I was looking at the denied applications on trackitt and found one that got my attention.
"Application Denied Low income as compared to NOC code"
Most people on Trackitt agree that that post was not legitimate. Members had been debating whether or not salary was a factor in CEC decisions, one person staged that post in the middle of the argument.
To summarize the debate -
- Salary is not one of the factors that CIC uses to determine eligibility for CEC.
- However, salary may be an indicator that someone is "fudging" their skilled work experience if it is far too low for the occupation (e.g. claiming to be an engineer but making 15,000 per year; claiming to be a manager but making minimum wage). This might cause greater scrutiny of your application materials and/or create doubt about your job duties. Not enough by itself to refuse an application, tho.
- And, it is true that salary is an important factor that HRSDC uses in issuing a Labour Market Opinion (LMO). About a year ago, to reduce exploitation of foreign workers by employers, and to prevent the displacement of Canadian workers by foreign workers who accept a lower wage, HRSDC began requiring for LMOs that salaries for temporary foreign workers meet or exceed the average wage for an occupation.
Unless you're faking something, you don't need to worry about it.
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