There are 2 "arranged employment" options.
One is for those who are not yet in Canada. If they get a permanent job offer, the employer has to get an AEO from HRSDC.
The other is for those who are already working in Canada, and their employer will offer permanent employment contingent upon getting PR. No AEO from HRSDC necessary, but your employer should either have an LMO from HRSDC or proof that the position was LMO-exempt (as an intra-company transfer).
My question is whether the second option works out for me as I am a post grad from here...?
Hi bigben3,
Arranged Employment offer (AEO) is a job offer from a Canadian company to a person only IF the candidate gets PR. He (candidate) can be inside or outside of Canada for his prospective employer to apply for AEO. In this case the employer does not have to prove to HRSDC that an eligible PR/ Citizen was available for the job.
LMO (Labour Market Opinion) procedure is required to be initiated by an employer if he is willing to offer a job to a candidate. This offer of job is NOT permanent in nature and has to undergo all the rules of HRSDC including the PROOF that NO PR/Citizen was available for the job. Some countries are LMO exempt and some intra-company transfers do not need LMO.
Quote from your post : "The other is for those who are already working in Canada, and their employer will offer permanent employment contingent upon getting PR." --- is applicable to PR only and not for positive LMO holders.
If you are residing in Canada and an employer is willing to offer you a job then you fall under the category of LMO, wherein the employer has to advertise and send the LMO paper work to HRSDC, unless you come from a country that is LMO exempt/intra company transfer. This is completely different from AEO wherein you will get the job only when you get your PR.
Mitali