What's the deal with job offers without LMIA

[San.Jamous]

Hi Everyone,

I would like to check in regard of the job offer section in the EE profile.
Now here on this link it says:
"Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) number (if you have one)"

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/offer-employment.html

Now from what I know is that if you have a job offer with an LMIA that's additional 600 points.
But I don't have LMIA. So i was trying to recalculate my score through this link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp
and by selecting that I do have a job offer I gained another 50 points. However on that link they state the following:
"supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or exempt from needing one"
so what does this 50 points that I got mean?

I do have a good chance of obtaining a job offer I believe but I would like to make sure first with the LMIA thing because I don't want to hassle the employer. And another question does a job offer without an LMIA make any difference with the application? If it doesn't should I bother with one?


Thanks guys. You are stars.
I promise to help too when I have got things figured out .

 

[crescent_jam]

Hi Everyone,

I would like to check in regard of the job offer section in the EE profile.
Now here on this link it says:
"Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) number (if you have one)"

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canada/express-entry/become-candidate/eligibility/offer-employment.html

Now from what I know is that if you have a job offer with an LMIA that's additional 600 points.
But I don't have LMIA. So i was trying to recalculate my score through this link:
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigrate/skilled/crs-tool.asp
and by selecting that I do have a job offer I gained another 50 points. However on that link they state the following:
"supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or exempt from needing one"
so what does this 50 points that I got mean?

I do have a good chance of obtaining a job offer I believe but I would like to make sure first with the LMIA thing because I don't want to hassle the employer. And another question does a job offer without an LMIA make any difference with the application? If it doesn't should I bother with one?


Thanks guys. You are stars.
I promise to help too when I have got things figured out .

Not every 'job offer' qualifies as valid arranged employment for purposes of Express Entry. Under Express Entry, unless the programme is specifically LMIA-exempt, you can't get points for a job offer unless it has a valid LMIA. So, yes, if you want to claim points for arranged employment, you would need to get an LMIA (unless, as mentioned, it is a specifically LMIA-exempt job). (FYI, the points awarded for arranged employment are 200 points for a job that falls under NOC Skill Type/Level 00, or 50 points for a job that falls under NOC Skill Type/Level 0, A or B).
You got the 50 points because you selected 'Yes, you have a job offer'. But the question is really asking 'Do you have a VALID job offer, supported by an LMIA?' so if you don't have an LMIA, you actually have to answer 'No' in that question otherwise you will be required to provide an LMIA when you eventually submit your application.

 

[San.Jamous]

Thank you.. I understand now.