PGWP - EE Applicants Please Discuss the situation here

[praneet87]

Employers hiring foreign workers through the International Mobility Program do not need an LMIA. These people need a work permit but do not need an LMIA:

International Mobility Program
This program allows employers to hire or bring in foreign workers without the need of a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). Exemptions from the LMIA process are available where there are reciprocal benefits for Canadians and other competitive advantages for Canada.
Examples of individuals who come to Canada under an LMIA-exempt program include: international students who have graduated from a Canadian school; persons authorized to work in Canada temporarily due to free trade agreements, such as NAFTA, International Experience Canada participants, some permanent resident (PR) applicants settling in Canada while their PR application is finalized, and spouses of highly-skilled foreign workers.

source : http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-permit.asp

This only means that the company hire these people without worry about anything. This just helps companies fill positions faster because all these people are living in Canada and are looking for jobs so this provision was made to include these people in the pool of people looking for jobs. That is all it says.


All the people exempt from getting LMIA will not get 600 points. That is the bottomline. You will get 600 points only if you get an LMIA job (exemption and all is inconsequential here) or if you get 600 points for nomination.

 

[praneet87]

http://w w w.cbc.ca/news/politics/immigration-express-entry-5-things-you-need-to-know-1.2859510

Everyone can see where they rank. So we will know the average points at which there is a cut off. Which is great