Will this work?

[sask-kitty]

I am a U.S. citizen (21) and my boyfriend is a Canadian citizen (22) and we really want to close the gap in between and have me live in Canada with him in our own place. We have been together since May '16 and I see him about twice a year on average (this December im visiting him for the third time this year im excited) I really want to become a PR and eventually a citizen as well.
Currently, I work as a medical assistant and come this May, I have been working at my job in this lovely hospital for a year. My jobs nothing fancy, we just assist providers with procedures, set up for them, do some admin work, and perform non-invasive tests. I went to a certificate program from Oct '16 to May '17 to become one. I did not go to high school, I have a G.E.D.
Anyways, my plan is to work in Saskatchewan on a work visa with my NOC class C job (3414, i believe?), as I live with my boyfriend in an apartment that I will rent, co-habitate for at least a year (i'd have to renew my work visa at least once if its only good for 6 months and again to cover the time i'll be in Canada after my application(s) are processing), then we will apply for common-law sponsorship. Also! I want to try to get a provincial nomination (SINP) through the healthcare workers sub-catagory. For that, you'd have to have been working in HC for at least 6 months and other things like having at least 60 points out of 100 or something like that. I want to do both of these applications so I can fall back on one if one fails, although I'm confident that the common-law sponsorship app. will go nicely, because I know it will not be a problem for us to get all the proof needed and then some.
But that REALLY depends on if I can get a job offer in the first place! I don't want to be up there just on a visitors visa and be unable to continue generating income. Yeah, I'm going to have at leaaast $10,000USD saved up before I go but I still need to work so I don't run out.

Thanks for reading all that up there, by the way. My questions are:

How likely am I to get a job offer from a Saskatchewan employer as a medical assistant?

And, is it okay to apply through the SINP-healthcare workers sub-catagory aaaand common-law sponsorship?

 

[scylla]

I am a U.S. citizen (21) and my boyfriend is a Canadian citizen (22) and we really want to close the gap in between and have me live in Canada with him in our own place. We have been together since May '16 and I see him about twice a year on average (this December im visiting him for the third time this year im excited) I really want to become a PR and eventually a citizen as well.
Currently, I work as a medical assistant and come this May, I have been working at my job in this lovely hospital for a year. My jobs nothing fancy, we just assist providers with procedures, set up for them, do some admin work, and perform non-invasive tests. I went to a certificate program from Oct '16 to May '17 to become one. I did not go to high school, I have a G.E.D.
Anyways, my plan is to work in Saskatchewan on a work visa with my NOC class C job (3414, i believe?), as I live with my boyfriend in an apartment that I will rent, co-habitate for at least a year (i'd have to renew my work visa at least once if its only good for 6 months and again to cover the time i'll be in Canada after my application(s) are processing), then we will apply for common-law sponsorship. Also! I want to try to get a provincial nomination (SINP) through the healthcare workers sub-catagory. For that, you'd have to have been working in HC for at least 6 months and other things like having at least 60 points out of 100 or something like that. I want to do both of these applications so I can fall back on one if one fails, although I'm confident that the common-law sponsorship app. will go nicely, because I know it will not be a problem for us to get all the proof needed and then some.
But that REALLY depends on if I can get a job offer in the first place! I don't want to be up there just on a visitors visa and be unable to continue generating income. Yeah, I'm going to have at leaaast $10,000USD saved up before I go but I still need to work so I don't run out.

Thanks for reading all that up there, by the way. My questions are:

How likely am I to get a job offer from a Saskatchewan employer as a medical assistant?

And, is it okay to apply through the SINP-healthcare workers sub-catagory aaaand common-law sponsorship?

Unfortunately it's probably not a realistic plan.

In order to qualify for a work permit, you not only need a job offer but your employer must also obtain an approved LMIA. The LMIA process is very long and expensive for the employer ($1K fee + more for advertising) with no guarantee of approval and requires the employer to first advertise the job for at least a month to prove no Canadian could be found for the role. Once the employer completes the advertising requirement, they submit the LMIA for processing. Processing typically takes 2-4 months before you have a decision. Generally speaking, it's extremely difficult to find employers willing to go through the LMIA process.

 

[sask-kitty]

Unfortunately it's probably not a realistic plan.

In order to qualify for a work permit, you not only need a job offer but your employer must also obtain an approved LMIA. The LMIA process is very long and expensive for the employer ($1K fee + more for advertising) with no guarantee of approval and requires the employer to first advertise the job for at least a month to prove no Canadian could be found for the role. Once the employer completes the advertising requirement, they submit the LMIA for processing. Processing typically takes 2-4 months before you have a decision. Generally speaking, it's extremely difficult to find employers willing to go through the LMIA process.

Wow thanks for the quick reply.
And yeah, Im very much aware of having to get an LMIA :/ but let me ask you, is that the only reason why my plan may not be realistic? I feel like getting a job offer and getting the LMIA are the biggest hurdles I have to go over...

 

[scylla]

Wow thanks for the quick reply.
And yeah, Im very much aware of having to get an LMIA :/ but let me ask you, is that the only reason why my plan may not be realistic? I feel like getting a job offer and getting the LMIA are the biggest hurdles I have to go over...

Yes - that's the only part of your plan that unfortunately is probably not be realistic. It's extremely difficult (really next to impossible) to find an employer willing to go through the LMIA process. And keep in mind that for the LMIA to be approved, your employer has to prove no Canadian could be found for the role. So even if they meet all of the advertising requirements, the LMIA can sometimes still be refused because the employer will be told that based on market / employment conditions, they should have realistically been able to find a Canadian to hire in that occupation.

 

[sask-kitty]

Yes - that's the only part of your plan that unfortunately is probably not be realistic. It's extremely difficult (really next to impossible) to find an employer willing to go through the LMIA process. And keep in mind that for the LMIA to be approved, your employer has to prove no Canadian could be found for the role. So even if they meet all of the advertising requirements, the LMIA can sometimes still be refused because the employer will be told that based on market / employment conditions, they should have realistically been able to find a Canadian to hire in that occupation.

On that note, I probably have better chances coming on a visitors visa and just applying for common law sponsorship, huh? I'd go through the student visa if I could afford the international tuition...i really wanna become a bio-technician (at sask polytechnic) and later on, a pathologist M.D. or M.E (at the College of Medicine in University of Saskatchewan..)