Temporary Foreign Work Job Switching! Please Help!

[tracyliu]

I work currently as a post-doctoral fellow in Victoria for almost two years (not yet meet CEC 2-year full-time equilvalent) and my current job contract ends in Jan. 2013 (will be eligible by then).

A local company that works in solar power systems wants to hire me for a technical job that lasts only six months, which starts in October 2013. I am deeply interested in this job and my current employer agrees to let me go and will take me back after I finish this 6-month task. Therefore, I believe I need to apply for a new work permit, and switch jobs from a post-doctoral fellow to (maybe) system engineer.

While postdoc don't need the HRSDC for an LMO, I am afraid the solar job does need

From what I heard, the LMO takes approximately 8-10 weeks, after which the new work permit application takes 8-10 as well, based on my current experience

Is there some other work that allows the solar company to hire me fast for only half a year, as fast as possible?

Thank you very much and appreciate any reply

 

[PMM]

Hi

I work currently as a post-doctoral fellow in Victoria for almost two years (not yet meet CEC 2-year full-time equilvalent) and my current job contract ends in Jan. 2013 (will be eligible by then).

A local company that works in solar power systems wants to hire me for a technical job that lasts only six months, which starts in October 2013. I am deeply interested in this job and my current employer agrees to let me go and will take me back after I finish this 6-month task. Therefore, I believe I need to apply for a new work permit, and switch jobs from a post-doctoral fellow to (maybe) system engineer.

While postdoc don't need the HRSDC for an LMO, I am afraid the solar job does need

From what I heard, the LMO takes approximately 8-10 weeks, after which the new work permit application takes 8-10 as well, based on my current experience

Is there some other work that allows the solar company to hire me fast for only half a year, as fast as possible?

Thank you very much and appreciate any reply

Not really, they like everyone else have to apply for the LMO, and wait after advertising the position. You could apply for a work permit at the border, once you have the LMO.

 

[tracyliu]

Thanks PMM, I am in Victoria right now.

I notice from the CIC website that if some company wants to hire a foreign worker that already satisfies the two-year full-time equivalent requirement, they could support (and hire) the worker through a CEC program. But since the job only last 6 months, they probably won't do that for me.

If I may ask, presumably, if a company supports a potential employee through the application of the CEC program, is it faster and easier to get the permanent residentship?

Thanks