Labour Market Impact Assessment (“LMIA“) applications typically take 1-4 months to process. However, the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC“) processes LMIAs for in-demand occupations (skilled trades), highly paid occupations (top 10%) or short-duration (120 days or less) entries within a 10 business day service standard. High-Demand To be considered a High-Demand LMIA, the position must be for a skilled trade on the list of eligible occupations below, and the wage being offered for the position must be at, or above, the provincial / territorial median wage where the job is located. Tables about unemployment, Median wages, 10-day speed of service. NOC 2006 NOC 2011 Occupation Title 7212 7202 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations 7215 7204 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades 7219 7205 Contractors and supervisors, other construction trades, installers, repairers and servicers 7271 7271 Carpenters 7216 7301 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades 7217 7302 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews 8211 8211 Supervisors, logging and forestry 8221 8221 Supervisors, mining and quarrying 8222 8222 Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling services 8241 8241 Logging machinery operators 8252 / 8253 8252 Agricultural service contractors, farm supervisors and specialized livestock workers 9211 9211 Supervisors, mineral and … Read More