Stressing about work permit from inside canada

[parahsalin]

Hello,

So I am staying with my boyfriend on a visitors visa here in Canada. I am a citizen of the US.

I have a tentative job offer with a large Canadian employer, with an implied positive Labor market assessment.

I am stressing because I have been told I need to apply for a work permit outside of Canada and that it may take up to 45 days.

Does anyone know if I can simply cross the border, apply for permit, and come back to visit in Canada?

Will they make me stay in the US while I wait? What if said employer is unwilling to wait 45

 

[scylla]

You can get a work permit at the border with a job offer and approved LMIA in hand.

 

[Cepheus74]

This is how I entered Canada, with a positive LMO back in 2012(same as LMIA). They printed and attached my work permit to my passport.

 

[parahsalin]

Cool, I must have been misinformed