Got a refusal from CIC today
I have now completed the assessment of your application for a permanent resident visa as a skilled worker. I have determined that you do not meet the requirements for immigration to Canada.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada invited you to apply for permanent resident status based on the qualifications you claimed in your Express Entry profile. Those qualification claims and the accompanying Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points awarded were summarized in your invitation letter dated July 17, 2015.
In your Express Entry profile you indicated that you had a qualifying offer of arranged employment. Under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, a job offer is considered to be a “qualifying offer of arranged employment” if it is for continuous, paid, full-time work that is permanent, non-seasonal and in skill type 0 or skill levels A or B of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) matrix, and if it meets one of the following two conditions:
1. the employer making the job offer has a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA); or
2. the candidate o is currently working in Canada in a NOC Skill Type 0 or Skill Level A or B job on a work permit that was issued based on an LMIA,
o is working for an employer listed on the work permit,
o is authorized to work in Canada when submitting their application and when the visa is issued, and
o has received a job offer from their employer for a full-time, non-seasonal, indeterminate job in NOC Skill Type 0, A or B if accepted as a permanent resident.
I am not satisfied that you meet these requirements. Although the LMIA (xxxxxxx) stipulate that it is a full-time employment (37.5 hours per week); the offer of employment from “My Employer” states otherwise. You worked on a full-time basis from July to September 2015 as you had a scheduled break in your studies. From September and onward, you worked part-time as you are a full-time student. Our records show that you are a full-time student, and not a full-time worker. In your Express Entry profile, you indicated that you had an arranged employment.
In accordance with section11.2, I am refusing your application because I have found that at the time you received your invitation to apply for permanent residence, or at the time you filed your application for permanent residence, you no longer possessed the qualification on the basis of which you were ranked under an instruction given under paragraph 10.3(1)(h). This change in your qualifications resulted in a loss of points that brought your rank below the lowest ranking person who was invited to apply in your draw, under the Express Entry Comprehensive Ranking System.
Following an examination of your application, I am not satisfied that you meet the requirements of the Act and Regulations for the reasons explained above. I am therefore refusing your application.
You will receive a refund of the Right of Permanent Residence Fee that you have paid. You must remove your Job Seeker profile from the Job Bank website, as you are no longer an Express Entry candidate. You must also remove any references that you are a candidate for Express Entry from any private job board websites, if you used any. If you still want to come to Canada as a skilled immigrant, you may take steps to improve your competitiveness and register for Express Entry at a later date.
