BK11 said:Hi Guys,
I am on a closed work permit since October 2011. I quit my job in Dec, 2011 due to some reason and applied for federal skilled worker category. Last year i.e June 2012, I found one employer who applied LMO for me and my consultant advised me to take pay cheque from him. I took one pay cheque without LMO approval. Now, my LMO got rejected twice and I got T4 from my employer who applied for my LMO. I was unauthorised to work under any employer but still i got one pay cheque. I am worried now what will I explain to CIC if they ask me NOA for year 2012. Recently, I applied for CEC as well. Please guys suggest me what could be done in this situation?
When you worked in 2012, did you at least have a valid work permit? If yes, my guess is that they will credit you for work earlier as it was authorized, but this work will not be given credit. If you lie or attempt to deceive them, they may list you as inadmissible and you stand to lose much more than refusal to PR.
My suggestion is you come clean. So you worked one month without LMO? If you quit working afterwards and waited for proper work permit, your best option is to disclose that you worked without authorization for a short period of time, admit it was a mistake, and declare that you corrected it.
In all cases, I suggest contacting a lawyer who can draft a letter to explain all this. If you lie, they may find out and it's big trouble. If you are honest, they may deny PR but still allow you to stay on work permit.