With an aging population, there is a huge demand for foreign workers in certain industries, such as IT, medical, agriculture and construction.

Like other countries, most desk-bound jobs and most professional jobs (except in the area of healthcare and IT) are often taken up by Canadians, Permanent Residents, international students who have post graduate work permits.  

Hiring a foreign worker can be difficult and complex. 

We have noticed that there are many fake advertisements on social media such as hospitals hiring foreign workers by the hundreds or even thousands, etc. 

We advise our readers to approach this with great caution. Why? First, there is a quota for the number of foreign national any company can hire.  Second, some of these are regulatory jobs (jobs that require provincial certification and licenses), like doctors, nurses, electricians, plumbers, carpenter, etc.   The provincial board will never agree to a company hiring tens of hundreds of foreign workers who have not been certified by the board. 

To work in Canada, you will have to find an employer who has been given the permission to hire a foreign worker.  To secure this permission, the employer must apply for and obtain a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).  This is generally the rule, although in some cases, an LMIA is not required. 

Jobs that are Exempted from LMIA

Once a positive LMIA is obtained, you can then apply for the Work Permit which gives you the right to work in Canada.

It is a general assumption that once the LMIA is approved, IRCC will have to issue a work permit.  IRCC is not obliged to issue a work permit because the applicant has a LMIA approved.  IRCC will consider other requirements according the Immigration Act,  not just a positive LMIA before it will issue a work permit for the foreign workers.

Visit Job Bank Canada to find it there are jobs that may be suitable for you. 

Many provinces require the recruiters of foreign workers be licensed or that they must be Regulated Immigration Consultants. 

You are not allowed to use Recruiters who are not licensed by the province.