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    Canada scraps time limit for work permit applicants awaiting LMIA decisions
    Canada has scrapped the 90-day deadline for work permit applicants awaiting LMIA decisions.
    LMIA processing times trend downward
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    Work permit freeze expands to six more labour markets across the Maritimes, Ontario, and the Prairies
    Work permit freeze now includes Halifax, Fredericton, Kingston, St. Catharines-Niagara, Regina, and Lethbridge, as well as 24 previously affected regions.
    Canada trims list of partners providing access to fast-track hiring under Global Talent Stream of TFWP
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    Wait times rise for employers hiring through Temporary Foreign Worker Program
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    Canada extends grace period for TFWP work permit applications submitted without positive LMIAs
    New rule give in-Canada work permit applicants an additional 30 days post-submission to provide proof that their employer cannot hire a Canadian citizen or permanent resident.
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    Canada expands access to low-wage foreign workers for multi-site employers
    The Canadian federal government has expanded access to low-wage work permits for employers operating multiple small work locations.
    LMIA processing times edge higher
    ESDC released updated processing times for LMIAs.
    Canada raises wage thresholds for TFWP work permits
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    Low-wage LMIA processing restrictions lifted for eight regions, including Halifax, Winnipeg, and Regina
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    LMIA processing times climb for low-wage and high-wage streams of TFWP
    ESDC released updated processing times for LMIAs.
    Canada releases latest LMIA processing times
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    LMIA wait times improve for select Temporary Foreign Worker Program streams
    As of April 2026, some employers are seeing their LMIA applications processed faster.
    Canada plans to fast-track work permits for AI professionals
    The federal government has announced plans to facilitate work permits for AI workers.
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    Newfoundland and Labrador expands work permit access in rural areas
    Houses, fishing sheds and stages on the hill side and along the coastline in The Battery, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador.
    Individuals in these three situations can work in Canada without a work permit
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    British Columbia and New Brunswick expand access to work permits for employers in select regions
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    Manitoba expands work permit access for rural employers and workers under TFWP measures
    A train speeds through rural Manitoba on a sunsetting summer's day.
    Work permit freeze extended to Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Halifax
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    New LMIA rules double advertising period and require employers to target youth
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