---
title: Set up your employer workspace
description: Create the employer workspace, complete the company check and your own identity check, and see what each workspace status unlocks.
product: Lexpoint — Workforce
audience: Employers managing foreign and domestic workers
doc_type: guide
canonical_url: https://docs.lexpoint.io/workforce/getting-started/set-up-your-workspace/
app_routes: https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/onboarding, https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/organization, https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/authorized-person
requires: A Lexpoint account for the person who will run the workspace, The company's CRA business number (9 digits)
last_verified: 2026-09-24
keywords: create employer account Lexpoint, employer onboarding, company verification, business identity check, employer identity verification, workspace in review
license: Documentation © Lexpoint. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL.
---
# Set up your employer workspace

An employer workspace is created by one person, who becomes its first **Owner**. Before you can
invite employees, Lexpoint checks two things: the **company**, and **you** as the person signed in.

## Create the workspace

Sign in to Lexpoint and open [`my.lexpoint.io/employer`](https://my.lexpoint.io/employer). If your
account has no employer workspace yet, you land on the setup form. It has three steps.

1. **Business** — **Business name**, **Contact name**, **Your role**, and **Business email**.
   **Phone** is optional and takes a Canadian number.
2. **Profile** — **Industry**, **Company size**, **TR employees**, and **PR/citizen employees**.
   **Website** and **CRA business number** are optional here.
3. **Goals** — choose at least one priority: **HR immigration compliance**, **TR employee support**,
   **PR or PNP support**, **Talent retention**, **Workforce planning**, or **Not sure yet**.
4. Select **Create workspace**. After *Workspace created*, you are taken to the dashboard.

The headcounts are approximate planning numbers. You can change every answer later in
[Settings](/workforce/settings/settings-reference/).

## Workspace status

A status chip sits in the header of every employer page.

| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| **Draft** | The workspace exists. One or both checks are not complete |
| **In review** | Both checks are complete and Lexpoint is reviewing the workspace |
| **Accepted** | Lexpoint accepted the workspace |
| **Needs changes** | Lexpoint asked you to update the record |
| **Disabled** | The workspace is paused. Contact Lexpoint to restore it |

While something is outstanding, a one-line prompt at the top of the dashboard links to the step that
needs you.

## Complete the company check

1. Go to [**Settings → Organization**](https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/organization).
2. On **Company details**, fill in **Company Name** and **CRA Business Number** (the first 9 digits
   of your CRA BN), plus **Industry** and **Company Size**. Select **Save**.
3. Open the **Verification** tab and select **Start verification**. The check opens in a new window.
   Finish it there.

```media
id: workforce-company-verification
type: screenshot
caption: Settings → Organization → Verification, before the company check has started.
shot: /employer/settings/organization#verification on a demo employer workspace with company name and CRA number saved and no check started — "Verification not started" and the Start verification button visible. Light mode, 1440×900 cropped to 1383×776. Redact the organization name in the sidebar switcher and breadcrumb, and the operator name and email in the header menu.
```

| What the card says | What to do |
|---|---|
| **Verification not started** | Save the company name and CRA number, then select **Start verification** |
| **Verification in progress** | Finish in the window that opened, or select **Continue verification** |
| **Verification in progress** · *Verification timed out. Start again.* | Select **Start verification** |
| **Verification needs another try** | Update the company details, then start again |
| **Verification complete** | Nothing. Company verification is on file |

Once the company check is complete, **Company Name** and **Corporate registry number** show
*Locked after verification*. A later change of legal name under the same CRA number is recorded
under **Legal name history** on the same page.

## Complete your identity check

The company check is about the business. This one is about **you**, the person signed in.

1. Go to [**Settings → Primary contact**](https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/authorized-person).
2. On **Contact**, check **Full Name**, **Job Title**, and **Phone Number**, then select **Save**.
   **Business Email** comes from your account and cannot be edited here.
3. Open **Verification** and select **Start verification**. Finish in the new window. If you close
   it early, the button changes to **Continue verification**.

When the card reads **Verification complete**, your **Full Name** locks. You also need a complete
identity check to sign letters — see [Letter requests](/workforce/letters/letter-requests/).

## What happens next

When both checks are complete, the workspace moves to **In review** on its own. There is no submit
button. **Invite employee** becomes available at that point, and stays available after Lexpoint
**accepts** the workspace.

If the status changes to **Needs changes**, update the record. Lexpoint restores the review when the
file is ready.

[**Settings → Program readiness**](https://my.lexpoint.io/employer/settings/program-readiness) is not
part of this gate. Fill it in when you want the
[OINP Workforce Priority report](/workforce/reports/program-reports/) to have facts to compare.

## Related

- [Your team and roles](/workforce/getting-started/team-and-roles/) — add the colleagues who run the workspace with you
- [Invite employees](/workforce/people/invite-workers/) — the next step once invitations open
- [Settings reference](/workforce/settings/settings-reference/) — every settings page and field

## Frequently asked questions

### Why is Invite employee greyed out?

Invitations open once the company check and your identity check are both complete, or once Lexpoint has accepted the workspace. Until then the button shows "Invite is available after company and person verification are complete."

### Is there a button to submit the workspace for review?

No. When both checks are complete, the workspace moves to In review by itself. Lexpoint then accepts it or asks for changes.

### Does the primary contact have legal authority to sign for the company?

Lexpoint does not decide that. The Primary contact page records who Lexpoint reaches at the company, and the page states it is not legal authority to bind the corporation.