Canadian employers who need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) in order to hire foreign workers will oftentimes need to complete an advertising requirement.
The purpose of the advertising requirement is to demonstrate to the Canadian government that there are no Canadian workers available or willing to fill a job vacancy. Employers must satisfy the guidelines set out by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), the federal government department that oversees the LMIA process.
To meet the advertising requirement, employers must advertise all job vacancies across the Canadian job market for at least four weeks before applying for an LMIA.
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Employers must prove they have used at least three recruitment methods. One has to be a posting on the Canada Job Bank website, plus two other methods which can be chosen from the following:
If the two additional methods of recruitment are online, they must each have unique value and reach different audiences. If employers advertise on multiple websites of the same type, the combined advertisements will only be considered as one additional method of recruitment.
Employers must be sure to focus advertising efforts on groups of Canadians who are under-represented, such as Indigenous people and people with disabilities.
Employers must ensure that the job advertisements are posted for minimum of 30 days. This 30-day period must be within the three months prior to submitting the LMIA application. This means that applications submitted after the three months period may be returned as incomplete requiring the employer to complete a new advertising period of 30 days.
At least one of the three recruitment activities to seek qualified Canadians must be ongoing until employers get a positive or neutral LMIA from the government.
Employers must demonstrate they have made efforts to recruit qualified Canadian workers by providing the following documents as proof of advertisement with your application:
ESDC says employers have to keep records of the advertising requirement for at least six years as employers will be asked to provide the results from recruitment efforts.
In certain circumstances, there are variations to the advertising requirements for specific positions and in particular provinces or territories. The positions which have variations in their advertising requirements are listed below:
Also, if your company or the position available is eligible for the Global Talent Stream (GTS), you may be able to skip the advertising process and bring over skilled talent more quickly. This option is tailored for employers in the tech sector. The GTS has a processing standard of two weeks.
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