On November 6, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)  updated  the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under various streams. Based on statistics from all processing centres, the current average LMIA processing time has increased across all streams. Global Talent Stream - 10 business days (+2 days) Agricultural stream – 16 business days (+3 days) Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program - 11 business days (+4 days) Permanen

On September 3, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)  updated  the processing times for the Labour Market Impact...

On August 5, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)  updated  the processing times for the Labour Market Impact...

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced plans to develop a specialized foreign labour stream targeting...

On June 10, 2025, Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)  updated  the processing times for the Labour Market Impact Assessment...

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) are cutting hundreds of positions as part of federal...