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  British Columbia issues 256 invitations in latest PNP draw Periodically, BC invites the highest scoring registrants in each category to apply to the BC Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP). BC then nominate successful applicants to apply to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for Permanent Residence. The British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) invited candidates from 3 skilled worker immigration sub-categories and 2 Express Entry sub-categories. British Columbia invited immigration candidates to apply for a provincial nomination for permanent residence on December 08, 2020. British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program (BC PNP) issued a total of 256 invitations through Express Entry and skills immigration streams. Candidates were invited under Skilled Worker, International Graduates, Entry Level and Semi-Skilled subcategory under Skills Immigration Stream. Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC Date Number of Invitations Cate...
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Offer of employment – Skilled Immigrants (Express Entry)

If you have a job offer (offer of arranged employment), you need to update your Express Entry profile in your account with the:

Your job offer must:

  • be in writing
  • not be from an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada
  • set out details of the job they’re offering you, such as:

    1. your pay and deductions
    2. your job duties
    3. conditions of employment, like your hours of work

A work permit on its own is not a job offer, even if it is an open work permit.

Your job offer must also meet other criteria to be valid under the Express Entry program you qualify for below.

Federal Skilled Workers and Canadian Experience Class

A valid job offer has to be:

  • made by only one employer
  • continuous
  • it should be paid
  • full-time (at least 30 hours a week)
  • for at least one year after receiving permanent resident visa

    1. not seasonal

  • in a job offer that is NOC should be:
    1. Skill Type 0 or
    2. Skill Levels A or B

It also must be made:

  • by an employer with a new positive LMIA that approves the offer and names you and your position OR
  • if you’re currently working in Canada in a NOC 0, A or B job on a work permit that was issued based on an LMIA, and:

    1. you’re working for an employer listed on your work permit

    2. you’re authorized to work in Canada on the day you apply for a permanent resident visa, and when the visa is issued

    3. your current employer made you an offer to give you a full-time job for at least one year if you’re accepted as a permanent resident OR
  • if you have a valid work permit for a NOC 0, A or B job that is exempt from needing an LMIA, and you:

    1. is currently working for an employer specified on the work permit
    2. have one year of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work) for that employer
    3. have a valid job offer from that employer for at least one year after issuing permanent resident visa

Federal Skilled Trades workers

A valid job offer has to be:

  • made by up to two employers
  • for continuous, paid, full-time work (at least 30 hours a week)
  • for at least one year
  • in a skilled trade occupation (jobs with 2016 NOC codes that start with 72, 73, 82, 92 as well as 632 and 633)

It also must be made:

  • by employer(s) who have a new positive LMIA that approves the offer and names you and your position OR
  • if you’re currently working in Canada in a skilled trade job a work permit that was issued based on a positive LMIA, and:

    1. you’re working for an employer listed on your work permit
    2. you’re authorized to work in Canada on the day you apply for a permanent resident visa and when the visa is issued
    3. your current employer(s) offered you a full-time job if you’re accepted as a permanent resident, in a job that is in the same three-digit level of the NOC as your current job, for at least one-year OR

    1. are currently working for an employer specified on the work permit
    2. have one year of full-time work experience (or an equal amount of part-time work) for the employer(s) on your work permit who is making the offer and
    3. have a valid job offer from that employer for at least one year after we issue your permanent resident visa

Examples of a valid and non-valid job offer

In both examples, the LMIA supports the job offer as set out above, or is exempt from needing an LMIA.

Example 1

Two companies hire a heavy equipment operator. The LMIA lists both. Each employer is offering 16 hours of work per week for a minimum of one year.

This job offer is valid.

Example 2

A construction company offers a plumber a position for 25 hours per week. It’s on a non-contract basis.

This job offer isn’t valid. A job must be for at least 30 hours a week to be full -time.

Jobs exempt from needing an LMIA

There are only two reasons the employer making you the offer doesn’t need to get a new LMIA:

  1. if you’re already working for them with a work permit based on that LMIA
  2. if you work in a job that doesn’t need an LMIA

Find out more about jobs that are exempt.

Your employer must get a new LMIA if:

  • your work permit has expired
  • you’re working on an open work permit
  • you have a job offer from an employer not listed on your work permit

Labour Market Impact Assessment valid for a maximum period of six months

Beginning on May 19, 2009, a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) (formerly known as a Labour Market Opinion (LMO) is valid to support a temporary foreign workers (TFW) work permit application to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) for a maximum period of 6 months after it is issued. The LMIA expiry date identifies the period of time during which:

  • employers must notify the TFW that the LMIA was approved
  • employers must send the positive LMIA letter to the TFW
  • TFWs must apply for a work permit at IRCC
  • employers who do not provide the names of the TFWs when applying for an LMIA, must continue to try and recruit Canadians and permanent residents until they select a TFW.

If this does not occur within the period of time identified (before the expiry date), the LMIA is no longer valid and employers must submit a new LMIA application if they still wish to hire a TFW.

NOTE: The 9-month LMIA validity period announced as a COVID-19 special measure is ending September 30, 2020. Any LMIA's received after September 30, 2020 will receive a maximum 6-month validity period.

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