Can I file several LIMAs through different employers?

[kemperguitar]

Hello,

I found that LIMA can take a little longer than I thought.
I can't wait several months for trying out another after the first attempt fails.

Can I file several LIMAs through different employers?
I have many employers who can file LIMA for me but not sure if I will success at the first attempt.

For instance, can I file five of them at a time?
If one of them comes back as positive, I'll be totally alright with that.

 

[scylla]

Yes - multiple LMIAs can be submitted.

However your employers have to apply for the LMIAs - not you. Be aware that before your employer can apply for the LMIA, they will have to advertise the job for at least a month to prove that no Canadian could be found for the role. You should expect this advertising to cost your employer several hundred dollars per job. So your employer must be prepared to spend this money if they want to go through the LMIA process.

 

[kemperguitar]

Yes - multiple LMIAs can be submitted.

However your employers have to apply for the LMIAs - not you. Be aware that before your employer can apply for the LMIA, they will have to advertise the job for at least a month to prove that no Canadian could be found for the role. You should expect this advertising to cost your employer several hundred dollars per job. So your employer must be prepared to spend this money if they want to go through the LMIA process.

Hello again,

Thanks,

My companies have been advertising since many many months ago.
They have hundreds of ads all over the internet.

In this case, can he just file LIMA now?

Also, what if a company doesn't need ads? they just want to hire me based on my talent, nothing more.
This is case of music production... can he just file LIMA without ads proven that there's no Canadian person who will help him with that?

 

[scylla]

My companies have been advertising since many many months ago.
They have hundreds of ads all over the internet.

You need to research the advertising requirements for LMIAs. One of the requirements is that the job be posted on the Canadian Job Bank. So if that requirement hasn't been met - more advertising is needed. Again, spend some time researching these requirements - otherwise the LMIA will be refused.

Your employer needs to advertise the music producer job if you want the LMIA to be approved.

 

[kemperguitar]

You need to research the advertising requirements for LMIAs. One of the requirements is that the job be posted on the Canadian Job Bank. So if that requirement hasn't been met - more advertising is needed. Again, spend some time researching these requirements - otherwise the LMIA will be refused.

Your employer needs to advertise the music producer job if you want the LMIA to be approved.

Permanent Job Offer for a NOC 0, A or B position
- No application fee
- Does not lead to a work permit BUT
- Supports your Express Entry application
- Approx. 10 – 20 days to process

The LMIA for NOC position with Express Entry profile candidate takes only 10-20 days.
It doesn't lead to work permit but give more points to Express Entry candidate.


"In general, the first step in the LMIA process is for the employer to post a minimum of 3 job ads for a
period of 4 weeks (and one to remain active for the full LMIA duration) in order to show efforts to
recruit domestically for the position. The job ads must be very detailed and it must be clear that through
the sources of advertising used the employer is making extensive efforts to find a Canadian or
permanent resident of Canada for the position. Where two of the websites used are considered too
similar i.e. Craigslist and Kijiji or Monster and Workopolis, the two websites will only be counted as one
source of advertising. "
This is what it says....
My employer used two of the sites listed above for several months since last year.
In this case can he file LMIA now?

Canada Job Bank site isn't listed or required according to requirement I found.

 

[scylla]

No - your employer cannot file the LMIA now. He has not met the advertising requirement for LMIAs. If he files now - the LMIA will be refused

You should be taking your information from official web sites. Make sure you read through the requirements in detail. Official advertising requirements for LMIAs are here: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/foreign_workers/hire/median_wage/high/recruitment.page

Note that kijiji and craigslist are NOT accepted.

Almost no one is getting through in the 10-20 days posted LMIA processing time. Assume it will take a minimum of 2 months.

 

[kemperguitar]

No - your employer cannot file the LMIA now. He has not met the advertising requirement for LMIAs. If he files now - the LMIA will be refused

You should be taking your information from official web sites. Make sure you read through the requirements in detail. Official advertising requirements for LMIAs are here: http://www.esdc.gc.ca/en/foreign_workers/hire/median_wage/high/recruitment.page

Note that kijiji and craigslist are NOT accepted.

Almost no one is getting through in the 10-20 days posted LMIA processing time. Assume it will take a minimum of 2 months.

"Employers may choose not to use the Job Bank or its provincial/territorial counterparts because it is not:

considered an effective method of recruitment for the particular position being recruited or
permitted as the positions do not meet the Job Bank’s terms of use policy and therefore cannot be posted (e.g. advertisements for fee for service physicians).
Employers who choose not to use Job Bank must submit a written rationale and explanation of the alternative method or national source used along with their LMIA application."

Employer can choose not to use Job Bank for this particular position...

In this case, can he?
I'm not talking about a job position that pays me a lot of money. It will barely pay me $2000 a month at maximum for now.

"The advertisement must be posted for a minimum of 4 consecutive weeks starting from the first day the ad appears and is accessible to the general public;
The advertisement must be posted during the 3 months prior to the employer applying for an LMIA."

Yes, the company's ads meet this requirement very well.

 

[scylla]

In this case, can he?

Not for the jobs you've mentioned. If you skip Job Bank or the provincial equivalent - expect a refusal.

Look - it appears you are doing everything possible to cut corners. That's not how LMIAs work. I can't be of any further help or assistance. If you want to try cutting corners - go ahead - you're on your own.

 

[kemperguitar]

Not for the jobs you've mentioned. If you skip Job Bank or the provincial equivalent - expect a refusal.

Look - it appears you are doing everything possible to cut corners. That's not how LMIAs work. I can't be of any further help or assistance. If you want to try cutting corners - go ahead - you're on your own.

I'm not cutting corners...

Who look for general laborers or musicians on Job Bank Canada site??
That's nonsense.....
For instance, if a company needs an entry level web designer, do they post their ad on sites like Job Bank?
They don't... they almost never do that.
If you think they do, I'm sure you probably never tried to find a job like that before in your life. I sent over four hundreds of emails to find jobs around downtown Toronto. That's the funniest thing I've heard about.


I found several job positions at downtown Toronto. They could hire me on instant but they didn't know what LMIA is and they refused to wait several months to hire me for work.
I'm dealing with very unfair recruitment condition.

 

[scylla]

I found several job positions at downtown Toronto. They could hire me on instant but they didn't know what LMIA is and they refused to wait several months to hire me for work.
I'm dealing with very unfair recruitment condition.

The process isn't unfair - it gives priority to Canadians over foreign workers. That's specifically why LMIAs have been put in place.

It's extremely normal and expected to have difficulty finding an employer willing to go through the LMIA process.

Anyway - good luck.

 

[kemperguitar]

The process isn't unfair - it gives priority to Canadians over foreign workers. That's specifically why LMIAs have been put in place.

It's extremely normal and expected to have difficulty finding an employer willing to go through the LMIA process.

Anyway - good luck.

Nonsense.

There are a lot of homeless people all over the Toronto simply because they don't want to work. Canada's minimum wage is $11 - $12. It's hard to be homeless even if you choose to work at a fastfood restaurant or seven eleven in Toronto.

This process is giving a refusal to hardworking and qualified individuals.

The immigration program is made for finding out people who can work and pay taxes to Canadian government.
I feel the whole system contradicts its purpose a lot.

I bet LMIA will turn down many other qualified people too. Employers in Canada don't even know about LMIA.

Good luck,