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There is no dearth of Canadian employers who may look to employ foreign nationals for a variety of different reasons. Maybe they can’t find a Canadian with the necessary skills and experience required to fill the position, or maybe they wish to help a foreign national who looking for permanent residence in Canada. No matter what the reason may be, there is a plethora of hiring options available for Canadian employers to hire foreign nationals.

In order to satisfy Canada’s increasing labor demands, Hopewell Immigration brings both credible and experienced and skilled and semi-skilled workers from all parts of the world. We hire the best foreign talent for Canadian employers.  To meet the employer’s recruitment and immigration needs, employers in a wide range of industries can benefit from our services. Our extensive recruitment knowledge can help employers in Canada who are seeking qualified professionals with transferable skills and experience needed to thrive in Canada.

We offer end-to-end hiring services to Employers, making the entire process effortless for you. From the first step of getting the LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) form filled to making sure that your hired employee is comfortably settled into his/her new job.

Hopewell provides its experience and expert help to Canadian employers in the given Canadian processes:

  • Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
  • Work permit from within Canada
  • Work permit from outside Canada
  • Intra-Company Transfers
  • Start Up Visas
  • Start-Up Intra-Company Transfers
If you are a Canadian employer and you wish to consider our services to recruit credible, experienced foreign workers please get in touch with us
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Our Recruitment Process

At Hopewell, we take care of all aspects of the candidate by looking for required talent in companies across many different industries in Canada. We provide custom-made solutions to individual immigration candidates who are looking to move to Canada as well as Canadian employers seeking to hire foreign talent.  

  • We first search the candidates from our pool and prequalify them
  • We conduct the initial interviews with the selected candidates
  • We then cross-examine their certifications and work experience
  • We arrange for Canadian tickets and certifications.
  • We go to the extent of doing additional background checks on the selected candidates for our employers

Global Talent Stream

The skilled workers can expect their Canada work permits and Canada visa applications to be processed within two weeks under Global Talent Streams. Global Talent Stream forms part of the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. The Canadian government aims at helping valued Canadian companies bring forth talent they require within by cutting down on the processing time for the Canada visa application from 6 months to only 10 business days. This is a fast track process. As an employer applying through the Global Talent Stream, complying with the Program requirements for the Global Talent Stream is a must. The employer must also adhere to the conditions and rules set out in the IRPR, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations and the IRPA, Immigration and Refugee Protection Act regarding hiring a temporary foreign worker.
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Temporary Foreign Workers Program

The TFWP is jointly operated by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC).

Under The Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), Canadian employers are allowed to hire foreign nationals and talents temporarily in order to fill the shortages in Canada’s labor force. The program also ensures that these foreign nationals/workers are given the rights and protection they require for being employed safely in Canada.

The focal point of TFWP is the requirement of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) on the part of the employer. Canadian employers can hire temporary foreign workers through any of the following streams:

  • High wage workers (paid at or above the median hourly wage of their province or territory)
  • Low wage workers (paid less than the median hourly wage of their province or territory)
  • Global Talent Stream (link to GTS above)
  • Foreign Agricultural Workers (to fill specific positions related to agricultural production)
  • In-home Caregivers (link to caregivers page)
  • Foreign Academics (in post-secondary institutions)

Labour Market Impact Assessment

If any Canadian employers wish to employ foreign nationals, an LMIA or Labour Market Impact Assessment is required for most work permits in Canada (with some exceptions, of course).The desired LMIA is a positive LMIA. And if and when the Canadian employer gets a positive LMIA, it acts as a proof that the employer tried to find a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada to fill a position but failed to find a suitable match. Consequently, they need foreign talent/national to fill in the position instead.
Most of the Canadian work permits require a positive LMIA. However, there are some exceptions, jobs that do not require LMIA on the part of the employer, such as:
  • Entrepreneurs and self-employed
  • Intra-company transferees
  • French-speaking skilled workers
  • International youth exchange programs
  • Professional athletes, coaches working in Canadian teams etc…
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Get in touch with Hopewell Immigration, to get details on whether you are required to have an LMIA or not.
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Requirements for Employers LMIA

The eligibility for a Canadian employer is determined by a stream. The main requirement to apply for LMIA in order to support permanent residence is that of being in the business for a minimum of 1 year before submitting the application.

For all other, the employer (must)

  • have a legitimate business;
  • provide goods or services to the public;
  • is able to pay the existing wage to a foreign worker;
  • genuinely needs a foreign talent to fill their vacant position;
  • has not fired or laid-off employees in the 12-months period preceding application.

There are some industry sectors and provinces where LMIA restrictions exist for some jobs and locations. Employers from these industries and provinces can not apply for LMIA.

The foreign national can apply for a Canadian work permit only once his/her prospective employer gets a positive LMIA. The prerequisites for applying for a work permit, the foreign national must have 

  • a job offer letter,
  • a contract,
  • a copy of the LMIA, and
  • the LMIA number.

If you are a Canadian employer and looking for foreign talent with credibility, experience and skills, get in touch with Hopewell Immigration and we will guide you through the entire process to find the talent best suited for your needs.