Where there is a corporate restructuring, merger or acquisition, the holder of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (an “LMIA”) should contact the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC”) to inform them of the change. Whether a new LMIA will be required will depend on a variety of factors, including whether the corporate restructuring, merger or acquisition impacts the prevailing wage, job description and job duties of a foreign worker.
As per the internal ESDC wiki, reproduced below, in cases where employer’s responsibilities are transferred to a different employer through a merger or acquisition, both the original and successor employer must provide details on when the responsibilities of the employer were transferred, and the successor must agree (and acknowledge in writing) to all conditions set out in the original LMIA. Generally, a new LMIA would not be required.
A new LMIA would be required if the acquisition resulted in changes to the job duties or description. In addition, if the officer has serious concerns regarding the genuineness of the new employer, they may require the new employer to submit a new LMIA application and pay the required fees.
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