5) meet domestic labour market recruitment requirements
Your employer must demonstrate that genuine and bona fide efforts were made to recruit from the local labour market, and that hiring you will not adversely affect employment or development opportunities for local candidates (Canadian citizens and/or permanent residents).
Subject to verification, the BC PNP may consider this requirement to be met if:
• you have a valid work permit and/or employment authorization and are currently working full-time (at least an average of 30 hours per week, year-round) for the supporting B.C. employer in the occupation identified in the job offer. Please note that if you are currently working full-time for the supporting employer on a co-op work permit or a study permit, this requirement will only be considered met if you have completed your program of study.
a) For NOC Skill Type 0 or NOC Skill Level A occupations (based on the National Occupational Classification), recruitment advertisement must be for at least 14 days.
Acceptable recruitment advertisement locations include:
• recognized job posting websites
• professional association websites
• national newspapers, professional journals or newsletters
The 14-day recruitment advertisement requirement may be waived for the recruitment of senior executives or highly specialized senior managers and professionals. In these cases your employer must demonstrate targeted recruitment activities consistent with industry practices, such as the creation of an executive recruitment team or the hiring of a specialized human resources recruitment agency.
b) For NOC Skill Level B occupations (based on the National Occupational Classification), recruitment advertisement must be at least 14 days.
Acceptable recruitment advertisement locations include:
• recognized job posting websites
• professional association websites
• national newspapers, professional journals or newsletters
For more information about the NOC and how it works, please visit this section.
Advertisements in scenarios a) and b) must include:
• company operating name
• job title and duties
• wage range
• location of work (local area, city or town)
• contact information
• skills requirements for the job including:
• education and/or qualifications
• work experience
Please note that the onus is on your employer to demonstrate that genuine and bona fide efforts were made to recruit from the local labour market, and it is expected that the employer will only identify a qualified candidate for the position after a rigorous effort was made to recruit from the local labour market.
Genuine and bona fide recruitment efforts are assessed against, but not limited to, the following:
• the specific efforts made to identify a Canadian or permanent resident for the position
• the recruitment methods and duration are consistent with industry standards and practices
• the qualifications listed in the recruitment ads are reasonable, are sufficient to allow a Canadian or permanent resident to qualify for the position, do not require a candidate to have
OR
• your employer can provide evidence of a genuine and bona fide effort to recruit from the domestic labour market and is able to demonstrate the results of these recruitment efforts, such as advertisements based on the following minimum requirements:
a foreign network or foreign work experience, and are not specifically catered to a particular candidate
• the level of scrutiny exercised when verifying the qualifications of all potential candidates
• if the employer has used the services of a third party to conduct the recruitment effort, the third party must meet provincial licensing requirements.
Please note that positions that require the employee to spend the majority of time outside of B.C. do not qualify.
