A job abroad, Canada
Canada's list of employers given a positive LMIA, the permission to hire from abroad for one job. It is a few months behind. Updated on 21 July 2026.
Open Canada's listType the exact company name, not the name on the flyer.
Canada's Job Bank, where employers recruiting from abroad mark their jobs. Updated on 24 September 2026.
Open Canada's Job BankThe work permit costs CAN$155, plus CAN$85 for biometrics, on IRCC's own page, updated on 14 October 2026. Any other charge should be on that same government page.
IRCC fee listThat this employer will hire you: a positive LMIA is for a job, not a person. That a new employer is missing only because the list is behind. That a letter you were sent is real.
Anyone asking you to pay the employer's fee.
Employment and Social Development Canada: "The processing fee can't be paid by nor be recovered from temporary foreign workers"
Low-wage LMIA requirements, updated on 22 September 2026.Anyone who promises you the job or the visa.
IRCC: "No one can guarantee you a job or a visa to Canada."
Online and telephone immigration scams, updated on 1 September 2026.A fee that is not on IRCC's fee list.
IRCC: "Processing fees are the same for all of our services in Canada and around the world."
Online and telephone immigration scams, updated on 1 September 2026.Only the government that issues the visa decides.
This shows you where to look. It is not advice about your own case.