Quebec Expands List of Occupations for Facilitated LMIA Process

Canadian employers hiring temporary foreign workers typically must advertise an open position in multiple places before an application for an application for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) may be submitted.

However, this requirement is waived for employers in Quebec hiring for below listed positions

Advertising, marketing and public relations managers

Corporate sales managers

Financial Auditors and Accountants

Human Resources Professionals

Executive Assistants

Human Resources and Recruitment Officers

Purchasing Agents and Officers

Administrative assistants

Medical administrative assistants

Accounting technicians and bookkeepers

Civil Engineers

Mechanical Engineers

Aerospace Engineers

Information Systems Analysts and Consultants

Software Engineers and Designers

Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers

Developers / Web Developers

Civil engineering technologists and technicians

Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians

Technologists and Technicians / Technicians Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering

Estimators / Construction Estimators

Electrical and electronics engineering technologists and technicians

Drafting Technologists and Technicians

Technicians / Computer Network Technicians

User support technicians

Information systems testing technicians

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

Specialist Physicians

General Practitioners and Family Physicians

Pharmacists

Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists

Physiotherapists

Occupational Therapists

Respiratory Therapists, Clinical Perfusionists and Cardiopulmonary Technologists

Medical Radiation Technologists

Dental hygienists and dental therapists

Licensed Practical Nurses

College and other vocational instructors

Social Workers

Social and community service workers

Early childhood educators and assistants

Instructors of persons with disabilities

Producers, Directors, Choreographers and related occupations

Graphic Designers and Illustrators

Technical Sales Specialists – Wholesale Trade

Insurance agents and brokers

Chefs

Cooks

Butchers, meat cutters and fishmongers – retail and wholesale

Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors

Telecommunications installation and repair workers

Construction millwrights and industrial mechanics

Heavy-Duty Equipment Mechanics

Automotive Service Technicians, Truck and Bus Mechanics and Mechanical Repairers

Electrical Mechanics

 

Employers:

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Applicants:

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We can help you prepare for the above opportunity as well as assess your options for other widely available 65 different immigration options to Canada.