To hire a foreign worker, the LMIA is just one part of what you need to do first. The worker can’t start working for you until they have either a work permit with the name of your company on it, or they have become a Permanent Resident of Canada, so they can start working for you. It is important to send a copy of the LMIA to the foreign worker you want to hire and ask them to keep you up to date on their next steps in applying for immigration. There is only a six-month window in which an LMIA that has been approved can be used, so it’s important for the worker to apply for immigration as soon as possible.