Labour Market Impact Assessment Exempt Work Permits

Labour Market Impact Assessment Exempt Work Permits

For workers who fall under one of the following exemptions it is possible to apply for a work permit directly without going through a lengthy Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process if the worker falls under one of the following LMIA exemptions such as:

A25.2: Public policies

Public policies issued under A25.2

• Guidance for special measures to support Hong Kong residents to come to Canada R01
• Public policy: Open work permits for applicants under the temporary resident to permanent resident pathway

R204: International agreements or arrangements

R204(a) Canada-international exemption codes

• Canada–International Non-Trade Agreements T11
• Airline personnel (operational, technical and ground personnel)
• United States government personnel T11
• Trader (FTA) T21
• Investor (FTA) T22
• Professional/technician (FTA) T23
• Intra-company transferee (FTA) T24
• Spouse (Colombia or Korea FTA) T25
• GATS professional T33
• Investor (CETA/CUKTCA) T46
• Contractual service supplier (CETA/CUKTCA) T47
• Engineering technologists and scientific technologists (CETA/ CUKTCA) T48
• Independent professional (CETA/CUKTCA) T43
• Intra-corporate (company) transferee (CETA/CUKTCA) T44
• Spouse (CETA/CUKTCA) T45
• Investor (CPTPP) T50
• Intra-company transferee (CPTPP) T51
• Professional or technician (CPTPP) T52
• Spouse (CPTPP) T53

R204(c) Canada-provincial/territorial exemption codes

• Regulation LMIA exemption code
• Canada-provincial/territorial T13
• Atlantic Immigration Program C18

R205: Canadian interests

R205(a) Significant benefit exemption codes

C10 Entrepreneurs:

• Airline personnel (foreign airline security guards)
• Interns with international organizations recognized under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act
• Rail grinder operators, rail welders or other specialized track maintenance workers
• Experts on mission, working for a United Nations office in Canada
• Foreign physicians coming to work in Quebec
• Caribbean Agricultural Liaison Officers

C11 Self-employed or potential provincial nominee as an entrepreneur

• Fishing guides (Canadian lakes)
• Foreign camp owner or director, and outfitters
• Foreign freelance race jockeys
  

Intra-company transferees (including GATS)

Unique work situations include:

• Airline personnel (station managers) C12
• Emergency repair or repair personnel for out-of-warranty equipment C13
• Television and film production workers C14
• Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot C15
• Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot spouses C17
• Francophone mobility C16
• Live-in caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted A71
• Caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot (HCCPP) or Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP) (occupation-restricted open work permit) C90
• Spouses and dependents at age of majority of caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the HCCPP or HSWPC91

Permanent resident facilitation work permit categories

• Bridging open work permits (BOWPs)
• Caregivers under the HCCPP or HSWP
• Certain Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently in Quebec
• Yukon Community Pilot (YCP)
• Start-up business class (SUV) permanent resident visa applicants A75
  

R205(b) Reciprocal Employment exemption codes

• Fishing guides (border lakes)
• Residential camp counsellors
• United States government personnel (family members) C20
• International Experience Canada Program C21
• Academic exchanges (professors, visiting lecturers) C22
• Performing arts C23
  

R205(c) Designated by Minister

R205(c)(i) Research exemption codes

• Regulation LMIA exemption code C31
• i.1) Educational co-op – post-secondary C32
• i.2) Educational co-op – secondary level C33

R205(c)(ii) Competitiveness and public policy exemption codes

• Spouses or common-law partners of skilled workers C41
• Spouses or common-law partners of full-time students C42
• Post-grad employment C43
• Post-doctoral Ph.D. fellows and award recipients C44
• Off-campus employment See the instructions concerning students
• Medical residents and fellows C45

R205(d) Charitable or religious work exemption codes

• Regulation LMIA exemption code
• Religious work C50
• Charitable work C50
• R206: No other means of support
• R206 exemption codes
• Regulation LMIA exemption code
  • Refugee claimants S61
  • Persons under an unenforceable removal order S62
• R207: Permanent residence applicants in Canada
• R207 exemption codes
• Regulation LMIA exemption code

R207 Permanent residence applicants in Canada

Live-in-caregiver class
Spouse or common-law partner in Canada class
Protected persons under subsection A95(2)
Section A25 exemption (humanitarian and compassionate grounds)
Family members of the above A70

R207.1: Vulnerable workers exemption codes

• Vulnerable workers A72
• Family member of vulnerable worker A72

R208: Humanitarian reasons

R208 exemption codes:

• Regulation LMIA exemption code
  • Destitute students H81
  • Holders of a temporary resident permit valid for a minimum of six months H82