Changing job to get LMIA !!!!

[Harmanjot]

HI Guys,

Quick question -
Right now I have more than 1 year of work experience in Ontario and if my company doesn't go with LMIA or PNP I need to change the job to get LMIA
COncern is if I change my job to get LMIA will I still get points for my 1 year work experience I have ? Or that will be of no worth as I changed the job and previous job was not LMIA approved ? I'm on a PGWP work permit right now.

Please shed some lights on it.

Thanks
Harman

 

[valar morghulis]

HI Guys,

Quick question -
Right now I have more than 1 year of work experience in Ontario and if my company doesn't go with LMIA or PNP I need to change the job to get LMIA
COncern is if I change my job to get LMIA will I still get points for my 1 year work experience I have ? Or that will be of no worth as I changed the job and previous job was not LMIA approved ? I'm on a PGWP work permit right now.

Please shed some lights on it.

Thanks
Harman

Yes, you will get points for that experience. I am in exactly same situation. See the topic I initiated Options for PGWP holders.

 

[pixelfrontier]

Bear in mind that a new company that is willing to get you a LMIA to hire you will still have to go through the normal LMIA process that supposedly takes between 2 and 4 months but has been reported to take longer than that.

 

[valar morghulis]

Bear in mind that a new company that is willing to get you a LMIA to hire you will still have to go through the normal LMIA process that supposedly takes between 2 and 4 months but has been reported to take longer than that.

But in case where employer is willing to support the permanent residency application, wouldn't it take 10 days to process?

 

[purplesnow]

no, LMIA application process is the same length of time whether its to support a PR application or to get a working permit. Either way they need to go through the same process to prove they can't find a Canadian with the skills they need. 2-5 months.