Actually, can you still get the LMIA for a cook with the new regulations?
"Because of an overrepresentation in the CEC applications received to date, the following six occupations will no longer be eligible for the CEC starting November 9, 2013:
•cooks (NOC code 6322);
•food service supervisors (NOC 6311);
•administrative officers (NOC 1221);
•administrative assistants (NOC 1241);
•accounting technicians and bookkeepers (NOC 1311); and
•retail sales supervisors (NOC 6211).
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source: http://www.immconsultant.net/