Labour Market
Impact Assessment
Agricultural Stream
A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document which demonstrates that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill a job in Canada. Under the terms of the Agricultural Stream, the Government of Canada requires an LMIA and supporting documentation to be submitted to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)/Service Canada.
The Admin Barn offers Agricultural stream LMIA preparation and submission for the following Agricultural Streams:
Agricultural LMIA's require all work to be on-farm Primary Agriculture and the employer is required to provide housing to foreign workers.
Agricultural Foreign Worker Streams
Advertising Requirement:
14 days continuous in 90 days prior to submission of application
Worker can be from any country
Wage Rate: minimum wage or above
Occupation must be consistent with National Occupational Classification Codes
Production must be included on the National Commodity List which includes:
apiary products, fruits, vegetables (including canning/processing of these products if grown on the farm), mushrooms, flowers, nursery-grown trees including Christmas trees, greenhouses/nurseries, pedigreed canola seed, sod, tobacco, bovine, dairy, duck, horse, mink, poultry, sheep
Agriculture Worker
Advertising Requirement:
14 days continuous in 90 days prior to submission of application
Worker can be from Mexico or participating Caribbean Countries
Wage Rate: minimum wage or above
Occupation must be consistent with National Occupational Classification Codes
Production must be included on the National Commodity List which includes:
apiary products, fruits, vegetables (including canning/processing of these products if grown on the farm), mushrooms, flowers, nursery-grown trees including Christmas trees, greenhouses/nurseries, pedigreed canola seed, sod, tobacco, bovine, dairy, duck, horse, mink, poultry, sheep
Seasonal Agriculture Worker Program
Advertising Requirement:
14 days continuous in 90 days prior to submission of application
Worker can be from any country
Wage Rate: between minimum wage and $25.00/hour
Production does not fall within National Commodity List
Low Wage
Advertising Requirement:
14 days continuous in 90 days prior to submission of application
Worker can be from any country
Wage Rate: $25.00/hour and above
Production does not fall within National Commodity List