Hi there. I'm a 30 year old man from Sweden here in Canada on a working holiday visa that expires on Sunday September 23.
For the last 3 months I have been working at a Canadian company within my trade (I went to school here and earned my diploma in web design) and they stated when I started that they were interested in hiring me, to provide me with a new visa once my current visa expires. The time has now come and Ive done some research on how to get my new visa. We originally planned to apply for an LMO and then apply for a temporary work permit. I thought since I have a job offer it shouldn't be a problem. However, now I have found out that my company probably isn't eligible to get a positive LMO since they don't have enough employees.. I'm stressing out because now I don't know what I should do. I have 11 months under my belt as a web designer in Canada and I heard that you only need to work 12 months in your trade to be eligible to apply for PR. My goal is to become a landed immigrant here in Canada and so I'm wondering if you guys out there can help me.. what are my options at this point? Can I still apply for the LMO and get my current status extended while I wait for notice from Immigration Canada so I can work and earn my work experience needed in order to get my PR? And if I do apply for the LMO knowing that it will be denied, will that cause any problems for my employer? My employer doesn't know anything about helping foreign workers and she's worried that if we do apply for the LMO they will get into trouble.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!
For the last 3 months I have been working at a Canadian company within my trade (I went to school here and earned my diploma in web design) and they stated when I started that they were interested in hiring me, to provide me with a new visa once my current visa expires. The time has now come and Ive done some research on how to get my new visa. We originally planned to apply for an LMO and then apply for a temporary work permit. I thought since I have a job offer it shouldn't be a problem. However, now I have found out that my company probably isn't eligible to get a positive LMO since they don't have enough employees.. I'm stressing out because now I don't know what I should do. I have 11 months under my belt as a web designer in Canada and I heard that you only need to work 12 months in your trade to be eligible to apply for PR. My goal is to become a landed immigrant here in Canada and so I'm wondering if you guys out there can help me.. what are my options at this point? Can I still apply for the LMO and get my current status extended while I wait for notice from Immigration Canada so I can work and earn my work experience needed in order to get my PR? And if I do apply for the LMO knowing that it will be denied, will that cause any problems for my employer? My employer doesn't know anything about helping foreign workers and she's worried that if we do apply for the LMO they will get into trouble.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks!