The website of the Canada federal government has published a list of occupations which do not qualify for a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), while applying for immigration to Alberta. The website warns that the LMIA applications for these occupations will be refused.
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document a Canadian employer may need while hiring a foreign worker. A positive LMIA means there is a need for a foreign worker to fill a particular job vacancy, as no Canadian worker is available to do that job. The foreign worker can apply for job once the employer gets the LMIA.
Occupations for which LMIA will be refused
Management Occupations
| National Occupational Classification code | Title |
| 112 | Human resources managers |
| 211 | Engineering managers |
Business, Finance and Administration Occupations
| National Occupational Classification code | Title |
| 1215 | Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations |
| 1225 | Purchasing agents and officers |
| 1523 | Production logistics coordinators |
Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
| National Occupational Classification code | Title |
| 2113 | Geoscientists and oceanographers |
| 2131 | Civil engineers |
| 2132 | Mechanical engineers |
| 2133 | Electrical and electronic engineers |
| 2212 | Geological and mineral technologists and technicians |
| 2231 | Civil engineering technologists and technicians |
| 2253 | Drafting technologists and technicians |
Trades, Transport and Equipment Operators and Related Occupations
| National Occupational Classification code | Title |
| 7202 | Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations |
| 7231 | Machinists and machining and tooling inspectors |
| 7237 | Welders and related machine operators (except pressure/alloy welders) |
| 7241 | Electricians (except industrial and power system) |
| 7242 | Industrial electricians |
| 7251 | Plumbers |
| 7271 | Carpenters (except scaffolders) |
| 7293 | Insulators (except insulators) |
| 7301 | Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades |
| 7302 | Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment |
| 7311 | Industrial mechanics (except construction millwrights) |
| 7312 | Heavy-duty equipment mechanics |
| 7322 | Motor vehicle body repairers |
| 7371 | Crane operators |
Occupations in Manufacturing and Utilities
| National Occupational Classification code | Title |
| 8222 | Contractors and supervisors, oil and gas drilling and services |
| 8232 | Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers |
| 8412 | Oil and gas well drilling and related workers and services operators |
| 8615 | Oil and gas drilling, servicing and related labourers |
| 9232 | Petroleum, gas and chemical process operators |
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