Hire a temporary foreign worker
Find out if you need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (lmia) to hire a temporary worker, what work permit program to use, what to do after you hire and how to help your employee extend their work permit.
Services and information
About LMIAs and how to hire temporary foreign workers
Find out if you need an LMIA to hire a temporary worker and which hiring program fits your needs
Hire a worker with an LMIA
How to hire through the Temporary Foreign Worker Program after you get a positive LMIA, and how to hire in Quebec
Hire a worker without an LMIA
How to hire through the International Mobility Program, how to submit an offer of employment and next steps
After you hire a worker without an LMIA
Understand your responsibilities as an employer after you hire a temporary worker
Hire a newcomer as an intern
How government organizations can hire eligible newcomers to fill temporary opportunities
Hire skilled youth through International Experience Canada
How to fill temporary positions quickly with young, skilled foreign workers between the ages of 18 and 35
Extend a temporary worker’s permit
What you and the worker must do, forms, fees and renewing online vs. paper
Hire international students
What you need to know when hiring a student while they study or after they graduate
Outreach services for employers
Information to help you use immigration programs to hire skilled workers
How to benefit from the Global Skills Strategy
Who can apply and how the worker can get their application processed in 2 weeks
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Questions about hiring a foreign worker?
Find quick and direct answers to your questions about hiring a foreign worker, including, how to hire, what your obligations are, whether you need a Labour Impact assessment.

Hire Francophone workers
Interested in tapping into the bilingual market? Learn more about hiring Francophone workers out of Quebec.

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