Can I register a company and send myself a job offer (LMIA)?

[Molanai1993]

Hi all,

I'm on a study permit and I have sufficient funds to start/register a small business (maybe very small). Is it possible that I send myself a job offer and then apply for the express entry (considering the different rules of LMIA)?

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Hi all,

I'm on a study permit and I have sufficient funds to start/register a small business (maybe very small). Is it possible that I send myself a job offer and then apply for the express entry (considering the different rules of LMIA)?

Thanks

Short answer is no. IRCC used to have something called the owner / operator LMIA and work permit. However this program was stopped April 1, 2021. Even when this program was active a "very small" business wouldn't have been accepted.

You need to find an established employer in Canada who is willing to give you a NOC A, B or 0 job and get an approved LMIA.

 

[Naturgrl]

Also, self employment doesn’t count for Canadian work experience.

 

[Molanai1993]

@Naturgrl and @scylla thank you both. So, still, I can register a company for tax benefits, right? there won't be any problem there.
Thanks

 

[Naturgrl]

@Naturgrl and @scylla thank you both. So, still, I can register a company for tax benefits, right? there won't be any problem there.
Thanks

No, you aren’t a citizen or PR. You need a Canadian partner. You work as self employed.

 

[Molanai1993]

No, you aren’t a citizen or PR. You need a Canadian partner. You work as self employed.

I see, I thought British Columbia is exempt from that local director thing. Thanks, anyway

 

[Naturgrl]

I see, I thought British Columbia is exempt from that local director thing. Thanks, anyway

You never said you were in BC. They have their own rules different from the rest of Canada.

https://smallbusinessbc.ca/article/do-i-have-be-canadian-start-a-business-bc/

 

[Molanai1993]

@Naturgrl haha, sorry it slipped away. So, I can still do that. Thanks. But still no self-employment or LMIA in BC as well. Thx

 

[Jogan520]

if you wanted to get PR by starting your own company and all that, better look up "Start-up Visa Program"

 

[DayaImmigration]

1) Yes, you can register a company and get yourself a work permit under the IMP C11 LMIA exemption code Program. You have to prove that your new business brings significant benefit to the Canadian Economy.

2) Alternatively, Many provinces have a International Graduate Entrepreneur Nominee Program. You need to be at least 33.3% ownership and can apply for nomination after 1-year of business management experience. I would say go with this route. Why not? If you have the funds and aptitude to establish a business in Canada.

 

[DayaImmigration]

if you wanted to get PR by starting your own company and all that, better look up "Start-up Visa Program"

You need approval of your business proposal from a Designated Agency and secure funding from them.

 

[Dreamlad]

Just get a job in Canada or go back and work for 1 year then apply for Federal Skilled Worker.

 

[Sasoki]

Short answer is no. IRCC used to have something called the owner / operator LMIA and work permit. However this program was stopped April 1, 2021. Even when this program was active a "very small" business wouldn't have been accepted.

You need to find an established employer in Canada who is willing to give you a NOC A, B or 0 job and get an approved LMIA.

What is approved LMIA ..

 

[scylla]

What is approved LMIA ..

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-temporary-foreign/find-need-labour-market-impact-assessment.html