Announcement
20 Aug 2024
In August 2024, the Government of Canada approved Quebec's request to temporarily suspend new LMIA applications for low-wage positions in the Montréal economic region under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, effective from September 2024.
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Implementation date
03 Sep 2024
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Updated: 20 Aug 2024
Labour market access
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On 20 August 2024, the Government of Canada announced its approval of the Government of Quebec's proposal to temporarily halt the processing of new Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applicatio...
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