Accelerated LMOs (ALMOs)
ALMOs are a great thing.They are a fast-track version for applications for
Labor Market Opinions. Service Canada will now process Skilled Workers and some other Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) applications on an accelated basis. Canadian employers now don’t have to wait months and months to hire a TFW. Canada is getting the message that they have to be competitive in the global market place.
Here are some highlights of Accelerated LMOs.
With ALMO’s, the government will “trust” Canadian employers upfront but will crack down hard on them after the fact: they must comply with the Attestations that they make up front and on compliance reviews later on.
With ALMO’s employers have the benefit of:
-online applications: TFW webservice: registration up front get employers registration so can e-sign
-lawyers and third party can have access to it.
-web service information is taken seriously and employers are to be held responsible
Employer compliance reviews
- the government will look at previous applications by employers (a 2 year look back) to ensure compliance.
-look at wages and conditions and skills of TFW
- 30 days for employers to get Service Canada their documents they need
Prevailing wage?
Employers must offer a TFW the prevailing wage in their occupation. The benchmark is now medium wage not average wage. Plus there is some flexibility -
-15% high skilled wages and 5% low skilled. Employers can give information about their their offer to of wage and ask for some discretion (not applicable in Quebec)
-employers must conduct advertising consistent with posted wage
Advertising and recruiting
-wages: Service Canada will look at best intention at wages at the time of posted wage and must advertise in good faith even if posted wages change
What is an immigration lawyers job in helping employers with ALMO Applications?
If employers are not in compliance later on, they will loose their privilege to use ALMO process and therefore we, as lawyers, must make sure our clients know what attestations and compliance requirements are. Employers must read that information and it’s our job to make sure they are complaint and understand it.
We don’t want employers to fail their compliance review and so we should send a clear email to our clients on what they have to do to comply and make sure that they do so after the TFW is hired.
All in all, the ALMO is a great development in the law!
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I m interested in work permit of Canada..! Please give me some more brief..!
Thanx
Hello you can apply for a work permit but you would need a job offer first. Do you have one?
Michael
Hello sir , I ‘m from an India and I’m looking for a LMO to wok in Canada, But it is too hard to get LMO from India . There are so many agents those are deceiving people in that name of providing LMO etc. Please guide me that how can I obtain a valid LMO ? I have tried to sent my resume to some Canadian companies but I never got any feed back from them.I also have tried job bank .
An early reply will be highly appreciated .
Thanks..!
Hello Jass
Yes I know about this problem in India and in other countries. A lot of fraud going on. To find a job in Canada overseas is not easy. You can try legitimate websites like workopolis.com or monster.ca to find work. If you do get a job offer, then you can certainly contact us and we can help get you a work visa. Best of Luck!
Michael
I have a job offer with me, but I heard that LMO takes quite amount of time. Will I be eligible for Accelerated LMO even when my employer is doing LMO for the first time?
Hello Akshay
Thank you for your post. If you have a job offer that is great! You may indeed be eligible for an ALMO. We would have to do an assessment for you before we know for sure.
Best
Michael
hello sir,
i m from india and currently making my mind to move to canada by getting genuine Lmo and if possible with PR for canada,plz guide me sir how can i make my dream possible.
Hello Harpreet
You will first need a job offer in Canada in order to proceed with an LMO application. Do you have a job offer? Michael
i have two or more Canadian citizens who are willing to help me out to find a job and get my work permit… so arriving with the tourist visa ( 6 months)..and physically present in Canada… the entire process of getting a job and obtaining work permit is that possible with in 6 months. or once i get offer i can leave canada and apply for work permit from india and then come to canada with legal permit?
Hello Clement
Thank you for your question. It may be possible to get a Work Permit that quickly but there are no guarantees. You can stay in Canada during the process of your case typically if you are in valid status. But it depends on your case.
Regards
Michael
Hi,
my husband is in saskatchewan on a tourist visa. he has already got a job offer as a cook. Can he apply for an accelerated LMO.
Hello Sangana
Thank you for the post. We would have to look into his case more carefully to see if your husband would be eligible for an ALMO.
Best
Michael
I
need lmo for work
Hello Singh
You need a job offer first
Best
Michael