Does open work permit qualify under arranged employment

[nitinbali60]

Dear Friends,

I am currently working in Canada as Desktop Application Analyst on a temporary spousal open work permit from last 4 months. My wife is the principal temporary work permit holder and working as a nurse. My Canada immigration file (In London, UK) recently asked for all the documents to be submitted for final processing/decision. My points are just about on the margin of 67.

My file can gain 14 points extra if I fall under arranged employment which I am not sure. I might/might not fall under Category 2 of arrange employment which states that:

# You are working in Canada on a temporary work permit and

   1. your temporary work permit was exempted from the requirement of obtaining a labour market opinion of your job offer from HRSDC on the basis of an international agreement (e.g., NAFTA or GATS), a significant benefit to Canada (e.g., intra-company transfer) or public policy on Canada's academic or economic competitiveness (e.g., post-graduate work);
   2. you are currently working in that job;
   3. the work permit was valid at the time you made your permanent resident visa application and at the time the visa, if any, is issued; and
   4. your employer made an offer to employ you on an indeterminate basis once the permanent resident visa is issued.
     

Please suggest accordingly as I dont require an HRSDC according to my current situation.

Thanks in advance.

[aanbaan]

to qualify under Category 2 (Arranged Employment), you need to get an offer approved by HRSDC and attach to your file. You file status in London will be changed from Cat 1 to Cat 2.

You employer needs to be on the list of apprved employers on HRSDC list and your particular job offer or employement status needs to be stamped by HRSDC for this.

without HRSDC, you will qualify for Cat 3, which needs you to have been in Canada for at least 1 year and also gives 5 points. but, that i guess is still 8 months to go.

talk to your employer if he's willing to hire you on a full time basis and do a little bit of a running around HRSDC for you. It sure will work out.

All the best.


i have learnt from EG7, www.cic.gc.ca and mostly from this forum. So, I may be wrong. Please use these sources and your discretion before taking decisions.

[shaider]

so how long does it take for visa process if we have arranged employment by an employer approved by HRSDC