Changing families while in Canada

[gabriel_evb]

Hi folks!

I'm a caregiver in Vancouver and I'm looking for a new family (the one that I'm working for is not a great fit)

Also I can't find a better solution for my problem, from my understanding I need to find a family willing to sponsor and start the whole process from 0, so that includes around 5-6 months to get everything done and almost any family is willing to sponsor or either wait for that long!

It should be easy to change employers, I used to work as a caregiver also in US and the whole process take less than 2 weeks between finding a new family and getting the new papers.

Why here it takes all that time? I understand if I'm outside of Canada they need to make sure I have everything good to go, but since I've done all this process and they have my files, what's the need to do everything again including my work permit?

Anyone had this issue before? what I've seen people doing is working under the table until their work permit with the new family gets approved, I'm not comfortable working under the table, do I have any other options?

I don't know what else to do!

Thanks

 

[scylla]

The work permit you hold now is a closed work permit tied to your specific employer. So you are correct in understanding that if you find a new employer, that employer must first obtain an approved LMIA and then you must obtain a new work permit before you can start working for that new employer.

I can't comment on the differences between the US and Canadian systems. However this is how the rules in Canada work. Unfortunately there's really no other option if you want to continue working in Canada - but for a different employer.

 

[gabriel_evb]

That's so sad and unfair... makes no sense at all for me doing a new work permit, so many people working under terrible circumstances and they don't have anyone to protect them... if they complain they don't have anywhere to go