unhappy employee

[azhanti]

I am an employer wanting to hire some one who is all ready here on a temporary work permit. this person is a skilled trades men working a labour job for minimum wage supporting a family.
It says on the permit not able to live outside the province and not able to work any where else.
Is there any thing I can do to hire this person and how long would it take? I have never gone through this procedure?

 

[scylla]

You have to apply for an LMIA. As a first step, you'll need to advertise the job for a month to prove that no Canadian could be found for the role. Once you have completed this step, you will have to submit an LMIA application for processing. The processing time for LMIAs is anywhere from 6-20 weeks - there is also a $1,000 processing fee that you must pay. IF the LMIA is approved, your new employee must then apply for a new work permit. Once that new work permit is approved, he will be able to start working. The processing time for the work permit will be another few weeks on top of the LMIA processing time.