What is the LMIA? The Labour Market Opinion (LMO) is now known as the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). It allows an employer to hire a foreign worker. It is hard for an employer to get the permit because it is hard to convince the government that there [...]

Do candidates need to take language tests? There are two official languages in Canada, English and French. French is most common in Quebec and New Brunswick, while English is the more predominate in the other provinces and territories. You can choose to adapt either or both languages. In [...]

What is an Open Work Permit? An Open Work Permit is a Work Permit that does not require any job offer or LMIA. An inland spousal sponsorship application can take an emotional toll on people, especially not being able to see close family and friends for up to [...]

Yes, they can but temporary foreign worker (TFW) has to be in Canada and working here under a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LIMA). If they are working under LIMA then an employer can offer an employee a permanent job to back up his/her application for permanent residence. [...]

The Requirements For Higher-Skilled Occupations: To determine the specific level of an occupation the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) uses the 2011 edition of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) coding system. Consequently, employers have to find the NOC code of their available position, to ensure they can be [...]

What is the Provincial Nominee Program? The majority of the Provinces throughout Canada have come to an agreement with the Federal Government which allows them to nominate immigrants who are looking to come to Canada and stay. What are your options for applying? Some of the Provincial Nominee [...]

Dual Intent: The Dual Intent means you have two intentions, meaning are coming to Canada as a temporary resident but you also want to apply for permanent residence. For instance, you get married to a person who lives outsides Canada and you want to sponsor him or her [...]

What is a LMIA? LMIA stands for Labour Market Impact Assessment. It is the opinion provided by ESDC to the officer which enables the officer to determine whether the employment of the foreign worker is likely to have a positive or negative impact on the labour market in [...]

It all depends on which status you are applying for, because the application processes are different for each one. So the time that you need to submit your supporting documents may vary depending on your application. Before submitting your application, do your research and speak with a professional [...]

If you are interested in applying for a Temporary Resident Visa then you need to follow a few steps to complete your application accurately. There are four steps to apply for a Temporary Resident Visa: Gather all the documents Complete the application Pay the fees Submit the application [...]

On December 1, 2011, the Canadian governments introduced new category of temporary resident which is called Super Visa. The Super Visa is only for parents or grandparents not for any other temporary residents like visitors, students, and workers. Canadian citizens or permanent residents can bring their parents or [...]

If you are planning to apply for a Visitor Visa, then you have two options. You can submit you application through two ways and those are: Once you have completed your Visitor Visa application then you can submit your application online. Submitting an application online typically has a [...]