Canada Restarts Low-Wage LMIA Processing in Eight Regions News Summary

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Canada will resume processing low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments across eight regions, including Vancouver, Winnipeg and Halifax, reversing a prior pause. The change expands employers’ access to foreign workers and reshapes labour supply conditions in multiple regional economies

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Canada’s federal government will resume processing low-wage Labour Market Impact Assessments from January 9 in eight additional regions, including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Kingston and Halifax. The move restores access to the low-wage temporary foreign worker stream in these areas after earlier pauses.

LMIA processing to resume in eight regions including Vancouver, Winnipeg and Halifax in Q1 2026

Source: CIC News • Published: January 09, 2026