Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) updated the processing times of the Labour Market Impact Assessment applications (LMIA). As of May 2020, the average LMIA processing times were as follows:
* Global Talent Stream – 14 business days
* Agricultural stream – 14 business days
* Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program – 5 business days
* Permanent residence stream – 29 business days
* In-home caregivers – 10 business days
* High-wage stream – 35 business days
* Low-wage stream – 34 business days
