Accelerated LMOs coming soon to a Canadian Employer Near you
Accelerated LMOs (ALMOs)
ALMOs are a great thing.They are a fast-track version for applications for Labor Market Opinions.
Service Canada will now process Skilled Workers and some other
Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) applications on an accelated basis.
Canadian employers now don’t have to wait months and months to hire a
TFW. Canada is getting the message that they have to be competitive in
the global market place. 
Here are some highlights of Accelerated LMOs.
With ALMO’s, the government will “trust” Canadian employers upfront
but will crack down hard on them after the fact: they must comply with
the Attestations that they make up front and on compliance reviews later
on.
With ALMO’s employers have the benefit of:
-online applications: TFW webservice: registration up front get employers registration so can e-sign
-lawyers and third party can have access to it.
-web service information is taken seriously and employers are to be held responsible
Employer compliance reviews
- the government will look at previous applications by employers (a 2 year look back) to ensure compliance.
-look at wages and conditions and skills of TFW
- 30 days for employers to get Service Canada their documents they need
Prevailing wage?
Employers must offer a TFW the prevailing wage in their occupation. The benchmark is now medium wage not average wage. Plus there is some flexibility --15% high skilled wages and 5% low skilled. Employers can give information about their their offer to of wage and ask for some discretion (not applicable in Quebec)
-employers must conduct advertising consistent with posted wage
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