Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Don't Waste Your Labor Market Opinion (LMO)

Labor Market Opinion (LMO) is an opinion being given by Human Resource and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) to Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) or to employer about the likely impact of hiring foreign worker to Canadian labor market.

A positive HRSDC Labour Market Opinion supports the hiring of a foreign worker for a temporary position in Canada, and is one requirement that Citizenship and Immigration Canada considers when deciding to issue a Work Permit to the foreign worker.

Yesterday, a client visited me in our office to discuss her case: Refused Work Permit Application.

She have a posotive Labor Market Opinion (LMO) for a Job Offer from Tim Hortons. She filed her application direct, and her application was refused on two grounds:

1. Visa Officer was not convinced that she will return after the employment contract ended.
2. Insufficient Work Experience.

She could have made it had she provided sufficient supporting documents, which she actually have! Unfortunately, her application is not open for appeal.

Getting a positive Labor Market Opinion is one thing. But having your visa approved is another. For visa application assistance, email me at aapuntar@go2canada.com

15 comments:

  1. dory napod1:28 PM

    hi sir,
    my canadian son in law invites me to visit canada to see my only daughter there,coz my daughter dont have time to visit here in phil.as she`s very busy to her work.i have 3 sons more and taking their college courses here in phil.i have a small business and all the documents they need for a travel visit.i have my bank account with sufficient funds,but im scare to apply to think there are many people applying for visit was denied and also im thinking that i have to run my business instead.i plan to visit there in canada this coming vacation of classes coz my sons can do my work while im temporary away,one more...how many months it will take before i get a visit visa? to make sure i can do my visit exactly during vacation time.? im waiting for your answer...dory

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  2. Anonymous2:06 PM

    hi sir,
    i have my valid green passport will expire on july 2013,i used it when i travelled in hngkong last sept.2008 but i heard about the canadian embassy required for a red coloured passport for a travel visit.is this true sir?

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  3. Yes, you need to get a Machine Readable Passport.

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  4. Anonymous11:22 AM

    hi sir,

    What are the status of the applications filed on year 2007. I received a letter (file number) from CE Manila last May 2007.

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  5. Anonymous9:19 AM

    I'm applying as a health care provider in Canada and i am currently working here in Saudi Arabia. I am still waiting for my LMO and may residence permit will expired soon. It is possible to process my visa in the Philippines after the release of my LMO instead of processing it here in Saudi Arabia?

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  6. Anonymous9:20 AM

    hi sir,


    I'm applying as a health care provider in Canada and i am currently working here in Saudi Arabia. I am still waiting for my LMO and may residence permit will expired soon. It is possible to process my visa in the Philippines after the release of my LMO instead of processing it here in Saudi Arabia?

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  7. Anonymous5:09 AM

    i would like to write and ask a question about the LMOs.
    ive had 3 LMO applications done now from september 2010. the first 2 application have been denied, as the 3rd is still in process for about 10 weeks now.
    due to many chats with many people in canada, i understand that cic are holding back many applications to slow down immigration, also they are finding the smallest problem with the form so they can denie it.
    i have spoken to a lady i know that works in the offices along side the cic. she is telling me that they are doing this and they are not issueing them very much, and that they prefur people to use the SNIP program PNP programs for the surtain areas.
    my question is, is it true about the LMO being held back? or is not true. DO THEY STILL GIVE THE LMOs AS NORMAL??
    many thanks
    look forward to you reply on this.
    if you have any other option, please state.

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  8. SAMIR GHIMIRE4:40 PM

    Hello sir
    I am Canadian work permit visa holder from Ghana
    so I want to know that Is this original or duplicate visa ? I want to know that
    Document Number E892182438
    It issued at Ghana on 24/05/2011

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  9. Hi! would like to ask about what does it mean for the insufficient work experience? Which made as ground for denying her visa application? what are supposedly the requirements and procedures so that visa application would not be denied. Im planning to migrate as store manager in Canada and I have 2 years of experience as store manager here in the Philippines.. Do you think I am qualified if i submit my application?

    BY the way i finish a certificate in Entrepreneural Management ( a 6-months course) here in Manila.. and had just finished 1 yr of Business Administration course..

    Thank you for your favorable reply...

    Bills

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  10. Anonymous1:08 PM

    hi,
    how many months will i wait for my LMO to be aPProved?wat will i do?

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  11. Anonymous5:52 PM

    Hello SAMIR GHIMIRE
    i want to know more abt u . beocuse i got some offer from ghana same as you . let me know more abt that . please drop a mail to me nicezb@yahoo.com

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  12. Anonymous10:40 PM

    Hi Sir:

    My sisters are applying as an immigrant in Canada. We just want to ask if they can use their new LMO as an additional points for their application as an immigrant?

    Is it possible?

    Thank you.

    Hope to hear from you the soonest.

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  13. Anonymous4:35 PM

    hi sir Apol...i was wondering why my wife did not receive yet an AOR from Canadian Embassy Manila. Nagpa pick up sila ng document using air21 courier last August 15, 2011 and its already delivered August 16, 2011..Why until now she did not received any letter from the embassy and another thing is their LMO will expired on December this year..thank you..

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  14. Anonymous8:43 AM

    hey my name is g I'm now in ontario i come to canada with lmo from a company that given me job but they were a bed company and they use us without give us money so i moved to Ontario i really like canada and i wanna find new lmo what i need to do where to search ??

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  15. I got an approved LMO for live-in caregiver in Ontario, Canada just last week, January 2011.

    *application of live-in caregiver visa- 12-18 months (TEMPORARY WORK PERMIT)
    compared to
    *MPNP - for the whole process 12-18 months (IMMIGRANT STATUS)

    I am a Registered Nurse in the Philippines with IELTS, reached the new scores needed to apply in College of Registered Nurses in Manitoba (CRNM) to be eligible to take the exam for nurses in Canada (CRNE)

    Will my LMO in Ontario affect my MPNP application which I will be submitting next week?

    Please help me sir, thank you

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