Facilitated Labour Market Impact Assessment

Employment and Social Development Canada (Service Canada) and the Ministère de l’immigration, de la diversité, et de l’inclusion (Immigration Quebec) have signed an agreement with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (Immigration Canada) that allows Quebec employers to apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) without needing to provide evidence of recruitment for certain occupations.

The Quebec Facilitated LMIA Process is available to employers who wish to employ foreign nationals in occupations that are considered in high demand in the province of Quebec, and therefore there is a shortage of qualified workers in the labour market.

Under the Quebec Facilitated LMIA Process a Transition Plan is only required on the second application for the same occupation. 

In order to qualify under the Quebec Facilitated LMIA Process, one must demonstrate:

• That the position being offered is part of the Quebec Facilitated LMIA Process occupations’ list;
• That the wage being offered is the same or above the median wage being offered to Canadians working in the same occupation, in the same geographical location; and
• That the foreign national holds, at minimum, a diploma that is equivalent to a high school diploma.

Quebec Facilitated Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) Process Occupations’ List

The Quebec Facilitated LMIA Process occupations’ list is updated yearly. The last update was on February 24, 2018. The list contains occupations that are at the management, professional or technical level (National Occupational Classification (NOC) levels O, A or B).

The occupations that are currently identified as being in demand in Quebec are: