POST GRADUATION WORK PERMIT TO REGULAR WORK PERMIT

[jpepa]

hello guys, i would like to ask about my post graduation work permit the  expiration will be on december, 2009. and i am graduate of a 9 months course in canada and grandted a 9 months pgwr. i want to extend my stay here in canada to work. 1.) how can i change my post graduation work permit to regular work permit?
2.) how long does it take to process? if i am here in canada?

[kyu010170]

hello guys, i would like to ask about my post graduation work permit the  expiration will be on december, 2009. and i am graduate of a 9 months course in canada and grandted a 9 months pgwr. i want to extend my stay here in canada to work. 1.) how can i change my post graduation work permit to regular work permit? Hi, you will need an employer willing to sponsor you for work permit, with Labor Market Opinion (LMO) confirmation
2.) how long does it take to process? if i am here in canada? Please see "Processing Times" on www.cic.gc.ca.

[Leon]

Get your employer to apply for your LMO, see http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/supperimm.shtml

Getting the LMO can take a few weeks, sometimes longer.  It's a possibility it may be denied but you have to try.  Once you have the LMO, if you are from a visa exempt country, you can take it to the border and apply for your work permit there.  If not, you can apply for a work permit by mail, see here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/information/applications/extend-worker.asp