemption code |
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Public policies issued under A25.2 |
R01 |
R204: International agreements or arrangements
Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
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Canada–International Non-Trade Agreements Unique work situations: |
T11 |
Trader (FTA) | T21 |
Investor (FTA) | T22 |
Professional/technician (FTA) | T23 |
Intra-company transferee (FTA) | T24 |
Spouse (Colombia or Korea FTA) | T25 |
GATS professional | T33 |
Investor (CETA/CUKTCA) | T46 |
Contractual service supplier (CETA/CUKTCA) | T47 |
Engineering technologists and scientific technologists (CETA/ CUKTCA) | T48 |
Independent professional (CETA/CUKTCA) | T43 |
Intra-corporate (company) transferee (CETA/CUKTCA) | T44 |
Spouse (CETA/CUKTCA) | T45 |
Investor (CPTPP) | T50 |
Intra-company transferee (CPTPP) | T51 |
Professional or technician (CPTPP) | T52 |
Spouse (CPTPP) | T53 |
R204(b) Provincial/territorial-international exemption codes
There are no approved agreements at this time
R205: Canadian interests
Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
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Significant benefit Unique work situations:
|
C10 |
Entrepreneurs: Self-employed or potential provincial nominee as an entrepreneur Unique work situations: |
C11 |
Intra-company transferees (including GATS) Unique work situations |
C12 |
Emergency repair or repair personnel for out-of-warranty equipment | C13 |
Television and film production workers | C14 |
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot | C15 |
Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot spouses | C17 |
Francophone mobility | C16 |
Live-in caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted | A71 |
Caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot (HCCPP) or Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP) (occupation-restricted open work permit) | C90 |
Spouses and dependants at age of majority of caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the HCCPP or HSWP | C91 |
Permanent resident facilitation work permit categories |
A75 |
R205(c) Designated by Minister
Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
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Spouses or common-law partners of skilled workers | C41 |
Spouses or common-law partners of full-time students | C42 |
Post-grad employment | C43 |
Post-doctoral Ph.D. fellows and award recipients | C44 |
Off-campus employment | See the instructions concerning students |
Medical residents and fellows | C45 |
R206: No other means of support
R207: Permanent residence applicants in Canada
Regulation | LMIA exemption code |
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Permanent residence applicants in Canada:
|
A70 |
R207.1: Vulnerable workers
R208: Humanitarian reasons
International Mobility Workers Unit (IMWU): POE assistance
The IMWU supports Canada Border Services Agency officers with enquiries related to LMIA exemptions and work permit exemptions and provides opinions to employers seeking to hire foreign nationals from visa-exempt countries currently outside of Canada.
The IMWU is available during business hours. Enquiries sent outside business hours will be answered on the next business day.
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