Immigration

Labour Market Impact Assessment to hire a foreign worker in Québec

Job posting, proof of recruitment, plan, ESDC forms and joint application to MIFI: we assemble the LMIA and tell you in advance whether your position can be processed.

ESDC fees (not included, at the rate in force)
CA$1,000 per position, not recoverable from the worker
EDSC — Exigences du Programme des travailleurs étrangers temporaires
MIFI fees (not included, at the rate in force; as of October 13, 2026)
CA$233 (CAQ for work)
MIFI — Tarifs 2026 (indexés au 1er janvier 2026)
Low-wage positions on the island of Montréal and in Laval
Not processed by ESDC until December 31, 2026, except for exempt sectors (agriculture, construction, food processing, health, education, child care, home care)
EDSC — Travailleurs étrangers temporaires au Québec
Refusal to process (low wage)
Census metropolitan areas with an unemployment rate of 6% or more (Montréal 7.2%, Ottawa-Gatineau 7.9% for the period from October 9, 2026 to January 7, 2027)
EDSC — Refus de traitement

What is included

  • Check of whether the position can be processed (stream, wage, region, cap) before any posting
  • Recruitment plan and compliant posting templates; proof of recruitment checked
  • ESDC forms and CAQ for work application in Arrima prepared, reviewed and approved by the lawyer; fees in three milestones
  • Online filing (LMIA Online Portal (ESDC) and Arrima (MIFI)) and appointment of the representative; you follow each step in your client space
  • Every letter from IRCC or MIFI forwarded to you within 2 business days, until the decision

What is not included

  • The worker's work permit (separate product: Employer-specific work permit, CA$1,199)
  • The company's compliance with francization and labour laws (consultation)
  • Government fees: not included, paid by you to ESDC and MIFI at filing, at the rate in force that day
  • Biometrics (CA$85 per person, paid at the collection centre), medical exam, language tests, educational credential assessment and certified translations: disbursements payable by you, not included
  • Response to a procedural fairness letter, interview, refusal or remedy: separate product (Procedural fairness letter or reconsideration, CA$699) or quote
  • Refugee claim, humanitarian and compassionate considerations, inadmissibility, judicial review: outside the fixed price, by quote after a 60-minute consultation (CA$329)

What might be added

  • The worker's work permit: CA$1,199 all inclusive.
  • Compliance inspection or response to ESDC after the decision: quote.

Any additional service is announced at a fixed price, in writing, before it is undertaken.

Three steps.

  1. 1

    You answer the eligibility questions in your language and upload your documents; your client space tells you what is missing.

  2. 2

    The LIORMA team prepares the forms and the cover letter; the lawyer reviews, corrects and signs; you approve with one click.

  3. 3

    We file in the government portal, pay the included government fees and forward every letter received to you, until the decision.

You follow each step in your client area. The LIORMA team prepares; the lawyer advises, validates and signs. No decision concerning you is made without human review.

What the law says

Excerpts of the law are reproduced in their official French version; the explanation that follows is translated.

Loi sur l'immigration et la protection des réfugiés (L.C. 2001, ch. 27), art. 91 (2) a)
« Sont soustraites à l'application du paragraphe (1) les personnes suivantes : a) les avocats qui sont membres en règle du barreau d'une province et les notaires qui sont membres en règle de la Chambre des notaires du Québec; »

Only a lawyer, a notary or a licensed consultant may, for a fee, advise or represent a person on an immigration application. Me Guillaume Phaneuf is a lawyer and a member of the Barreau du Québec: he is the representative declared to IRCC for your file.

Official text on Laws of Canada (Justice Canada)
Règlement sur les consultants en immigration (RLRQ, c. I-0.2.1, r. 1), art. 4
« Le présent règlement ne s'applique pas à un membre en règle de la Chambre des notaires du Québec ou du Barreau du Québec ou à une personne qui est titulaire d'une autorisation spéciale délivrée en vertu de l'article 42.4 du Code des professions (chapitre C-26) par un de ces ordres et lui permettant d'exercer les activités visées par le présent règlement. »

Before the Québec immigration ministry (MIFI), a lawyer of the Barreau du Québec may represent you without consultant recognition; the lawyer is declared through Mandate of Representation A-0525-AF.

Official text on LégisQuébec

Frequently asked questions

Who is my representative?+

Me Guillaume Phaneuf, lawyer and member of the Barreau du Québec, declared to IRCC through form IMM 5476 (and to MIFI through Mandate A-0525-AF when the process goes through Arrima). The LIORMA team prepares; nothing is filed without his review and approval.

Do you guarantee the decision?+

No. Decisions belong to IRCC and MIFI. The processing times shown are those published by the governments, as of the date indicated, and they change. What we guarantee: a complete, consistent file, reviewed by a lawyer before filing.

In which language can we communicate?+

In French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Hindi or Punjabi: you write to us in your language, and we reply in yours. The fee agreement is provided to you in French first; you may then choose another language (Charter of the French Language, s. 55).

Employer-side LMIA (with CAQ for work) — CA$3,466, fees, taxes included, in 3 milestones.
Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The price shown is the one that will apply.
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In the same category

CA$649
all inclusive

Extension of stay (visitor record)

Your visitor status is expiring. We prepare and file the visitor record application before it expires: your status is maintained throughout processing.

IRCC fees (included in the price): CA$100

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

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CA$1,149
all inclusive

Restoration of status (visitor)

Your status expired less than 90 days ago. We prepare the restoration application with a solid explanation and file it before the deadline.

Deadline to apply for restoration: 90 days after loss of status

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

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CA$1,299
all inclusive

Restoration of status (student or worker)

Study or work permit expired less than 90 days ago: we restore your status and apply for the new permit at the same time.

Deadline to apply for restoration: 90 days after loss of status

Orders open on October 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT

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All-inclusive prices in Canadian dollars: GST, QST and, where indicated, government and delivery fees included. Each listing specifies the services included, those that are not, and those that may be required in addition. Price list in force since 13 octobre 2026, held for at least 90 days (Code of Professional Conduct of Lawyers, ss. 146 to 148). Limited-scope mandate (s. 31) confirmed by a written agreement before work begins. A lawyer who is a member of the Barreau du Québec reviews and signs every file.