Last updated on October 12th, 2018
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 metal processing
9212
9212
Supervisors, petroleum, gas and chemical processing and utilities
9214
9214
Supervisors, plastic and rubber products manufacturing
9231
9231
Central control and process operators, mineral and metal processing
7351 / 7352
9241
Power engineers and power systems operators
9424
9243
Water and waste treatment plant operators
7231
7231
Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors
7261
7233
Sheet metal workers
7263
7235
Structural metal and plate work fabricators and fitters
7264
7236
Ironworkers
7265
7237
Welders and related machine operators
7241
7241
Electricians (except industrial and power system)
7242
7242
Industrial electricians
7243
7243
Power system electricians
7244
7244
Electrical power line and cable workers
7245
7245
Telecommunications line and cable workers
7246
7246
Telecommunications installation and repair workers
7251
7251
Plumbers
7252
7252
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