Hi everyone,
I have been in Canada for a little over a year now on and IEC visa in the Open Work permit class. I have applied for EE and I am currently in the pool but my points aren't amazing (441) so I am probably going to need a work permit if I want to stay longer.
Currently my points are coming from:
- 4 year degree (Computer Science)
- Full marks in English
- 1 year of work experience in Canada at NOC Level A (I will have about 22 months by the time my visa expires)
- No Canadian education
- No family in Canada
- No foreign work experience
I am looking to supplement my points with a job offer from my current employer, and they are willing to support me in this.
I have a few questions about the process:
1. Do I have anything special that they have to worry about, seeing as I am already in the country, already have a job, and want to use this job offer for EE? (beyond what is listed here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=695&top=29)
2. In my research I have found that my employer will almost certainly need to complete a LMIA (please correct me if I am wrong here).
a. Does having existing employment affect how the LMIA needs to be filled out?
b. I am currently being paid under what the Median Wage for my field is ($29/h vs $38/h), does this mean that if my employer was to go through with this they would need to pay me an additional $9/h to meet the conditions of the LMIA?
3. I have also found that the TFWP has two streams that might impact me, one being the Express Entry stream, the other being the High Wage stream, I am a little unsure as to whether I qualify for the EE stream, it looks like it is more geared towards employers looking to hire a FW but who do not have a specific candidate in mind.
4. I was a bit late getting everything together for my EE profile (didn't verify my degree and spent a couple of months sitting at 284 points) and thus didn't receive anything regarding applying for OINP, am I likely to qualify for this with only 441 points? I have seen comments here about recreating my profile, is this something worth doing?
5. Is there anything else that I need to be aware of that could impact my continued residency in Canada?
Thank you all in advance.
I have been in Canada for a little over a year now on and IEC visa in the Open Work permit class. I have applied for EE and I am currently in the pool but my points aren't amazing (441) so I am probably going to need a work permit if I want to stay longer.
Currently my points are coming from:
- 4 year degree (Computer Science)
- Full marks in English
- 1 year of work experience in Canada at NOC Level A (I will have about 22 months by the time my visa expires)
- No Canadian education
- No family in Canada
- No foreign work experience
I am looking to supplement my points with a job offer from my current employer, and they are willing to support me in this.
I have a few questions about the process:
1. Do I have anything special that they have to worry about, seeing as I am already in the country, already have a job, and want to use this job offer for EE? (beyond what is listed here: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=695&top=29)
2. In my research I have found that my employer will almost certainly need to complete a LMIA (please correct me if I am wrong here).
a. Does having existing employment affect how the LMIA needs to be filled out?
b. I am currently being paid under what the Median Wage for my field is ($29/h vs $38/h), does this mean that if my employer was to go through with this they would need to pay me an additional $9/h to meet the conditions of the LMIA?
3. I have also found that the TFWP has two streams that might impact me, one being the Express Entry stream, the other being the High Wage stream, I am a little unsure as to whether I qualify for the EE stream, it looks like it is more geared towards employers looking to hire a FW but who do not have a specific candidate in mind.
4. I was a bit late getting everything together for my EE profile (didn't verify my degree and spent a couple of months sitting at 284 points) and thus didn't receive anything regarding applying for OINP, am I likely to qualify for this with only 441 points? I have seen comments here about recreating my profile, is this something worth doing?
5. Is there anything else that I need to be aware of that could impact my continued residency in Canada?
Thank you all in advance.