Work Permit

WORKING IN CANADA

Canada is a land of opportunities for foreign skilled workers, according to the official website of Canadian Citizenship and Immigration, Every year; over 150,000 foreign workers enter Canada to work temporarily in jobs that help Canadian employers address skill shortages, or to work as live-in caregivers. There is shortage of skilled workers all over Canada, specially in interior British Columbia and provinces like Manitoba, Nova Scotia Prince Edward Island and Alberta, connect to these employers by creating and uploading your video resume on our site.

FORIGN WORKER APPLICATION

Any Canadian employer wishing to employ a temporary foreign worker in Canada must first obtain authorization from the government, which the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), previously known as Labour Market Opinion or LMO.

Most LMIA applications require the employer to advertise the role to Canadian workers. However, certain LMIA applications are exempt from the advertising requirements. Owner/Operator LMIA is one of those applications. This category is for foreign nationals who wish to establish or purchase a business in Canada, and want to work in that business in a high-skilled position, often with the aim of immigrating permanently. To qualify as an owner/operator, a foreign national must:

• demonstrate a level of controlling interest in the business, i.e. a sole or majority shareholder;
• demonstrate that his or her temporary entry to Canada will result in the creation or retention of employment opportunities for Canadians and permanent residents and/or skills transfer to Canadians and/or permanent residents; and
• not be in a position to be dismissed, i.e. is not in an employment position where her or she is answerable to someone more senior.

For Owner/Operator LMIAs, no advertising or recruitment is required. The key requirement is that the foreign national owns a business in Canada in which he or she owns a controlling interest of more than 50%. Other requirements include:

1. a business plan that shows how the owner/operator will fund the business and create or maintain employment, and contains at least a rudimentary financial plan and timeline of events;
2. active management of the business (i.e. it cannot be a passive investment) in a position that accords with the foreign national’s qualifications and experience with a wage equal to or greater than the median wage requirements for the position; and
3. and employing at least one Canadian or permanent resident (ideally in the first year as described in the business plan).

Once an owner/operator receives a positive LMIA, he or she can apply for a work permit from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada equal to the validity of the LMIA (usually up to 2 years).

We specialize in the following categories.

High Skills & Trade Workers

Semi Skilled Workers

Owner Operator Work Permits

Working Holiday Visa