{"id":28093,"date":"2026-04-10T15:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/tfw-program-updated-unemployment-rate-by-cma\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T19:36:08","slug":"tfw-program-updated-unemployment-rate-by-cma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.infotetquebec.com\/en\/tfw-program-updated-unemployment-rate-by-cma\/","title":{"rendered":"TFW Program \u2013 Updated Unemployment Rate by CMA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28093\" class=\"elementor elementor-28093 elementor-28087\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4566e7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4566e7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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is used as part of a measure introduced in September 2024 for the processing of\u00a0Labour\u00a0Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFW Program).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">Since September 26, 2024, and until further notice, LMIA applications are not processed if all the conditions below are met:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li data-ogsc=\"black\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\">The wage offered for the position(s) requested is below the\u00a0<span data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><a id=\"OWA9b31b61a-09cd-3e2a-c301-697d9e4102fb\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/median-wage.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/median-wage.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"9\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">provincial or territorial wage threshold<\/u><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(low-wage positions);\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">and<\/b><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\"><a id=\"OWAeec36626-b2f6-a3f1-c2cc-06bc5d14ba61\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#:~:text=How%20to%20determine%20if%20a%20work%20location%20is%20in%20a%20CMA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#:~:text=How%20to%20determine%20if%20a%20work%20location%20is%20in%20a%20CMA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"10\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">The work location is in a CMA<\/u><\/a><span data-ogsc=\"black\">;\u00a0<b data-ogsc=\"\">and<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\">\n<div class=\"x_elementToProof\" role=\"presentation\" data-ogsc=\"\"><a id=\"OWA683df3a9-18dd-8e91-615c-8bcf972b66cf\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#h2.2.3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#h2.2.3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"11\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">The unemployment rate of the CMA where the work is located is 6% or higher<\/u><\/a><span data-ogsc=\"black\"> on\u00a0the TFW Program quarterly table at the time the LMIA application is\u00a0submitted.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">On\u00a0April\u00a010, 2026, the table of\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><a id=\"OWA9fa71189-ff02-c9ba-1683-b78639dd9b67\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#:~:text=Table%3A%20Unemployment%20rates%20by%20CMA%20and%20period\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#:~:text=Table%3A%20Unemployment%20rates%20by%20CMA%20and%20period\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"12\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><b data-ogsc=\"\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">unemployment rates by CMA<\/u><\/b><\/a><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">\u00a0was updated on the TFW Program website.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">As usual, the table is automatically updated on a quarterly basis\u00a0in accordance with\u00a0Statistics Canada&#8217;s publication dates. Upcoming updates are scheduled for\u00a0July, October, and\u00a0January.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">As a reminder, certain low-wage positions are exempt from this refusal to process\u00a0measure. More information can be found on the TFW Program website under\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><a id=\"OWA39ec7ca5-c6e9-0eca-bf67-89cb00669b44\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#:~:text=LMIA%20applications%20exempted%20from%20this%20refusal%20to%20process%20measure\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers\/refusal.html#:~:text=LMIA%20applications%20exempted%20from%20this%20refusal%20to%20process%20measure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"13\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">Refusal to process a\u00a0Labour\u00a0Market Impact Assessment application<\/u><\/a><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\"><span data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\">If you have any questions about the TFW Program, please visit\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><a id=\"OWA1e0cc50c-33cc-bfc8-274c-969c129c49a0\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"14\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">Canada.ca<\/u><\/a><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\">\u00a0or reach out to the\u00a0<\/span><span data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><a id=\"OWA14fc13a0-dbc1-27b1-80db-c7525e679d8d\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/corporate\/contact\/employer-contact-center.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/corporate\/contact\/employer-contact-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"15\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(70, 120, 134)\"><u data-ogsc=\"\">Employer Contact Centre<\/u><\/a><\/span><span data-ogsc=\"black\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">You are encouraged to share this communication throughout your respective networks, and with any colleagues or peers who may need to be aware of this information. If you have questions on the TFW Program, please visit\u00a0<a id=\"OWA03d924a7-68ac-be02-157f-b90f45e77b28\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/services\/foreign-workers.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"6\">Canada.ca<\/a>\u00a0or reach out to the\u00a0<a id=\"OWAfc312287-ce06-a9c0-1f32-c9da1af5469b\" class=\"x_OWAAutoLink\" title=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/corporate\/contact\/employer-contact-center.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.canada.ca\/en\/employment-social-development\/corporate\/contact\/employer-contact-center.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"7\">Employer Contact Centre<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">The Temporary Foreign Worker Program<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_elementToProof\">Employment and Social Development Canada (EDSC)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1685844 elementor-alert-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"1685844\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">Important Communication from Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\"><p>Thank you for raising awareness among your field agents, as well as the TFWs and their employers, about the measures, rights, and responsibilities of all parties involved.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The purpose of this communiqu\u00e9 is to provide information on updated unemployment rate data by\u00a0census\u00a0metropolitan area (CMA). 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