R205(d) LMIA, exempts religious workers who are giving their religious services and duties for a Canadian religious organization. Volunteers are not included in this category. Missionaries who will be devoting their full time to missionary service for their religious organization, may choose to request a work permit under this. However, they should be attached to a congregation in Canada and their work should be an usual congregational activity.
Who is considered a religious worker in Canada?
There is also a fee exemption code E02 available if the religious worker is not being paid anything other than a stipend for living expenses, which should be less than the prevailing minimum wage level.
Who is considered a religious worker in Canada?
- An individual performing duties of a religious nature that benefit the community, educational or religious institutions.
- The organization sponsoring such an individual must not be receiving any direct income from any source due to the individual’s services.
There is also a fee exemption code E02 available if the religious worker is not being paid anything other than a stipend for living expenses, which should be less than the prevailing minimum wage level.
