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    Am I eligible? Do I have a chance?

    Hi guys, I really need your help and advice. I'd lived in Canada for 8 years and switched from study permit to work permit. As of 2015, I lived on a work permit and had a steady full time employment for 1.5 years with a NOC listed occupation, level B if memory serves me right. It was time for...
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    Switching from PGWP to TRV. Please help.

    My post graduate work permit expired last week and I applied for a temporary resident visa through Express Entry 2 weeks ago while it was still valid. What is the processing time in my case? On the CIC website there is 2 categories with 2 different processing times "Visitor extension" takes 74...
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    Open Work Permit to Tourist Visa while waiting for ITA?

    So, my Work Permit Expires next week and I just applied for a tourist visa through Express Entry (online). I have several questions regarding this situation, I hope someone can help me. 1. Obviously, I'll stop working next week. Last week though, my boss has applied for EE specific (free) LMIA...
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    WP expires, what are my options?

    I'm on a post graduate work permit and have a LMIA exempt job, applied for PR through EE with a score of 402. My WP expires on May 23d. I informed my employer about my situation several months ago. He then said, "oh don't even worry, you are not going to leave, we'll sort it out". He then...
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    WP expires, do I have to get a tourist visa?

    My WP expires in 2 weeks, May 23d. I've applied for PR through EE but haven't gotten an invitation yet and realistically my score is not high enough to get it anytime soon. So, I'm going to leave Canada approximately July 1st or August 1st the latest. Do I need to get a tourist visa? If I'm not...
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    LMIA 2 months instead of 1 now?

    Hi, I'd like to confirm something with those who is familiar with the process of getting a LMIA. So, my employer is in the process of getting a LMIA for me and I was told today that they had contacted the Government and had found out that now the minimum for the position to be advertised is 2...
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    Topic: Paid vacation (PGWP and EE)

    So, I am allowed to have 2 weeks of paid vacation per year at my job. I tried to use some of my vacation time but my boss is unwilling to give it to me saying we are too busy. If a take a day off, he makes me work off the clock for free, he makes me work the time I took off or at least some of...
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    Paid vacation (PGWP and EE)

    So, I am allowed to have 2 weeks of paid vacation per year at my job. I tried to use some of my vacation time but my boss is unwilling to give it to me saying we are too busy. If a take a day off, he makes me work off the clock for free, he makes me work the time I took off or at least some of...
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    I received an ITA under FSW but I am CEC! And I dont have papers required.

    For some reason I got an ITA under FSW and I am originally a PGWP holder with a LMIA exempt job and now I am required to upload the following docs which I don't have, - Certificate of Qualification - Offer of Employment - Letter of Employment (I only have a general letter from my employer...
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    Certificate of Qualification required?

    So, a "Certificate of Qualification" is required to be uploaded for PR application. What is it? I don't have any certificates other than my university degree. Does it count as a "Certificate of Qualification"?
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    Getting LMIA: free jobsites?

    Guys, what are some job sites free for an employer? My boss doesn't want to pay for advertising.
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    Has anyone lost the job or had to go home so far?

    As this LMIA drama unfolds at my work, I'm getting more convinced that I'm going to loose my job in May when my WP expires. So, I was wondering if anyone had actually lost the job or had to leave the country because of the expired work permit and inability to extend it? And how does it feel?
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    PGWP Holders and LMIA applicants - any success?

    After the very first draw by CIC in late January, many of the PGWP holders on this board were saying that they were going to apply for a LMIA. Can you guys please elaborate how the process of application for LMIA is going? What kind of companies are you working for? Were your employers willing...
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    Does a PGWP holder have a chance to get ITA after WP expires?

    So, I'm on a PGWP which expires in May, I'm currently residing and working full time in Canada. I applied for PR through EE in Jan. 2015. I'm neither eligible for PNP nor my company is willing to get a LMIA for me. So, if I have to leave after my WP expires in May, I'll automatically lose my job...
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    Saying Goodbye to Canada: Tax return.

    ok watever