You can try to get a job there and then apply for AEO, but make sure you get a valid offer and not a fake offer which many consultants will offer you.
Yes there are basically 2 ways to apply under FSW Category 2
- Get an AEO, this is an Arranged Employment Offer and basically the employer offers you a job, clears it with HRDSC that no Canadian was suitable - and then they wait for you to get your residency, then you start work once residency is approved
- Get a job offer with an LMO (Labour Market Opinion) approved by HRDSC, once again the employer proving that no Canadians could be found for the position, and then apply for a temporary work permit and begin working in Canada, and apply for residency from within Canada whilst working.
Since few employers are willing to wait 12+ months for your residency application to be approved, LMO with temporary work permit is the most common option for employers. In order to prove that no suitable Canadians could be found to fill the position - they must prove to HRDSC that they have advertised the position for 2 weeks in the past 3 months. They must also prove the position attracts at least the average salary for the job, since they don't want foreign workers coming in and undercutting Canadians by offering to work for low wages.
Any way, however you do it - IMO don't bother with consultants, since there are many dodgy ones out there with fake jobs that do not exist. If you do feel you need a consultant then shop around carefully, drawing off the experiences of other people who have already been down that route with the consultant. And remember, no Canadian employer is going to offer you a job without at least a telephone interview - almost all will want at least one face to face interview as well. So if the consultant says "Hey I got you a job!" and you have never spoken or met the prospectice employers, then the job is almost certainly fake!
Hope this info helps!
Wayne.
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