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Employer-Specific Work Permit - LMIA-Based Temporary Foreign Worker Program

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What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the type of worker or employment this route is for.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

A job offer is required for an employer-specific work permit (the page contrasts it with the open work permit, for which a job offer is not required). The official source does not state what the employer must do or how the permit ties the holder to that employer.

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  • This is the hub page's one-line summary; it says nothing about the LMIA, about what the employer must do, or about which employer the permit ties the holder to.
  • 'Labour market impact assessment' appears on the page only as a link title in the employers section, with no text.
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    ### [Employer-specific work permit](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/employer-specific.html) - Job offer required ### [Open work permit](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/open-work-permit.html) - Job offer not required

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the work allowed, any tie to employer or sector and family accompaniment.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the permission duration, renewal and longer-term residence direction.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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