| If you receive a job offer from a Canadian | | | | your application.First of all, what is The |
| company, your visa application process will | | | | Department of Human Resources and Skills |
| be much easier!I strongly recommend obtaining | | | | Development (HRSD)?This Department has a very |
| a job offer from a Canadian company before | | | | specific objective: to ensure that all the |
| submitting your visa application. If you can | | | | Canadians have the right elements and tools |
| get this document, it will not only help you | | | | to succeed in the Canadian workplace.To |
| settle easier in Canada , but it will also | | | | achieve this objective, one of the main |
| increase your Pass Mark assessment.Let me | | | | duties of this Department is to make sure |
| explain the way a job offer will help you | | | | that all the foreign workers support the |
| increase your Pass Mark assessment:You will | | | | Canadian economic growth. Foreign workers are |
| receive 10 points if:- You have a permanent | | | | very important for the Canadian economy!For |
| job offer in Canada . However, please note | | | | this reason, this Department is responsible |
| that this offer has to be confirmed by Human | | | | of ensuring that the right Skilled Workers |
| Resources and Skills Development Canada | | | | are hired by the Canadian companies.Let me |
| (HRSDC).If you are already in Canada (with a | | | | explain what the Canadian companies have to |
| temporary work permit), and you decide to | | | | do to make a permanent job offer to a Skilled |
| apply from within the country, you will also | | | | Worker (I hope that is your case, you will |
| receive points in the following | | | | earn 10 points!).Basically the companies have |
| situations:You will receive 10 points if:- | | | | to options:1.They can submit an application |
| Your temporary work permit was issued after | | | | for an HRSDC labour market opinion (normally |
| receiving a confirmation of a job offer from | | | | called LMO). This is one of the requirements |
| Human Resources and Skills Development Canada | | | | that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) |
| ; | | | | takes into consideration when they evaluate |
| | | | your visa application.2.The companies can |
| - Your temporary work permit was exempted | | | | also submit an application for an HRSDC |
| from the requirement of a issued after | | | | arranged employment opinion (normally called |
| receipt of a confirmation of your job offer | | | | (AEO).A positive AEO will also be extremely |
| from HRSDC (due to an international | | | | important when your visa is processed. |
| agreement).Also if it represents a relevant | | | | However, the AEO does not allow the person to |
| benefit to Canada or its competitiveness | | | | work in Canada before the Permanent Residence |
| (i.e. intra-company or post-graduate work | | | | visa is accepted and issued.If you have |
| respectively).I recommend visiting the | | | | already contacted a Canadian company, and |
| following website for further information | | | | they are interested in giving you a job |
| about the specific requirements for these | | | | offer, I suggest letting then know that the |
| situations: is very important that you | | | | following two websites will be very useful.- |
| understand this process, in case you are | | | | To apply for the LMO : To apply for the AEO: |
| interested in using a Canadian job offer in | | | | you in Canada ! |