
Service Canada will again accept and process low‑wage LMIA applications in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Kingston, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John, Fredericton and Montréal for the first quarter of 2026, reported the US-based VisaHQ.
The federal government is lifting the freeze on low-wage foreign workers in eight cities where unemployment has dipped below 6%.
Canadian workers in places like Halifax, Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Montreal will see more competition from foreign labour. pic.twitter.com/CTFcZF3UAh
— Riley Donovan (@valdombre) February 7, 2026


It’s not just on the streets of Minneapolis: If you live in a Canadian city, you are surrounded by undocumented migrants trying to avoid the authorities. They are hidden in plain sight: at work on virtually any construction site or renovation job in Toronto, Vancouver or Montreal; in hospitals and elder-care facilities; in restaurant kitchens; and quite possibly in your house, cleaning and taking care of










