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Canada Work Permit Eligibility Checker

Answer for the worker's situation. The checker applies only rules verified on canada.ca (each outcome links its source): LMIA basics, the wage thresholds, the 10%/20% low-wage caps, the CMA unemployment refusal rule, the Global Talent Stream, and the LMIA-exempt routes.

Information only, not legal advice. Immigration outcomes are case-specific; confirm on canada.ca or with a licensed immigration professional.

The worker's current status Which route best describes the job? Sector of the job (drives the cap and exemption rules) Province / territory of the work location Offered hourly wage (CAD) When will Service Canada receive the application? Is the work location inside a census metropolitan area (CMA)?

The routes, in brief

Open work permit / IEC: no LMIA at all. International Mobility Program: no LMIA where an exemption category fits; employer files the offer via IRCC's Employer Portal ($230 compliance fee). Global Talent Stream: an LMIA with a 10-business-day service standard for referred firms and listed occupations. Standard TFWP: the employer needs a positive LMIA — high-wage or low-wage stream by the offered wage against the provincial threshold — before the worker applies to IRCC. Household caregiver hiring carries the closed-pilot warning in the checker above.

Official sources: IRCC — how to hire a temporary foreign worker · ESDC — wage thresholds and streams · ESDC — low-wage requirements (cap) · ESDC — refusal to process · ESDC — Global Talent Stream · IRCC — caregivers. All checked November 9, 2026.