Hire a temporary foreign worker

Attract and hire global talent with or without an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment).

Before you hire

The hiring program you use depends on whether you need LMIA.

Hire a temporary worker

Hire with an LMIA

Program streams, employer responsibilities for Temporary Foreign Worker Program

Hire without an LMIA

Offer of employment, employer responsibilities for International Mobility Program

Extend a temporary worker’s permit

What to do before they apply for an extension

Special instructions to hire certain workers

Top talent: Faster processing

Hire through Global Skills Strategy

International students

Hire students and recent graduates

Skilled youth aged 18 to 35

Hire through International Experience Canada (IEC)

French-speaking workers outside Quebec

Hire through Francophone Mobility

Camp counsellors

Hire an overnight camp counsellor

Maritime vessel

Hire crew members of a maritime vessel

Caregivers

Hire a home care worker

Features

Boost your recruitment of Francophone and bilingual foreign workers

Discover fact sheets with information on countries that are sources of French-speaking and bilingual labour abroad

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2026-01-06