| IMPORTANT – SAWP Employers must use LMIA Online for 2025 LMIA applications, the paper application will not be accepted for 2025. Click here to be directed to LMIA Online.
2025 SAWP Employment Contracts Click Here to download the 2025 MEXICO Employment Contract (English) Click Here to download the 2025 MEXICO Employment Contract (Spanish) Click Here to download the 2025 CARIBBEAN Employment Contract. A copy of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) employment contract does not need to be included with the LMIA application. Employers are still required to have a copy of the contract on file, signed by both the employer and workers (after they arrive), in the event of an inspection.
2024/2025 Employer Documents Available from F.A.R.M.S. New for 2025! Comprehensive Employer Account Summary – This report is a current snapshot of an employer’s SAWP and/or Ag Stream accounts. The report lists all of the requested workers on each LMIA with booking, arrival, transfer, and repatriation information for each worker. It is convenient to cut and paste the worker names and data into another file to name the workers on an LMIA as all the required information is on the report. Other tabs on the report contain FARMS & CanAg Travel invoices for the administration fees and flight costs.
After entering your F.A.R.M.S. ID, LMIA number, and your email address, you will receive an email (within 1-2 minutes) which contains: 1) MS Word document – can be filled out online, printed, and edited for each worker, or can be printed and filled out manually. and/or 2) Adobe .pdf document – can only be printed and filled out manually.
Please click here to obtain the following documents:
1) SAWP E.A. Annex (SAWP Only) – to be filled out and signed by both the SAWP employer and worker prior to the worker’s first day of work. Mexico LMIA’s – You will receive both an English and Spanish version of the above document. CRITICAL INFORMATION – It is extremely important that the information you fill out on the E.A. Annex is EXACTLY what you stated on your approved LMIA. Please note that the wage listed on the annex will state what the wage was at the time you placed your LMIA with F.A.R.M.S. You must edit the annex you receive to the current minimum or SAWP wage, if necessary. 2) F.A.R.M.S. Employer Vacancies Summary – Use this worker name list to validate the workers currently employed, or request your named workers for the current season. Write the requested arrival date beside each worker name and upload the list with your LMIA Online Application. Do not manually enter SAWP worker names in the online portal. 3) LMIA Requested Travel Dates – This report is a summary of the workers requested on the LMIA Online application as well as the anticipated arrival and departure dates or transfer dates. This report is not a summary of arrived workers. Please choose the F.A.R.M.S. Employer Vacancies Summary to view arrived/transferred workers. 4) Comprehensive Employer Account Summary – This report is a current snapshot of an employer’s SAWP and/or Ag Stream accounts. The report lists all of the requested workers on each LMIA with booking, arrival, transfer, and repatriation information for each worker. It is convenient to cut and paste the worker names and data into another file to name the workers on an LMIA as all the required information is on the report. Other tabs on the report contain FARMS & CanAg Travel invoices for the administration fees and flight costs.
Pay Sheets (Excel) Click Here for the Excel Trinidad & Tobago Pay Sheet – 2025 Click Here for the Excel Mexico Pay Sheet – 2025 Click Here for the Excel Barbados Pay Sheet – 2025 Click Here for the Excel Eastern Caribbean Pay Sheet- 2025 Click Here for the Excel Jamaica Pay Sheet- 2025 Click Here for Jamaica Direct Deposit Information – 2025
Confirmation Form for Transfer Workers EMPLOYERS SENDING AND RECEIVING TRANSFER WORKERS MUST FILL OUT AND SIGN THE NEW TRANSFER CONFIRMATION FORM BELOW AFTER LMIA TRANSFER APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY SERVICE CANADA. IT IS MANDATORY FOR EACH EMPLOYER TO RETAIN A COPY OF THIS FORM SIGNED BY BOTH EMPLOYERS. THE EMPLOYER RECEIVING TRANSFERS MUST ALSO SEND THE SIGNED COPY TO F.A.R.M.S. AND THE LIAISON OFFICE. SENDING EMPLOYERS SHOULD VERIFY THE TRANSFER LMIA NUMBER ON THE CONFIRMATION FORM BY CALLING F.A.R.M.S.
Click here for a PDF version (print out/fill in/sign) – retain a copy and send to F.A.R.M.S. and liaison office no longer than 10 days after you receive the transfer workers. Click here for Microsoft Excel version (type/print out/sign) – retain a copy and send to F.A.R.M.S. and liaison office no longer than 10 days after you receive the transfer workers. ** PLEASE NOTE – you MUST also submit the Application for a Labour Market Impact Assessment and the Agreement for Employment to F.A.R.M.S. to be approved by Service Canada AT LEAST 6 weeks before you expect to receive transfer workers ** |