LMO Processing Time Ontario

[Cabalen]

My employer applied for an LMO last March 19. They said that it might take 2-3 months.

 

[Alilique]

Does anybody know what to expect from SC officer's call?

 

[bepositive]

My timeline

Feb 6th - Application sent
Feb 10th - Application received
Feb 24th - File # allotted
March 10th - Called to check status, asked to wait
March 17th - PGWP expired
April 16th - Called to check status, asked to check back next week as there are plenty of applications filed from Toronto, officer not yet assigned

Please people, share your timeline, whatever it may be.

Bepositive

 

[lucas52]

My timeline

Feb 6th - Application sent
Feb 10th - Application received
Feb 24th - File # allotted
March 10th - Called to check status, asked to wait
March 17th - PGWP expired
April 16th - Called to check status, asked to check back next week as there are plenty of applications filed from Toronto, officer not yet assigned

Please people, share your timeline, whatever it may be.

Mine

Feb 29th - Application sent to vancouver office by fax
March 2nd - File # assigned
April 12 - called to check status, no decision making yet

I am in SK

Bepositive

 

[carolk]

My timeline

Feb 6th - Application sent
Feb 10th - Application received
Feb 24th - File # allotted
March 10th - Called to check status, asked to wait
March 17th - PGWP expired
April 16th - Called to check status, asked to check back next week as there are plenty of applications filed from Toronto, officer not yet assigned

Please people, share your timeline, whatever it may be.

Bepositive

My application sent on jan 6, still no results.
Work permit refused, now waiting for positive lMO to restore status.

 

[frustrate]

My timeline

Feb 6th - Application sent
Feb 10th - Application received
Feb 24th - File # allotted
March 10th - Called to check status, asked to wait
March 17th - PGWP expired
April 16th - Called to check status, asked to check back next week as there are plenty of applications filed from Toronto, officer not yet assigned

Please people, share your timeline, whatever it may be.

Bepositive

Dec 9th (or 2nd) - Application sent
Date - Application received (no idea, the lawyer would not update me or the company on that)
File # - Don't know, lawyer would not update on that
Apr 16th - Still no news at all

Lucas, you are also applying while overseas, did you ask prospective company to call SC or did you call SC yourself? the lawyer told me that they were not allowed to contact HRSDC to request updates whatsoever, hence there is nothing we can do but wait around......

 

[gaurav1182]

Application sent: 12th march
current status as of March 29: application received but has not assigned to officer as they are working on applications received in dec 2011.
I am not sure if "application received" indicates that file number is allocated to my application or not. Could any one of you please give me more idea about it?
Thanks,
Gaurav

 

[Foxxy]

Hi everyone so let me share my time line. Im currently overseas...My employer made my first application on Feb 21, 2012......It was revised and denied because the wage offered was lower that average on march 28, 2012.......A New application was made on April 1st, 2012......Positive LMO received on April13,2012. ;D

NOC 3152
Thanks Guys for the updates!

 

[hithere]

Hi everyone so let me share my time line. Im currently overseas...My employer made my first application on Feb 21, 2012......It was revised and denied because the wage offered was lower that average on march 28, 2012.......A New application was made on April 1st, 2012......Positive LMO received on April13,2012. ;D

NOC 3152
Thanks Guys for the updates!

Hello Foxxy,

I have applied my LMO on Jan 20 and still waiting for any response from HRSDC. I am afraid even my wage is slightly lower than the Average Wage. Can you tell me the difference between your wage and the average wage initially which rejected your application?

Thanks

 

[Cabalen]

I have received a file number for my LMO. Can I use this to initiate my work permit? Thanks!

 

[Foxxy]

Hello Foxxy,

I have applied my LMO on Jan 20 and still waiting for any response from HRSDC. I am afraid even my wage is slightly lower than the Average Wage. Can you tell me the difference between your wage and the average wage initially which rejected your application?

Thanks

Hello Hithere,
My wage was approximately $4 below average......

 

[Foxxy]

I have received a file number for my LMO. Can I use this to initiate my work permit? Thanks!

Hi cabelen I found this on the HRSDC website!
"Recommend to foreign nationals to submit their work permit applications (both new and renewals) only when the employer has confirmation from Service Canada that a positive LMO has been issued. However, renewal applications must be submitted to
CIC prior to the work permit expiry date."

http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/eng/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/index.shtml
Hope this helps!

 

[aarkay007]

Hi everybody,

I know this might have been discussed several times, but I couldn't find any thread on this. So here is my case.
I am in IT industry and I have been working for employer A in ON on workpermit for the last two years. It is going to be expired by 25th July 2012. Currently extension process is on. My LMO will be applied in next few days. I am also planing to apply for PR under CEC category as I will be completing two years here in Canada.

Now, Employer B is offering me a job. Based on what I read so far in this forum, Employer B also has to go through LMO/new WP process. is that correct? If LMO/WP with Employer B is complete and do I have to re-enter Canada with new WP? or can I just switch the companies and activate the new WP?
And how long does it take to get a new LMO/WP in ON.? 14/15 weeks? Are there any other options which employer B can try to speed up the process?

Thanks for your help.
aarkay

 

[carolk]

Hi everyone so let me share my time line. Im currently overseas...My employer made my first application on Feb 21, 2012......It was revised and denied because the wage offered was lower that average on march 28, 2012.......A New application was made on April 1st, 2012......Positive LMO received on April13,2012. ;D

NOC 3152
Thanks Guys for the updates!

Was it submitted in Ontario?

 

[Foxxy]

@ Carolk.....yes it was done in Ontario!