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gill656

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Jan 31, 2013
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If I am working as a Manager at a food restaurant and earning $ 11.50 per hour, annual income around 30,000. Am i eligible for NOC skill type 0.
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Hourly or annual income doesn't matter. One immigration consultant told me that restaurany manager should have minimum wage of $ 15
 
I think your main duties and responsibilities are more important(job should fall under NOC O, A or B). None of us can really control what the employer offers as salary. So just apply if you are eligible and wait for CIC's response.
 
I think you should email HRSDC with your job duties, and ask for the NOC. And then check for the NOC if it really falls under skill type 0, A or B.
If it does, go ahead and apply, and attach the HRSDC letter in your application pack. At least it will give CIC a chance to see beyond salary.
 
If it's below minimum wage (and that actually happens) it's a certain rejection.

Otherwise it should be within reasonable range of the average salary for the position nationwide. In case of LMO I believe it's no more than 15% below the national average as determined by HRSDC. Still officer's discretion matters a lot too.
 
http://www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2011/SendUsEmail.aspx

gill656 said:
Can I please get email address of HRSDC
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I was also very curious about if salary matters or not. I gained my experience working part time for pretty much min wage and if i had only worked the 30 hrs per week min that CIC set out i would have made a wage below the poverty line and been considered living in poverty. Luckily i worked more hrs and two jobs and I'm considered above it. But i was just curious about that. IF you have qualifying work experience but your annual income is considered to be "poverty" would you be rejected?
 
I don't believe that being below the "poverty" line is a problem. For CEC, you do not have to be employed when you apply as long as you have the qualifying work experience.

They look at income(LICO) when you apply for supervisa for your parents and grandparents.

seab said:
I was also very curious about if salary matters or not. I gained my experience working part time for pretty much min wage and if i had only worked the 30 hrs per week min that CIC set out i would have made a wage below the poverty line and been considered living in poverty. Luckily i worked more hrs and two jobs and I'm considered above it. But i was just curious about that. IF you have qualifying work experience but your annual income is considered to be "poverty" would you be rejected?
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SenoritaBella said:
I don't believe that being below the "poverty" line is a problem. For CEC, you do not have to be employed when you apply as long as you have the qualifying work experience.

They look at income(LICO) when you apply for supervisa for your parents and grandparents.
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hi I think she saying right but any 0 a b level must be above than minimum wage of that profession so I hourly wage should be more than 10.25
 
It's possible that a low wage may raise questions over whether the job is "skilled" but with a detailed employment letter, I think it should be ok. Also, may be other employers in the area are paying similar wages for the same job.
I don't know how HRDSC calculates the "average" wage for jobs, but it does not necessarily reflect what employers are paying. I have seen their average for certain jobs lower than what some employers are paying.

rajjj said:
hi I think she saying right but any 0 a b level must be above than minimum wage of that profession so I hourly wage should be more than 10.25
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gill656 said:
If I am working as a Manager at a food restaurant and earning $ 11.50 per hour, annual income around 30,000. Am i eligible for NOC skill type 0.
Or
Hourly or annual income doesn't matter. One immigration consultant told me that restaurany manager should have minimum wage of $ 15
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for the most part, immigration consultants are...dangerous and misleading. they make you feel worse or better about your application based on not fact, but their 'experience' and 'feeling'.

salary does not matter directly. the worse that will happen if your salary is lower than expected is that the immigration officer MAY examine your application more closely. but, he/she will also likely do that if you work for a small business and not a large company. it doesn't mean that there's anythign wrong with yours, but he/she is more likely to verify the information somehow. if you work for, say, RBC, the officer knows that it's a real company. but if you work for Joe's Consulting, he may google it and review it more. that's it.

same thing with salary. if your salary is lower than expected, the officer may google your company, or call. but if what you're saying is true, there's nothing to worry about.

what matters is a strong reference letter with all the required details.
remember: when the reject your application, the Operating Manual explicitly states that the officer must inform you of the reason. since salary is not a criteria, he/she cannot reject you on those basis.

you just have to make sure that your reference letter leaves NO ROOM for debate on the legitimacy of your roles and yoru application in general. no spelling mistakes. no typos. no wrong email or phone numbers, etc. it has TO BE PERFECT.
 
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