The Financial Post reports in its Saturday edition that Lululemon athletica won a waiver from immigration rules that restrict access to foreign workers, clearing the way for an international recruitment drive as the company expands its Vancouver headquarters. The Post's Naimul Karim writes that Immigration Minister Sean Fraser agreed to exempt Lululemon from having to apply for the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) to hire for certain high-skilled positions, including senior managers, industrial and manufacturing engineers, construction managers and computer systems managers. The LMIA is effectively a screen the federal government uses to assess whether companies truly need access to international workers to fill positions, or if they simply are seeking cheaper labour. When an LMIA is approved, it means Ottawa has determined there are not enough Canadian workers or permanent residents available to do the job. Waiving the need to apply for an LMIA will allow Lululemon to bring in workers faster, which in turn will help "fast-track the economic benefits" of the company's expansion, Immigration said. The government indicated it was motivated by keeping Lululemon from moving to another country.