[solved] Job offer - Employer closing business

[nikitasss]

Hello,
I was given a Job Offer from a Canadian company and applied for a work permit under the Francophone Mobility Program (LMIA exemption).
My work permit application was approved and I was given an approval letter.
I am now eligible for the Alberta Express Entry Stream and will have enough point for my EE profile.

The issue now is that my employer is telling me they are probably going to sell the business and the new owner is unlikely to hire me on my arrival in Canada...

Can I still enter Canada and keep my PR if I do not work for the employer that gave me a job offer letter?

 

[scylla]

Hello,
I was given a Job Offer from a Canadian company and applied for a work permit under the Francophone Mobility Program (LMIA exemption).
My work permit application was approved and I was given an approval letter.
I am now eligible for the Alberta Express Entry Stream and will have enough point for my EE profile.

The issue now is that my employer is telling me they are probably going to sell the business and the new owner is unlikely to hire me on my arrival in Canada...

Can I still enter Canada and keep my PR if I do not work for the employer that gave me a job offer letter?

It will depend on the timing of when all of this happens. As part of processing the application, IRCC will often verify that you still have a job offer. If IRCC conducts this verification after the business has been sold and you no longer have the job, then IRCC will say that you no longer meet the requirements of the program.

If your employer sells the business and you lose your job before you are selected under EE and submit your complete application, then I would recommend that you not apply under EE. You want to avoid any risk of IRCC saying this is misrepresentation since you were already without a job at the time you applied.

 

[nikitasss]

It will depend on the timing of when all of this happens. As part of processing the application, IRCC will often verify that you still have a job offer. If IRCC conducts this verification after the business has been sold and you no longer have the job, then IRCC will say that you no longer meet the requirements of the program.

If your employer sells the business and you lose your job before you are selected under EE and submit your complete application, then I would recommend that you not apply under EE. You want to avoid any risk of IRCC saying this is misrepresentation since you were already without a job at the time you applied.

Thanks a lot for your answer!
They are saying it will most likely be sold by the end of the year (Oct~Dec)... I am not sure how long it will take to process my application by the IRCC...
So for example if they close business a day after I get my PR, i m still fine? They do not do post-pr-grant checks?

 

[scylla]

Thanks a lot for your answer!
They are saying it will most likely be sold by the end of the year (Oct~Dec)... I am not sure how long it will take to process my application by the IRCC...
So for example if they close business a day after I get my PR, i m still fine? They do not do post-pr-grant checks?

That's right. There are no post-PR checks.