Canada extends low-wage LMIAs to up to two years from November 6, 2026
발표: canada.ca2026년 11월 6일BLOOM ABROAD 편집부 · 책임자 Yuki Sugimoto
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한마디로
- 무엇이
- Low-wage LMIAs applied for on or after November 6, 2026 can last up to two years, up from one.
- 무엇을 하면 되나
- Ask your employer about the LMIA application date and duration, and check the official announcement.
나에게 해당되나요?
해당되는 사람
- Employers applying for LMIAs under the Low-wage Stream
- People working, or planning to work, as temporary foreign workers for those employers
- People working, or hoping to work, as early childhood educators
용어 메모
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
- A review a Canadian employer goes through before hiring a foreign worker. It checks whether Canadian workers are unavailable.
- Low-wage Stream
- The part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program for jobs paid below a certain wage level.
- Census Metropolitan Area (CMA)
- A large urban area used in Canadian statistics.
- Provincial Nominee Program (PNP)
- A program that lets provinces and territories nominate candidates for permanent residence.
- LMIA
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무엇이 바뀌었나
Low-wage Stream LMIAs applied for on or after November 6, 2026 can last up to two years, up from one year.
In metropolitan areas with unemployment of 6% or higher, LMIAs are not processed except for priority sectors such as healthcare, construction and food processing.
From November 6, 2026, early childhood educators were added to these exceptions.
A proposal for March 1, 2027 would let provinces and territories that opt in adjust eligible occupations and raise the employer cap from 10% to 15%.
Budget 2026 also offers provinces and territories additional Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) spaces through a time-limited measure.
언제부터 적용되나
Announced: November 6, 2026. Two-year LMIAs and the early childhood educator exception: from November 6, 2026.
Further changes where provinces and territories opt in: from March 1, 2027 (proposed).
예외·대상 제외
Even in metropolitan areas with unemployment of 6% or higher, LMIAs are processed for priority sectors such as healthcare, construction and food processing.
From November 6, 2026, early childhood educators are also included in these exceptions.
Under the March 1, 2027 proposal, employers in rural communities keep full access to all Low-wage Stream occupations.
Under the same proposal, priority sectors stay under the existing 20% limit.
Provinces and territories may add or remove occupations.
유학 희망자가 확인·대응할 것
- Check the official announcement on Canada.ca for the latest details.
- If you plan to work in Canada through an employer's LMIA, ask your employer about the application date and the LMIA duration.
- The March 1, 2027 changes depend on provinces and territories opting in, so also check announcements from your province or territory.
공식 정보원
- 공식 발표일·적용 시작일
- 2026년 11월 6일
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