The LMO thingy is really confusing most of the call center agents,i'll tell why , I call them yesterday and i was told i cant renew my work permit becos i have owp pending but if i have to, i must get an LMO for the same employer but my LMO has already expired. So today i called again and i spoke to 4 different agents and they all gave different responses
The first agent said, " just wait for OWP and the processing takes 15-16mths"
2nd said , "Go ahead and apply but you are on implied status since you already sent an application for OWP but you will need and LMO"
3rd said, "You dont need an LMO since you are with the same employer but apply online cos it's faster,you will get it in about 2months "
4th said , " Oh ma'am of course you can extend your work permit but it is advicable you wait for your OWP since you sent your application on April and you are almost there, you dont need an LMO and you dont need to pay for restoration of status since you are on implied status if you must apply "
Finally i went to their local Office in Toronto and mehn....... I just found out IMMIGRATION CANADA is so messed you ! The woman i met said i cant apply cos i have owp pending ,so i should just wait. I told her i need the WP to apply for health card,she said i should get a letter from Doctor stating my illness . She said i dont need to extend since i'm with the same employer and i should continue working with my employer but if i want to change employer, i need an LMO.
Which one of these people am I suppose to believe....lol