The Ministry of Immigration, Francisation and Integration is renewing until November 30, 2025, the measure that suspends the receipt of certain applications for Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TETP).
The suspension concerns LMIA applications for jobs in the administrative regions of Montreal and now also Laval, whose hourly wage offered is below the new threshold used by the federal government to distinguish low-wage positions from high-wage positions in Quebec, currently CAD 32.96.
This measure is aimed at:
- Applications submitted under simplified processing;
- Applications submitted for the renewal of work permits for temporary foreign workers already employed.
The exemptions originally provided for certain strategic and essential sectors (agriculture, construction, food processing, education, health and social services) are maintained.
This measure responds to the government’s direction to curb the increase in the number of non-permanent residents in Quebec in a context of tightening access to the labour market, in addition to promoting the recruitment of workers already present in Quebec.
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