Recruitment requirements (LMIA advertising)

A buyer meets the term when asking whether a foreign worker’s Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) was properly supported. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) lists reasonable efforts to hire or train Canadians and permanent residents among the requirements to meet before applying. For a high-wage position, it says this means completing all minimum required advertising for at least 4 consecutive weeks within the 3 months before applying. For a low-wage position, its page says at least 8 consecutive weeks within the 3 months before applying.

What to ask or check

• Whether the seller kept proof of its recruitment and advertising efforts, which ESDC asks for
• Whether the advertising ran inside the period before the application date
• Which stream the job was filed under, since ESDC sets different periods for each

Provincial steps

ESDC says employers hiring in British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Nova Scotia must first apply to the province for an employer registration certificate and include a copy of the certificate or proof of exemption, and it points to each province for possible exemptions. This entry covers only the federal advertising rule; check the rules where the job is. For the two streams, see high-wage and low-wage positions, and for red flags in a sale see What employment red flags should I look for when buying a business?.