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Hamid khan

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any one knows a new company can apply LMIA

some one told me it must have to be one year + the company age

pls tell if you know
 
Hamid khan said:
any one knows a new company can apply LMIA

some one told me it must have to be one year + the company age

pls tell if you know

New company can't; there are a ceiling but can't remember what was the time duration exactly.
 
Hamid khan said:
any one knows a new company can apply LMIA

some one told me it must have to be one year + the company age

pls tell if you know


http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/higher_skilled/permanent/index.shtml

Employers are not eligible to make a job offer to a foreign worker under these immigration programs, if they are:

an embassy;
a high commission or consulate in Canada;
on the list of ineligible employers maintained by CIC;
new and have not been in business for a minimum of 1 year; or
hiring workers for jobs located in the province of Quebec.
 
thanks friend for reply

i came canada 1.5 years before via LMO
now i want to extend my work permit

so my question if my employer give me full-time job offer it is ok to apply again work permit
or my employer need to apply new LMIA for me

pls help me
 
sindhugururaj said:
why would any employer pay $1000 to apply for LMIA and hire a foreign worker?
How would it benefit them?

LMIA for FSW does not cost a single penny..
 
Thanks.
so when ever the job bank opens employers are free to choose foreign workers? what would be the process for hiring? would they conduct an online interview or anything else/
 
sindhugururaj said:
Thanks.
so when ever the job bank opens employers are free to choose foreign workers? what would be the process for hiring? would they conduct an online interview or anything else/

Yes they can go for a foreign worker but must fulfil the criteria for an LMIA.

Which means employer needs to advertise about the job opening and show that he didn't get a suitable candidate in Canada and would need to hire a foreign worker.
 
Hamid khan said:
to extend the work permit need LMIA of job offer is ok

can anyone please tell me

If you want to extend your work permit your employer must apply for an LMIA, not one of the free ones to support an EE application but a full $1000 LMIA.

They will have to advertise the role for 4 weeks, conduct interviews etc and then apply for LMIA, proving they couldn't find a Canadian Citizen or PR to do the job.
 
sindhugururaj said:
why would any employer pay $1000 to apply for LMIA and hire a foreign worker?
How would it benefit them?

I am also confused about this.
Website indicates that employer have to pay $1000; are there any exemption for certain criteria?
 
As the ESDC website says:
- Employers must pay $1,000 for each position requested (e.g. $1,000 x number of positions=total payment) to cover the cost of processing a dual intent LMIA application.
- The processing fee does not apply to employers choosing ONLY to support a foreign national's application for a permanent resident visa.
- The fee also does not apply to higher-skilled positions related to on-farm primary agriculture such as farm managers/supervisors and specialized livestock workers (specifically National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes 8251, 8252, 8253, 8254 and 8256).

http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/foreign_workers/higher_skilled/permanent/index.shtml#tab2

There are no other exemptions.
 
LMIA for PR purpose is free
LMIA for temp work permit purpose cost $1000

Employer can apply for dual intent: meaning the worker can come to Canada and work under TFW, while PR is under review, thus there is no 6 month time gap between hiring and PR application being approved
 
mf4361 said:
LMIA for PR purpose is free
LMIA for temp work permit purpose cost $1000

Employer can apply for dual intent: meaning the worker can come to Canada and work under TFW, while PR is under review, thus there is no 6 month time gap between hiring and PR application being approved


Thanks for specific information,lot of confusions cleared.