Federal Skilled Visa with AEO - Do you still need a LMO?

[louisekokoro]

Hello all,

Great forum. I'm hopeful someone has experienced my situation and could perhaps comment.

I am in Canada on a IEC visa working in full time permanent employment in Skill level A, with over a year's experience in this role. I have not activated my 2nd year IEC visa yet so I have approx 18 months left in total to legally work and live in Canada.

In the meantime, I want to apply for a Federal Skilled Visa with Arranged Employment. I have well over the 67 points required. Everything looks straight forward enough, but one thing is unclear. Do I also need to apply for a LMO? I was under the impression that this was only needed if you need a work permit, which I do not.

Any light you can shed on this would be warmly appreciated.
Thanks.

 

[louisekokoro]

Just a note to add to the above, I found this on the CIC website, to make matters even more confusing:

"If recruiting a Temporary Foreign Worker already in Canada.

With some exceptions, most TFW's who are already in Canada can submit their Federal Skilled Worker application (with a qualifying job offer) directly to CIC for consideration. In such cases, a separate application does not need to be made to HRSDC for an Arranged Employment Opinion"

AND

"Please note that the Skilled Worker can apply directly to CIC for permanent residency (Step 4) and can gain additional points for having a permanent job offer from you if he/she already holds a work permit that:

Is valid at the time of the application and was originally issued by CIC based on a positive HRSDC labour market opinion (including national opinions like the Canada Research Chairs program); or
Is valid at the time of application and was originally issued by CIC based on an international trade agreement (e.g. NAFTA) or an economic benefit exemption."

So the question now becomes:

As I
a) AM in Canada and
b) HAVE a valid work permit from CIC

Can i just apply without an AEO?