Guide to hiring temporary foreign workers

In order to get a temporary work permit (up to 3 years) the employer should create an
account in the below page:

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-
temporary-foreign.html

This program (international Mobility Program) is LMIA-exempt (that means that the
employer does not need to validate that the employee is taking a Canadian position),
details about this in the link below

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-
manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/exemption-
codes.html

Because I am from Chile, “ Engineer (Mechanic Engineer-Maintenance Supervisor)” is

the LMIA-exempt code. Details are in the link below

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/corporate/publications-
manuals/operational-bulletins-manuals/temporary-residents/foreign-workers/
international-free-trade-agreements/canada-chile.html

In the employer portal, the employer needs to provide some information about its
business and the worker (see screenshot below), more information about this mobility
program in the below link

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-
temporary-foreign/find-need-labour-market-impact-assessment.html
This is the information that is required in that portal:

After pressing “Access the offer of employment queue” the employer can “submit an
offer of employment”
The offer letter should look like the one below (please note that it is just an example)
Below information will be also needed:

Employee’s information:
- LMIA exemption code: F22 (Chile – Professionals) [This is an example]

- Job title: Maintenance Supervisor [This is an example]

- NOC:72020 [This is an example]

Below is a link to check the NOC code

https://noc.esdc.gc.ca/Home/Welcome/4800fe8717b64c03b18f5b6aaf2ffc0b?
GoCTemplateCulture=en-CA

- Explanation of how the job meets the requirements of the exemption of being
requested: International Mobility Program: Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement.
Individuals from Chile which contains an exception similar to NEFTA allowing an
LMIA exemption in which the individual has technical abilities required for the
position being offered.
Other requested information:

- Expected duration of the employment: Full time

- Main duties of the job: They should be the same as the physical offer letter.
The duties have to be related to the job title
- Minimum education requirements of job: Baccalaureate or Licenciatura
Degree; or state/provincial licence
- Experience and skills required to complete the job duties: List 4 o 5 skills (e.x.
“Extensive knowledge of both the manufacturing processes and maintenance of
industrial machinery.”), please use ones in line with the Main duties of the job
- There are Employer compliance fees associated to an LMIA-Exempt offer of
employment. Will you be paying your fees or are you fee exempt?: Yes, I will be
paying the employer compliance fee for this offer of employment

A fee of $230 is applicable for this request

After an offer of employment is submitted and the fee is paid a code (starts with the
letter A) will be provided (example of the email that is received below). The offer of
employment number is a 7-digit number, starting with the letter “A.” It will appear in your
“Employment queue” shortly after you submit your offer. With that code, the worker can
get his/her temporary work permit

The proof of payment will be also provided (Starts with the letter O).

Please note that the work permit will be close to just that specific employer.