What is a Labour Market Opinion (LMO)?

A Labour Market Opinion is a letter from the Service Canada division of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada ( HRSDC) to your prospective employer confirming that having a foreign worker do the job you are going to do will not have a negative impact on the labour market in Canada. The HRSDC/Service Canada confirmation is normally referred to as a positive labour market opinion. HRSDC/Service Canada looks at several factors, including the availability of Canadians, wages and the economic benefit you as a foreign worker might bring to Canada. Once HRSDC/Service Canada has formed an opinion, it then provides that advice to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. The positive LMO is valid for a specific period of time and generally, the work permit will be issued for the same period. To extend your work permit beyond the specified period, your employer will usually have to get a new confirmation from HRSDC/Service Canada. LMO) from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada. LMO. More specifically; an "open" work permit that will allow them to accept almost any job with any employer. For your dependent children to apply for an open work permit under this pilot you must meet specific conditions. Thereafter, your dependent children will need to meet specific requirements and conditions as well.