The provincial government of Quebec announced that from 3rd September 2024 it will not process new LMIA applications of those with a low-wage job offer in the Montreal region. The Quebec government describes low-wage jobs as those with hourly wage below CAD $27.47.
This is a temporary condition and will be kept in place for the next 6 months. This temporary measure has been approved by the federal government of Canada. The reason behind this suspension is to manage the temporary workers level in Canada.
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This measure only applies to those applicants who are applying under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program.
Moreover, this temporary measure will apply to you if you have a job offer to work in any of these regions:
- Baie-d’Urfé
- Beaconsfield
- Côte-Saint-Luc
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux
- Dorval
- Hampstead
- Kirkland
- L’Île-Dorval
- Montréal
- Montréal East
- Montréal West
- Mount Royal
- Pointe-Claire
- Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue
- Senneville
- Westmount
However, if you are applying for an LMIA, under TFWP, in a low-wage job position, before 3rd September, your application may still be accepted.
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