Government sources and rule updates

LMIA Check assesses your answers against published Government of Canada requirements. The official pages below are checked automatically every 24 hours. Structured figures, such as the provincial wage thresholds, can refresh automatically once they pass validation. Any change to a policy page is flagged for human review before it can affect an assessment.

Sources monitored

10

Last automated check

September 13, 2026

Rules last verified

2026-09-13

A change has been detected on one or more official pages and is currently under review. Assessments continue to use the last verified requirements until the review is complete.

Monitored official sources

• High-wage stream

  High-wage stream overview

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage/high.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Low-wage stream

  Low-wage stream overview

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage/low.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Program overview

  Temporary Foreign Worker Program overview

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Recruitment and advertising

  High-wage stream program requirements

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage/high/requirements.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Recruitment and advertising

  Low-wage stream program requirements

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage/low/requirements.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Refusal to process

  Low-wage stream — caps and refusal to process

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage/low.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Provincial and regional

  Employer compliance and provincial registration

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/employer-compliance.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Provincial and regional

  Hire a temporary foreign worker in Quebec

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/quebec.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Temporary measures

  Temporary measures under the TFW Program

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/temporary-measures.html

  Policy page · review required · Last checked September 13, 2026

• Median wage thresholds

  Median hourly wages by province or territory

  https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage.html

  Structured data · may refresh automatically · Last checked September 13, 2026

Wage thresholds currently in use

The hourly wage at or above which a position is assessed under the high-wage stream.

Always confirm requirements on the official Government of Canada pages before submitting an application. See our methodology for how these values are applied.