Effective June 1, 2016, foreign francophone (French-speaking) workers destined for locations outside the province of Quebec, may be able to secure Work Permits without the need for their employer to first secure a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). This could be a great boon for both Canadian employers and the foreign workers they seek to hire.
The LMIA exemption, called the ‘Mobilité Francophone stream’ will apply to francophone workers who are in managerial, professional, or technical/skilled trades, who will be working in francophone-minority programs outside Quebec.
Full details are not yet available, and we will certainly provide them when released.
The information in this article is for general purposes only, and not intended as legal advice for any particular situation.