http://www.welcomebc.ca/Immigrate/immigrate/Provincial-Nominee-Program-Home/Strategic-Occupations-Home/Eligible-Employers.aspx
Who Can Apply
Skilled workers normally have post-secondary education or training with several years of employment experience in a professional, management, technical, trades or other skilled occupation.
Requirements
The requirements considered for applications under Skilled Workers are:
Occupation
Demand and outlook for the occupation
Wage
Qualifications
Offer of employment
Eligible employers
Ability to become economically established
Refugees & Removal Orders
Occupation
The BC PNP uses the National Occupational Classification (NOC) to classify jobs according to the duties, formal qualifications and experience required by the employer.
The BC PNP will only consider applications for positions under Skill Levels O, A and B of the National Occupational Classification Matrix National Occupational Classification (NOC). These positions normally require formal post-secondary qualifications and several years of directly related work experience.
The NOC helps determine whether the job meets the skill levels established for Strategic Occupations, and whether the nominee candidate’s qualifications and experience match the requirements of the job. The NOC is also used to identify relevant information on wage rates and labour availability for the occupation.
Demand and Outlook for the Occupation
The BC PNP considers employers’ applications to hire skilled foreign workers in relation to the current demand and future outlook for specific occupations. In making this assessment, any unique or highly specialized skill requirements for particular jobs are taken into account.
Applications will not be approved for occupations where there is a current surplus of workers domestically, or where future prospects for employment in the occupation are poor.
To assess the demand for particular skilled occupations, the BC PNP consults labour market information from Service Canada/HRSDC, Statistics Canada, the Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and industry organizations.
The outlook for future employment in particular occupations is based on information from the Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS), national sector councils, Statistics Canada and other sources.
Employers supporting applications to the BC PNP will need to indicate the duration of unfilled vacancies and their recruitment efforts in BC.
Wage
The wage the employer intends to pay the nominee applicant must be at market rate and comparable to that for equivalent jobs in BC, for workers with a similar level of experience and training.
Bonuses, commissions, profit-sharing distributions or similar payments to the employee are NOT considered as part of the wage.
The BC PNP uses information from published and unpublished surveys, industry and professional associations and Service Canada/HRSDC to compare wages. Company size, geographic location, skill and experience levels are considered to calculate wage rates.
Qualifications
The nominee applicant must be qualified for the job that the employer is looking to fill. This normally requires several years of directly-related experience in the position the employer is seeking to fill. Program staff will review the nominee applicant’s qualifications and experience to confirm that employment requirements are met. At its discretion, the BC PNP may direct nominee applicants to an independent assessment of their credentials performed by an approved organization to establish equivalency with British Columbia or Canadian standards.
The employer is responsible for determining whether the position to be filled is a regulated occupation that requires mandatory certification, licensing or registration. If this is the case, evidence must be provided in the application that the candidate meets, or is able to meet, these requirements.
Private Sector Employers
Private sector employers supporting nominee applications to the BC PNP must meet the following requirements:
The employer must be incorporated or extra-provincially registered or registered as a limited liability partnership in BC
The employer must have a permanent establishment in BC (“permanent establishment” has the meaning contained in the federal Income Tax Act). If applying under the Northeast Pilot Project, the principal location of employment must be within the Northeast Development Region of BC
The employer must have been in operation in BC for at least one year (two years for the Entry Level and Semi-Skilled category); and
Businesses located within the Metro Vancouver area must have at least five permanent, full-time employees (or full-time equivalents) in BC at the time the application is made to the BC PNP;
Businesses located outside of the Metro Vancouver area must have at least three permanent full-time employees (or full-time equivalents) in BC at the time the application is made to the BC PNP.
The BC PNP may consider applications that do not meet these minimum requirements if an employer has substantial business operations outside of BC or can present a compelling business case.
The employer’s business must be financially sound and have a history of good workplace and business practices, including compliance with all applicable employment, labour, immigration, health, and safety laws and regulations.
If the nominee applicant has an ownership stake in the employer’s company, the share must be less than 10%. Individuals who own 10% or more are not eligible under the Strategic Occupations component of the BC PNP.
The BC PNP does not accept applications from:
Employers involved in the production, distribution, or sale of pornographic or sexually-explicit products, or in the provision of sexually-oriented entertainment or services.
Employment agencies and similar placement firms unless they are establishing an employer/employee relationship with the applicant.
Employers may be required to provide information confirming that they meet the above requirements. Employers supporting Entry Level and Semi-Skilled applications will be required to sign a declaration regarding employment, immigration, health, and safety laws and regulations.
All opinions stated here are correct but I believe it has to do with the kind of job that is being offered. HR positions can be tricky because there are many HR professionals in Canada, and the employer really has to prove that efforts to hire a Canadian based Recruiter have been done. So this is where HRSDC comes in. This is the government body that BC PNP refers to when they make an assessment that your employer is eligible to hire an out of country Recruiter such as yourself. The LMO approval will strengthen your case which is why the consultant stated this. Even if you are not arriving in Canada on a work permit based on this LMO, the LMO is used for job/employer eligibility for the BC PNP application.
Your employer should consult with Service Canada/ HRSDC on how they can present a successful application for you even before they lodge an application with BC PNP, otherwise $550 application fee will be lost if they are refused by BC PNP. This is only because your intended occupation in Canada is HR recruitment which could have a surplus of Canadian workers.
Just my thoughts on the matter. The link was attached so that you can research more on this. If the consultant says they will try to get you an LMO for purposes of proving your eligibility, then let them do it. This was the employer and yourself won't be refused by BC PNP because all the groundwork has been done through Service Canada/HRSDC.
