Expiring PGWP - Same employer - LMIA or no?

[Guru_J]

If i am employed with an employer and i am under a 3 year PGWP, do i need an LMIA to renew my work permit or do i only need a new contract and a letter from my employer stating that s/he still needs your service?

 

[scylla]

You need an approved LMIA.

 

[Guru_J]

Thanks!

But if my work permit expires while my LMIA is in process, can i still be working for my company? or will i be on implied status and so can continue working?

 

[prashanthbv]

You have to apply for your work permit extension before your current one expires to be on the implied status. Unless u apply you are not allowed to continue your work. That is what i am currently on " implied status" as i applied before it expires

 

[jes_ON]

But if my work permit expires while my LMIA is in process, can i still be working for my company? or will i be on implied status and so can continue working?

If your employer has applied for the LMIA but you are still waiting, you are allowed to submit your application for a new work permit within the last 2 weeks before your current permit expires, with the LMIA pending. But you also have to provide proof that your employer has applied for the LMIA (copy of application, delivery confirmation, communication if any from ESDC to your employer...)

So then, if you submit your work permit application before the old one expires, you will be on implied status (as posted above...)

 

[drandria]

I am currently under PGWP and I have been working for the same employer and my PGWP is expiring soon so I am just wondering if I need an LMIA or not? I was reading on the CIC website that international students who have graduated from a Canadian school are part of the International Mobility Program which are LMIA-exempt. I just wanna to make sure. Please help! Thanks

 

[scylla]

I am currently under PGWP and I have been working for the same employer and my PGWP is expiring soon so I am just wondering if I need an LMIA or not? I was reading on the CIC website that international students who have graduated from a Canadian school are part of the International Mobility Program which are LMIA-exempt. I just wanna to make sure. Please help! Thanks

You are only LMIA exempt while on the PGWP. Once your PGWP expires, you need an LMIA to continue working.

 

[drandria]

Thank you very much for your reply. So to be able to apply for the extension of the work permit, I need an LMIA? So how do I know if my employer will do that for me? Does it depend on the employer or is there a list of companies who can do it ?

 

[zardoz]

Thank you very much for your reply. So to be able to apply for the extension of the work permit, I need an LMIA? So how do I know if my employer will do that for me? Does it depend on the employer or is there a list of companies who can do it ?

Only the employer can apply for an LMIA for you and only for that job. You don't know if they will apply until you ask them. It may not be approved, even if they currently employ you. Note that PGWP cannot be extended. What you are applying for is a brand new closed work permit.