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What’s the LMIA Online portal
LMIA Online is a reliable and secure online portal. It allows Canadian employers and third-party representatives (on behalf of employers) to submit their LMIA applications to Service Canada electronically.
What you need to do before you apply using LMIA Online
- Canadian employers need to have a payroll account number associated with a business number issued by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
- To sign in to the LMIA Online portal, you must first create your own user account on Job Bank. Before you can submit an application for an LMIA through the portal, you also have to register the business on Job Bank. Visit Job Bank’s page for employers to learn more
Important information for third-party representatives
If you’re a third-party representative and you want to apply for an LMIA on behalf of the employer, both you and the employer (such as the owner or an employer contact) must have a personal Job Bank account. You must also both be added to the “Users” section of the employer file for the business. The person who manages the employer file can easily add new users to the file on their own without Job Bank support.
- Review the program’s eligibility requirements for the stream you’re applying for:
- Gather documents that support your business legitimacy and your LMIA application. For example:
- lease agreement
- tax documents
- recruitment documents (for example: ads)
- For positions located in Quebec for an employment period of more than 30 consecutive days, visit Hiring in the province of Quebec
- Log in to the LMIA Online portal to apply now
What you can do in the LMIA Online portal
Once you create a Job Bank account, you'll be able to do the following in LMIA Online:
- submit an LMIA application 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- complete or return to an LMIA application before submitting it to Service Canada
- upload supporting documents
- securely pay LMIA fees, if applicable
- get real-time updates on the status of your application
- view correspondence and decision letters issued by Service Canada
- review previously submitted applications
- access and follow the status of your application when a third-party representative is submitting an LMIA application on your behalf
- create a new LMIA application by copying the information from a previous application
- access TFWP system experts for technical support
Uploading documents to support your LMIA Online application
The size limit of each document is 6.0 MB. If you need to upload a larger document, divide your file into multiple documents smaller than 6.0 MB each.
- Documents must be in PDF, RTF, TXT or JPG format
- There's no limit on the number of documents that you can upload in the LMIA Online portal
Leave out confidential information
Don’t upload any documents containing confidential information, such as:
- social insurance number (SIN)
- banking information
- passport number
Videos to help you use LMIA Online
The following videos guide you on how to use LMIA Online and what's in it for you!
LMIA Online: Troubleshooting
Some employers may be unable to access LMIA Online because they can’t create a Job Bank account or they need technical support.
If this applies to you, read the relevant sections below for more information.
If you can’t create a Job Bank account
To use LMIA Online, you need to create a Job Bank account using:
- a SIN, and
- a payroll account number associated with a business number issued by the CRA
If you’re unable to create an account, you can still submit an LMIA application by requesting the LMIA application form.
If you need technical support
Contact the relevant team to get help:
- LMIA Online support: NC-TFWP-PTET-LMIAONLINE-EIMTENLIGNE-GD@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca
- Job Bank support
If your issue persists, you'll need to request the LMIA application form to submit an application.
How to request the LMIA application form
If your technical issues persist or you can’t get a Job Bank account, contact the LMIA forms team by email for a copy of the LMIA application form: EDSC.DEMANDE.FORMULAIRE.PTET-TFWP.FORM.REQUEST.ESDC@servicecanada.gc.ca
If you’re a third-party representative, you can submit this request on behalf of your client.
Include the following information in your email:
- steps you’ve taken to resolve the issues preventing you from using LMIA Online
- company name
- business number
- streams you’d like to apply to
We’ll review your request to determine whether an application form is justified in your case. You’ll get a reply by email within 5 business days.
How to submit an LMIA application form
If your request is justified, we’ll send you the LMIA application forms for all program streams by email. This email will include instructions on how to submit your application to the appropriate processing centre.
Application forms get updated regularly. Make sure you’re submitting the most recent version number, which can be found in the lower left corner of the form.
| Application type | Form number | Version number |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural stream | EMP5519 | 2023-12-006 |
| Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program | EMP5389 | 2023-12-005 |
| Global Talent Stream | EMP5624 | 2024-02-008 |
| High-wage stream | EMP5626 | 2023-12-008 |
| Low-wage stream | EMP5627 | 2023-12-016 |
| In-home caregiver | EMP5628 | 2023-12-008 |
| Permanent resident stream | EMP5593 | 2023-12-007 |
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