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Feds extending validity of Labour Market Impact Assessment for certain companies

During certain times of the year, pork producers, beekeepers and others in Canada’s agriculture industry may spend 30 to 40 hours a week on paperwork if they want to hire these employees.

“Most employers need a Labour Market Impact Assessment before they can submit a work permit application to hire a temporary foreign worker,” the government said in a document explaining the pilot project, released Aug. 8. Under the pilot project, an LMIA will be valid for three years, but only for business owners who have proven that they are “trusted employers.”

“CAHRC has consistently heard from agriculture employers who are concerned that annual LMIA requirements represent an unnecessary administrative burden,” CAHRC said. “In the beekeeping sector, most of the employees are incumbents. They come back year year,” said Rod Scarlett, executive director of the Canadian Honey Council.Scarlett is hopeful the pilot project leads to something more permanent, where trusted employers can use temporary foreign workers with fewer regulatory hassles.

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