Are you struggling to fill key positions in your Canadian business?   Have you considered hiring a foreign worker?   Not only can this expand your talent pool, but it can also lead to long-term benefits for both you and the worker.    Here are some of the benefits of hiring a foreign worker through an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) and sponsoring them for permanent residency in Canada:    Access to a wider talent pool:   By hiring foreign workers, you have access to a diverse pool of candidates with a range of skills and experiences. This can help you find the best fit for your business needs.    Lower recruitment costs:   Recruiting locally…

By Stephanie Ford Foreign workers have played a vital role in the Canadian job market for decades – and the role immigrants play in advancing the Canadian economy is only growing more important. Over the past years, the growth in the number of jobs available in Canada has been outpacing the number of working age Canadians available to fill those roles. The pandemic has exacerbated this issue, since the typical flow of temporary workers slowed to a trickle with the increased border restrictions. As a result, there were 896,000 job vacancies in December 2021. This figure is 87.9% higher than the number…