What after 10 months of PGWP? Desperately need your help. Quebec & BC!

[Georgesand]

Hello everyone, I am a little bit desperate about what to do and your help will be sincerely appreciated.

Right now I'm studying in BC ( business ) and my program is 10 month long. So I will have a 10 months of Post Grad Work Permit later. However, what about after the PGWP expires? I don't think I will be qualified for CEC and Federal Skilled Worker since I will be a recent graduate with less than 1 year of work experience. My question is: is it possible for employer to apply for LMIA before my PGWP expires so that I have a work permit to work for a few more months and become in Express Entry for CEC? Or you must have at least 1 year of work experience to apply for work permit ?


I looked up the BC PNP and I don't think I qualify for any. However is a job and work permit extension in Quebec more possible for me (I can speak French and have DELF score). I took their evaluation and it says I may be eligible but after reading I got really confused because it seems like for everything (LMIA work permit PEQ), you need to have at least 1 year of work experience to apply. Please prove me wrong.

Thank you so much for enlightening me! Any other options would also help a lot

 

[PMM]

Hi

Hello everyone, I am a little bit desperate about what to do and your help will be sincerely appreciated.

Right now I'm studying in BC ( business ) and my program is 10 month long. So I will have a 10 months of Post Grad Work Permit later. However, what about after the PGWP expires? I don't think I will be qualified for CEC and Federal Skilled Worker since I will be a recent graduate with less than 1 year of work experience. My question is: is it possible for employer to apply for LMIA before my PGWP expires so that I have a work permit to work for a few more months and become in Express Entry for CEC? Or you must have at least 1 year of work experience to apply for work permit ?


I looked up the BC PNP and I don't think I qualify for any. However is a job and work permit extension in Quebec more possible for me (I can speak French and have DELF score). I took their evaluation and it says I may be eligible but after reading I got really confused because it seems like for everything (LMIA work permit PEQ), you need to have at least 1 year of work experience to apply. Please prove me wrong.

Thank you so much for enlightening me! Any other options would also help a lot

1. You would need your employer to obtain an LMIA if you wish to continue working, they may not wish to spend the advertising $ and the $1000 cost of the application for a new employee. They could apply for a LMIA to support a PR application, at no charge, but it wouldn't allow you to work in Canada.

 

[Georgesand]

Hi


1. You would need your employer to obtain an LMIA if you wish to continue working, they may not wish to spend the advertising $ and the $1000 cost of the application for a new employee. They could apply for a LMIA to support a PR application, at no charge, but it wouldn't allow you to work in Canada.

Hi PMM thank you so much for the answer. I really appreciate it. So there are 2 types of LMIA, one for PR and one for new employers ?

This means after my 8 months of PGWP expires, if my employer applies for the LMIA and got approved, I will be able to stay here even though I have less than 1 year of work experience?


Thank you so much!

 

[Georgesand]

Last bump :-[

 

[scylla]

No - the LMIA approval alone isn't enough for you to remain and work. You will also need to obtain a new work permit using the approved LMIA in order to remain in Canada. An approved LMIA can take many months to obtain (4-6). Your employer should start now. If you haven't submitted a new work permit application (based on an approved LMIA) by the time your PGWP expires - you will have to stop working.

 

[optimistic candi]

Hello everyone, I am a little bit desperate about what to do and your help will be sincerely appreciated.

Right now I'm studying in BC ( business ) and my program is 10 month long. So I will have a 10 months of Post Grad Work Permit later. However, what about after the PGWP expires? I don't think I will be qualified for CEC and Federal Skilled Worker since I will be a recent graduate with less than 1 year of work experience. My question is: is it possible for employer to apply for LMIA before my PGWP expires so that I have a work permit to work for a few more months and become in Express Entry for CEC? Or you must have at least 1 year of work experience to apply for work permit ?


I looked up the BC PNP and I don't think I qualify for any. However is a job and work permit extension in Quebec more possible for me (I can speak French and have DELF score). I took their evaluation and it says I may be eligible but after reading I got really confused because it seems like for everything (LMIA work permit PEQ), you need to have at least 1 year of work experience to apply. Please prove me wrong.

Thank you so much for enlightening me! Any other options would also help a lot

there is another option for you to extend your work permit. Take another course which will go hand in hand. Which will make your credits for a two year program and will be eligible for a 2-3 year pgwp.
but remember you must take the new course within 3 months of finishing the first course and before applying for pgwp for the current course.

 

[Georgesand]

there is another option for you to extend your work permit. Take another course which will go hand in hand. Which will make your credits for a two year program and will be eligible for a 2-3 year pgwp.
but remember you must take the new course within 3 months of finishing the first course and before applying for pgwp for the current course.

Hey thank you so much I will consider doing that

 

[Georgesand]

No - the LMIA approval alone isn't enough for you to remain and work. You will also need to obtain a new work permit using the approved LMIA in order to remain in Canada. An approved LMIA can take many months to obtain (4-6). Your employer should start now. If you haven't submitted a new work permit application (based on an approved LMIA) by the time your PGWP expires - you will have to stop working.

Scylla thank you so much! You gave me hope. I already gave up but start feeling helpful again. In fact my program haven't started yet but before I graduate I will try me best to find an employer that will help me for my LMIA and apply for a work permit.


I gave up hopes because I thought I 100% wasn't eligible to apply for a work visa after my PGWP because I got confused between the temporary worker program with the Federal Skilled Worker program (they require 1 year of work experience at least which I won't have as I will only have 9 months of PGWP so I won't be eligible yet )


Again. I really appreciate your answer!