Can’t gain enough Canadian working hours due to COVID

[Raj_Jain]

Hi! I live in Toronto on a post graduate work permit which expires in September 1st week, 2020.

I have an EE profile submitted with a CRS of 422, and eligibility to FSWP. To be eligible for CEC i still need 410 out of 1560 hours. Due to COVID i feel I can’t achieve that anymore. I have 152hours on a contractual job which i have not included yet.

My employer (a registered charitable organisation) is willing to give me a job offer letter. I also have my profile submitted to two PNPs as well.

1. Should i wait and watch for the score to drop and then submit PR application with job offer letter without LMIA?

2. Should I apply for a work permit extension in view of both COVID 19 as well as uncertainity over getting an ITA before September? And then claim Canadian experience by end of the year?

3. Should I get an LMIA done?

4. Or do none of the above and you have a better advice for me.

Please and thank you! Stay safe.

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Hi! I live in Toronto on a post graduate work permit which expires in September 1st week, 2020.

I have an EE profile submitted with a CRS of 422, and eligibility to FSWP. To be eligible for CEC i still need 410 out of 1560 hours. Due to COVID i feel I can’t achieve that anymore. I have 152hours on a contractual job which i have not included yet.

My employer (a registered charitable organisation) is willing to give me a job offer letter. I also have my profile submitted to two PNPs as well.

1. Should i wait and watch for the score to drop and then submit PR application with job offer letter without LMIA?

2. Should I apply for a work permit extension in view of both COVID 19 as well as uncertainity over getting an ITA before September? And then claim Canadian experience by end of the year?

3. Should I get an LMIA done?

4. Or do none of the above and you have a better advice for me.

Please and thank you! Stay safe.

1. Don't expect the score to drop to 422. A job offer won't count for anything without an LMIA.

2. You don't qualify for an extension.

3. If your employer is willing to apply, sure.

 

[Wolfpmd3]

Hi! I live in Toronto on a post graduate work permit which expires in September 1st week, 2020.

I have an EE profile submitted with a CRS of 422, and eligibility to FSWP. To be eligible for CEC i still need 410 out of 1560 hours. Due to COVID i feel I can’t achieve that anymore. I have 152hours on a contractual job which i have not included yet.

My employer (a registered charitable organisation) is willing to give me a job offer letter. I also have my profile submitted to two PNPs as well.

1. Should i wait and watch for the score to drop and then submit PR application with job offer letter without LMIA?

2. Should I apply for a work permit extension in view of both COVID 19 as well as uncertainity over getting an ITA before September? And then claim Canadian experience by end of the year?

3. Should I get an LMIA done?

4. Or do none of the above and you have a better advice for me.

Please and thank you! Stay safe.

There is really nothing you can do besides completing the 1560h work experience in Canada over a period of at least 52 weeks. Unless you can achieve this you will not be eligible to apply under CEC.

An alternative you may have is find a different job on the mean time, because the 1 year work experience does not have to be with a single employer nor the same NOC.

Many people working in Canada on a PGWP are having issues meeting the 1560h due to the pandemic, however IRCC has not modified the CEC criteria so there is really nothing you can do besides what I already mentioned.

You could get a job offer with a LMIA, but you'll need to convince your employer to go into this process.

Sorry, but your options are limited.

 

[Raj_Jain]

1. Don't expect the score to drop to 422. A job offer won't count for anything without an LMIA.

2. You don't qualify for an extension.

3. If your employer is willing to apply, sure.

Thank you!

 

[Raj_Jain]

There is really nothing you can do besides completing the 1560h work experience in Canada over a period of at least 52 weeks. Unless you can achieve this you will not be eligible to apply under CEC.

An alternative you may have is find a different job on the mean time, because the 1 year work experience does not have to be with a single employer in the same NOC.

There is really nothing you can do besides completing the 1560h work experience in Canada over a period of at least 52 weeks. Unless you can achieve this you will not be eligible to apply under CEC.

An alternative you may have is find a different job on the mean time, because the 1 year work experience does not have to be with a single employer in the same NOC.

Many people working in Canada on a PGWP are having issues meeting the 1560h due to the pandemic, however IRCC has not modified the CEC criteria so there is really nothing you can do besides what I already mentioned.

You could get a job offer with a LMIA, but you'll need to convince your employer to go into this process.

Sorry, but your options are limited.

Thank you. The option for finding an additional job could be an option I could look into. Also, my employer himself offered to give me an employment letter. Maybe he doesn't yet know how complicated it is to get an LMIA. I could clarify things to him. But thank you anyway, so far your response seems the most sensible, sensitive and helpful to me.

 

[scylla]

Thank you. The option for finding an additional job could be an option I could look into. Also, my employer himself offered to give me an employment letter. Maybe he doesn't yet know how complicated it is to get an LMIA. I could clarify things to him. But thank you anyway, so far your response seems the most sensible, sensitive and helpful to me.

Unfortunately the employment letter isn't at all helpful. Your employer would need to get an approved LMIA to give you additional points. This is generally a 4-6 month process and pretty involved. Details here:

https://www.canada.ca/en/employment...gn-workers/median-wage/high/requirements.html

 

[Pgill2609]

Hi! I live in Toronto on a post graduate work permit which expires in September 1st week, 2020.

I have an EE profile submitted with a CRS of 422, and eligibility to FSWP. To be eligible for CEC i still need 410 out of 1560 hours. Due to COVID i feel I can’t achieve that anymore. I have 152hours on a contractual job which i have not included yet.

My employer (a registered charitable organisation) is willing to give me a job offer letter. I also have my profile submitted to two PNPs as well.

1. Should i wait and watch for the score to drop and then submit PR application with job offer letter without LMIA?

2. Should I apply for a work permit extension in view of both COVID 19 as well as uncertainity over getting an ITA before September? And then claim Canadian experience by end of the year?

3. Should I get an LMIA done?

4. Or do none of the above and you have a better advice for me.

Please and thank you! Stay safe.

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