LMIA for CEC

[sidon17]

Hello ,

My company is willing to proceed with LMIA .
DO i have to wait for 6-8 months to get the LMIA and then to get the 600 point.
any idea whats the processing time here in Alberta.

Thanks

 

[hopeful.ad]

hey

why u are not proceeding with PNP?

 

[sidon17]

I think PNP takes more than 1 year and my work permit is valid till sep 2015..

 

[marcus66502]

Hello ,

My company is willing to proceed with LMIA .
DO i have to wait for 6-8 months to get the LMIA and then to get the 600 point.
any idea whats the processing time here in Alberta.

Thanks

It's one thing to get your employer to agree to apply for LMIA. It's quite another thing to actually get LMIA approved by the government.

Your employer will have to advertise a lot for YOUR position and as soon as there's even one Canadian applicant for it, your chances of getting LMIA approved take a big hit toward zero. ESDC regularly denies LMIA applications by telling employers to hire the Canadian applicant and train him/her on the job.

Just because your employer agreed to file some paperwork for LMIA doesn't mean you're gonna get LMIA.

And another point, I see a few people in here proudly announcing that they've successfully convinced their employer to go for LMIA when in reality all they've got is a word of mouth by their employer to look into it. Whoever you spoke to may have agreed to go for LMIA but there's a good chance s/he has no idea what's involved in the LMIA process. Employers are going to be in for a shock when they find out they may have agreed to something they didn't really understand thoroughly, and they may very well go back on their word.

I wouldn't get too excited if I were you.

 

[sidon17]

Thanks marcus.

I know its not going to be a easy run.but i m trying to find out how long its gonna take to get LMIA or to get those 600 points.if its more than 8 months i can move Nova scotia i graduated from there ..May be easier to apply PNP from there.

 

[jones89]

Hello ,

My company is willing to proceed with LMIA .
DO i have to wait for 6-8 months to get the LMIA and then to get the 600 point.
any idea whats the processing time here in Alberta.

Thanks

I have done the same thing, you need to be approved and get positive LMIA first. Applying for it does not mean you will get it. So to anser your question - yes - you have to wait to get positive LMIA before you can add it to your application. When completing your EE applicatin you will be asked to provide issue and expiry date of LMIA and its number.

My LMIA took 4 months (1 month for advertising and 3 months to get an asnwer).

 

[Nightrocker]

It's one thing to get your employer to agree to apply for LMIA. It's quite another thing to actually get LMIA approved by the government.

Your employer will have to advertise a lot for YOUR position and as soon as there's even one Canadian applicant for it, your chances of getting LMIA approved take a big hit toward zero. ESDC regularly denies LMIA applications by telling employers to hire the Canadian applicant and train him/her on the job.

Just because your employer agreed to file some paperwork for LMIA doesn't mean you're gonna get LMIA.

And another point, I see a few people in here proudly announcing that they've successfully convinced their employer to go for LMIA when in reality all they've got is a word of mouth by their employer to look into it. Whoever you spoke to may have agreed to go for LMIA but there's a good chance s/he has no idea what's involved in the LMIA process. Employers are going to be in for a shock when they find out they may have agreed to something they didn't really understand thoroughly, and they may very well go back on their word.

I wouldn't get too excited if I were you.

Exactly! I just spoke with my HR Manager and they said there is no way we can get LMIA for your position. She said if I just walk in to any university, I can find out 100s of candidates who can be eligible for your job. She said we have spoke to our immigration lawyer and they suggested that the scores will eventually drop by may/june because there aren't that many people with LMIAs. She suggested that try to improve your score by attempting IELTS and getting your ECAs done. The lawyer also advised to not to panic as there are thousands of candidates in the same situation in mine.

 

[AAA2133]

Exactly! I just spoke with my HR Manager and they said there is no way we can get LMIA for your position. She said if I just walk in to any university, I can find out 100s of candidates who can be eligible for your job. She said we have spoke to our immigration lawyer and they suggested that the scores will eventually drop by may/june because there aren't that many people with LMIAs. She suggested that try to improve your score by attempting IELTS and getting your ECAs done. The lawyer also advised to not to panic as there are thousands of candidates in the same situation in mine.

Whats your NOC?

 

[Nightrocker]

Whats your NOC?

4161 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers

 

[AshesNdust]

Hello ,

My company is willing to proceed with LMIA .
DO i have to wait for 6-8 months to get the LMIA and then to get the 600 point.
any idea whats the processing time here in Alberta.

Thanks

You'll need your positive LMIA and it's number to get the points. Why is your LMIA going to take 6-8 months? Mine took about 3 weeks from start to finish and the previous 2 I had done took about the same time.

 

[sidon17]

You'll need your positive LMIA and it's number to get the points. Why is your LMIA going to take 6-8 months? Mine took about 3 weeks from start to finish and the previous 2 I had done took about the same time.

Hello AshesNdust
I thought the whole process takes a lot of time..when did you apply for it though and for which province .mine is noc 2281 network analyst what was yours .now one month of advertisement and then they whole thing ..

Thanks AshesNdust

 

[iceberge]

Thanks marcus.

I know its not going to be a easy run.but i m trying to find out how long its gonna take to get LMIA or to get those 600 points.if its more than 8 months i can move Nova scotia i graduated from there ..May be easier to apply PNP from there.

Basicly they say it take 12 weeks plus 4 weeks advertisemnet , which means in total 4 months , some cases it takes 4 more weeks. In my own experiance 4-5 monhs , not more then that.

 

[AshesNdust]

Hello AshesNdust
I thought the whole process takes a lot of time..when did you apply for it though and for which province .mine is noc 2281 network analyst what was yours .now one month of advertisement and then they whole thing ..

Thanks AshesNdust

I have a NOC B skill for graphic design/art/film, don't know the number off-hand, it's something like 5412. I'm in BC. The first 2 times, I accepted a job offer and then about 3 weeks later I had the positive LMO in my hands. The last time was for the LMIA. I was already working when I asked for them to get me the LMIA for EE and I got it back in about 3 weeks.
I do know that it's hard to find senior people for my job so I guess it's possible that they ran ads for a long time or that they have a deal with the government since there are tax incentives at work. I was told that the LMIA would only take 10 days to get.

 

[Tanieka]

The whole LMIA process will take a long time. My employer just placed an ad on Job Bank for my position. If she does not find someone suitable then she will hire me permanently. However, based on the premise, the ad has to run for 120 days just because on Job Bank they specifically ask that if no Canadian or PR is identified then a foreigner will be offered the job. Job bank gave no option to run the ad for 4 weeks as initially stated. Instead a date in June automatically appeared in grey and could not be adjusted. I was there doing the ad with her and saw it. Therefore giving Canadians and PR more time see the ad an apply. This then means even if she does not find someone suitable after 4 months she can apply for the LMIA which takes 2-3 months so the whole thing is now taking 6-7 months. What a slap in the face!

 

[raihan101eee]

I would like to add a vital point here. I had a chat with my HR regarding this LMIA. They told me that its completely upto me. They can go for LMIA. But if negative response is received then they have to sack me from the job. Cause negative response means the employer can not hire that person or retain that person......