Hi,
I graduated from a college (ON) last August and started working from Sep as a contractor in one of the major banks in Canada.
I finally got an offer as an FTE (permanent full-time employee) last week, my start date will be in a couple weeks.
As I am perfectly eligible for Ontario PNP (International Student with a job offer stream), I'd like to proceed but not sure how to get an employee pre-screen.
Does my manager (in my team) have to fill the form or HR has to do it?
My manager briefly talked to someone in HR (+ my manager doesn't really know well about this PNP, I had to sum it up and explain PNP to her), but she said HR doesn't seem to support this.
And I can barely find any information about this stream, while I occasionally see some cases (online) for those with a MA or PhD degree (in Canada).
Now that I finally find you guys having gone through the same path I will be, could you please help me with some information here?
I don't care too much about the processing time, but desperately want to know how to get the pre-screen.
So, here's what I want to know again.
1. Can my manager fill out the form? or HR person must do it?
2. Either way, does my employer(either Manager or HR) need to submit this 'pre-screen application' BEFORE they give me an offer?
i.e. Does my employer need to apply for pre-screen first AND get the approval first before I start working as an employee?
(I think that would almost be not realistic, given that getting a permanent full-time position for a foreign graduate is already pretty tough, and even for PR or citizens, employers won't really wait up to 3 months until they get an approval before they can have their employees start working.)
3. How did you guys convince your employer(either manager or HR) to go through the process (=submitting the 'Pre-screen application form')?
Did it happen with no hassle? Or did you have to push/convince your employer in any ways? If so, what did you do?
Any information regarding this matter would be extremely appreciated.
Looking forward to hearing from anyone with the same experience.
Thanks a lot!!
J