"Networking" while on visitor status?

[CanuckedUp]

Hi everyone,

Can anyone see CIC taking issue with someone perhaps networking/marketing themselves to/(potentially) meeting with Canadian employers whilst on visitor status?

I would of course make it clear in any communications with potential employers that I CANNOT and WOULD NOT be prepared or allowed to do anything even remotely resembling what could be considered "work", without them first obtaining a positive LMIA, and me then securing a work permit.

I will probably be in Canada for only a few more weeks and am in the very first stages of applying for PR under the CEC category.

So, I just wanted to see if anyone had any positive or negative experience of reaching out to Canadian employers in such a way, or would caution against such action/know of CIC regulations which prevent a person from "seeking out" offers of employment while on visitor status?

This was just a thought that came to mind, as, a Job Bank profile is created when registering for Express Entry (if I remember rightly), which, is kind of doing the same thing that I'm considering. "Advertising" me.

Thoughts welcome.

Cheers!

 

[scylla]

No issues - go ahead and explore opportunities with future employers.

Make sure you make it crystal clear to potential future employers as soon as you meet them that you aren't currently able to work in Canada. Don't withhold this info until a second meeting. Be up front immediately.

 

[CanuckedUp]

No issues - go ahead and explore opportunities with future employers.

Make sure you make it crystal clear to potential future employers as soon as you meet them that you aren't currently able to work in Canada. Don't withhold this info until a second meeting. Be up front immediately.

Thanks so much for you post Scylla!

I will definitely heed your advice, and in fact, will ensure that any potential employer explicitly and fully understands the situation before I even set foot out of the house to meet anyone.