Is LMO needed during consideration of the application to the FSW immigration pro

[Viter]

I know that a foreigner which got a job offer from a Canadian employer, can enter Canada and start working only if LMO was successfully passed. In other words it works in the following way. First, a foreigner get an offer, than the employer asks Canadian government if he (employer) is allowed to hire this foreigner, and after the government says "OK", the foreigner can enter Canada and start working (having temporal-foreigner-worker-visa).

I also know that if a foreigner has a job offer from a Canadian employer, he (foreigner) can apply for the FSW immigration program. I am wondering if in this case the LMO also needed. And if it is the case, I wonder if there is a difference between the LMO for the FSW immigration and LMO for the temporal worker visa.

By the way, to be able to apply for the FSW immigration program the foreigner has to have an offer for a permanent job or it is not a necessary requirement?

Thank you in advance.

 

[melvina]

Re: Is LMO needed during consideration of the application to the FSW immigration

My understanding is that LMO can help to extend/apply for work visa.
For FSW, you need to have at least one year continuous work experience and fit into ONE of these there categories:

• you have an offer of arranged employment, OR
  you are a foreign national who has been living legally in Canada for one year as a temporary foreign worker or an international student, OR
  you are a skilled wo

rker who has at least one year of experience in one or more of the occupations listed here.

On top of the above, you need to be able to pass the 67 point on the self assessment test.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/assess/index.asp