Seeking new LMO and Work Permit

[takman]

Hello,

I have been employed on a work permit with LMO (NOC:0651) since June 13, 2012 (Valid until Jun 13, 2013) Recently, I've been contacted by another company with a job offer. They want to hire me as soon as possible, and will start the procedure of LMO application. NOC will probably remain the same, and the wage offer is way more than my current employer.

Here's the question. Since I'm currently employed in Canada, would it be difficult to obtain a positive LMO, or would it not matter if I'm being hired or not? Should I quit the company before I my prospective employer send application? And how long will my LMO application take to be processed? (I understand the processing time varies depending on NOC)


I'm sorry to bombard you all with questions. Hope to hear answers from any kind people in this forum

 

[amikety]

The employer has to prove there are no Canadians or PRs available to do the job just the same as every LMO.

I wouldn't quit your current job in case the LMO is rejected. Then you would have no job.

 

[takman]

Dear amikety,

Thank you very much for your answer

 

[anand243244]

LMO can take anything from 2 weeks to 16 weeks. Then a new work permit as per current processing time is taking 48 days, as of today thus its not wise at all to quit the current job right now. There are 2 stages and each stage have some probability of rejection.

 

[takman]

Dear anand243244,

I appreciate your input