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AINP-Employer-Driven Skilled Worker Category /open work permit

Vivienzheng

Full Member
Jan 22, 2014
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Hi Everyone,

I’m currently working in AB under 0911 skill 0 management occupations , my close work permit will be expired on Dec 3, 2014.
I applied AINP Employer-Driven Skilled Worker Category in Dec, 2013 and expect to get nominated letter in June,2014 according to the current timeline.
Then after I get Acknowledgment of Receipt letter/e-mail has been sent by the Centralized Intake Office (CIO),
Can I apply for open work permit?
Or should I still have to apply LMO and close work permit since it is Employer driven?
According to what I found on line, they did not mention that Employer-Driven Skilled Worker category can not apply.

Appreciation for all your time and response.
 

akapoor

Hero Member
Nov 26, 2013
916
13
124
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
SINP
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
July 03,2014
Vivienzheng said:
Hi Everyone,

I'm currently working in AB under 0911 skill 0 management occupations , my close work permit will be expired on Dec 3, 2014.
I applied AINP Employer-Driven Skilled Worker Category in Dec, 2013 and expect to get nominated letter in June,2014 according to the current timeline.
Then after I get Acknowledgment of Receipt letter/e-mail has been sent by the Centralized Intake Office (CIO),
Can I apply for open work permit?
Or should I still have to apply LMO and close work permit since it is Employer driven?
According to what I found on line, they did not mention that Employer-Driven Skilled Worker category can not apply.

Appreciation for all your time and response.


Once you get AOR from CIC you'll be eligible for 1 or 2 years open work permit.
 

akapoor

Hero Member
Nov 26, 2013
916
13
124
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
SINP
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
July 03,2014
Once you get AOR from CIC you'll be eligible for 1 or 2 years open work permit.
 

Vivienzheng

Full Member
Jan 22, 2014
27
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akapoor said:
Once you get AOR from CIC you'll be eligible for 1 or 2 years open work permit.
Hi Akapoor, Thank you very much for your reply.
Even it is under Employer-Driven Skilled Worker category?
Do you know anybody did it already or have you seen any documents to support it?
If I’m eligible for apply open work permit, then no need apply LMO,right?
I wrote to Visa office already but no reply yet.
Thank you very much for your time again.
 

akapoor

Hero Member
Nov 26, 2013
916
13
124
Canada
Category........
Visa Office......
Sydney, Nova Scotia
NOC Code......
SINP
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
LANDED..........
July 03,2014
Yes, no worries. Once you have the AOR from CIC no matter which category you'll be eligible for 1 or 2Yrs of Open work permit. And you can apply 4 months before your status expires in the country
 

Bhim

Hero Member
Jan 28, 2014
368
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
akapoor said:
Yes, no worries. Once you have the AOR from CIC no matter which category you'll be eligible for 1 or 2Yrs of Open work permit. And you can apply 4 months before your status expires in the country
Is this option open for spouse too?
I have received my AOR from cic, I was wondering if the spouse can change her working visa to an open working visa?
 

Vivienzheng

Full Member
Jan 22, 2014
27
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akapoor said:
Yes, no worries. Once you have the AOR from CIC no matter which category you'll be eligible for 1 or 2Yrs of Open work permit. And you can apply 4 months before your status expires in the country
Hi Akapoor, thank you very much for your reply again.

As it is required in the policy:
have valid status on a WP that is due to expire within 4 months.
My close work permit will be expired on Feb 13, 2015, does that mean the earliest date I can apply for bridge open work permit is Nov 13,2014(Within 4 month) ?
But my working visa will be expired on Dec 3rd, 2014.
Means I will only have 20 days to have the working permit and Visa ready.
Do I have enough time or can I somehow can apply it earlier?

Thank you very much!
 

juggy T

Star Member
Mar 31, 2014
190
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 16 cic pnp category
AOR Received.
30 december 2014
Med's Request
14 january 2015
Vivienzheng said:
Hi Everyone,

I'm currently working in AB under 0911 skill 0 management occupations , my close work permit will be expired on Dec 3, 2014.
I applied AINP Employer-Driven Skilled Worker Category in Dec, 2013 and expect to get nominated letter in June,2014 according to the current timeline.
Then after I get Acknowledgment of Receipt letter/e-mail has been sent by the Centralized Intake Office (CIO),
Can I apply for open work permit?
Or should I still have to apply LMO and close work permit since it is Employer driven?
According to what I found on line, they did not mention that Employer-Driven Skilled Worker category can not apply.

Appreciation for all your time and response.

hey bud did you get your open work permit as you are employer driven stream??
i have same , i applied for open workpermit using my aor
 

juggy T

Star Member
Mar 31, 2014
190
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 16 cic pnp category
AOR Received.
30 december 2014
Med's Request
14 january 2015
hi everybody
i applied my bowp last week, im a ainp nominee n i got my nomination in employer driven stream and right now i have closed work permit lmo based. So did i do right thing to applied for open work permit.??
 

Phil89

Champion Member
Sep 11, 2014
1,175
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juggy T said:
hi everybody
i applied my bowp last week, im a ainp nominee n i got my nomination in employer driven stream and right now i have closed work permit lmo based. So did i do right thing to applied for open work permit.??
Let us know if you get one. Apparently, CIC rejects BOWP applications, if your nomination certificate has any employer info on it..
 

hachik77

Member
Jan 13, 2015
18
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There is written on mine AINP certificate:
1 st name of employer: blablablabla
2 nd occupation: blablabla and NOC
3 th restriction on employment: NO

Can i apply for Open WP?
 

Phil89

Champion Member
Sep 11, 2014
1,175
21
hachik77 said:
There is written on mine AINP certificate:
1 st name of employer: blablablabla
2 nd occupation: blablabla and NOC
3 th restriction on employment: NO

Can i apply for Open WP?
You can alway try. When did you receive your AINP nomination? Can you share your timeline?
 

juggy T

Star Member
Mar 31, 2014
190
3
Category........
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
September 16 cic pnp category
AOR Received.
30 december 2014
Med's Request
14 january 2015
Phil89 said:
You can alway try. When did you receive your AINP nomination? Can you share your timeline?

ANY AINP EMPLOYER DRIVEN APPLICANT GOT REJECTION FOR BOWP??
 

honeymai

Star Member
Apr 27, 2015
69
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Inland
Category........
Visa Office......
Novia Scotia
NOC Code......
B
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
13-01-2015
Doc's Request.
20-09-201$
AOR Received.
15-04-2015
IELTS Request
No
File Transfer...
No
Med's Request
May ,2015
Med's Done....
June 1, 2015
Passport Req..
Waiting
VISA ISSUED...
Waiting
LANDED..........
Waiting
My husband got rejected applying for a BOWP. We were informed that AINP cert is not enough but a PER from PR application should be attached. We were also advised that what's applicable to AINP cert holder is a nonLMIA extension application.

Can u help us identify if the 1st AOR we received is already the PER from PR application?
 

anua

Full Member
Apr 29, 2015
23
0
Hi

I got my AINP approval on November (under employer driven- level C) and I added my wife after i got the approval. Then we applied together for PR on November 2014. We both were working under closed work permit. I applied open work permit for my wife on Feb 18, 2015 as her closed work permit was expiring on March 13, 2015. My friend told me about the pilot program for spouses and thats y i applied for her. But now my work permit expired on April 1, 2015 and i applied for a new one under LMIA exempt. So my question is does this affect my wife's work permit as i am on implied status?? It will be great if somebody can help me out with this. We just received our file number and medical last week....... Thank you...