Originally Posted by yoyoyo

I think this fee is insignificant, even for low-skill jobs. It's cheap, really.

Big deal is here: your job will be advertised for at least 3 months (4 weeks + 8 weeks minimum to get LMO) on the government website.
Means that if many Canadians apply for the jobs the LMO will be rejected, no matter how much the company is in love with you. It increases the chances of rejected LMO.
Of course, it would be more fair with everyone if the LMO didn't take so long.

Originally Posted by Mikeypm

3 months if your lucky

Originally Posted by Former Lancastrian

Employers hiring TFWs for on-farm primary agricultural positions (specifically under National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254, 8256, 8431, 8432 and 8611), under the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program or, the Agricultural Stream, are exempted from the fee.