Quebec Amends List of Occupations for Facilitated Labour Market Opinion The Government of Quebec announced that its list of occupations for the Facilitated Labour Market Opinion (FLMO) program has been amended. The FLMO is a provincial program that allows employers wishing to hire a foreign worker in a targeted profession obtain a positive Labour Market Opinion (LMO) without needing to recruit in Canada. A positive LMO is often required of employers before they may hire and pursue a Temporary Work Permit for a foreign worker. Normally, the process to secure an LMO contains a recruitment element. In Quebec, employers must advertise a position for a minimum of two weeks on the Emploi Quebec website. Depending on the nature of the job for which the LMO is sought, additional advertising may need to be pursued. The FLMO allows employers to receive permission to hire a foreign worker while at the same time bypassing the time-consuming recruitment requirement. Individuals being hired in the following 44 fields may be eligible to apply to receive expedited processing under the FLMO: 0213 Computer and Information Systems Managers 0611 Sales, Marketing, and Advertising Managers 0631 Restaurant and Food Service Managers 1111 Financial Auditors and Accountants 1122 Professional Occupations in Business Services to Management 1221 Administrative Officers 1222 Executive Assistants 2131 Civil Engineers 2132 Mechanical Engineers 2146 Aerospace Engineers 2147 Computer Engineers (Except Software Engineers/Designers) 2171 Information Systems Analysts and Consultants 2173 Software Engineers and Designers 2174 Computer Programmers and Interactive Media Developers 2231 Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2232 Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians 2233 Industrial Engineering and Manufacturing Technologists and Technicians 2241 Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technologists and Technicians etc...........
Posted on: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 07:51:15 +0000