Comfort0626:

Hello, have you gotten any update now?

I applied for mine last month ending too
I hope it comes out faster than envisaged

Samlaura2019:


We got approved. We are preparing to travel to Canada now. For everyone waiting, yours will come in Jesus name. Your congratulations will soon arrive

Samlaura2019:


We got approved. We are preparing to travel to Canada now. For everyone waiting, yours will come in Jesus name. Your congratulations will soon arrive

Comfort0626:
You can please message me to be added to the WhatsApp group if you have applied for your work permit waiting for approval…this is to enable us track our application timeline

mekuscato:
I'm a mathematics teacher from Nigeria and I processed Ontario teaching certificate and got it two days ago..
please I need direction on how to use the certificate to migrate to Ontario province of Canada as a teacher

Pweety3333:

This account has been banned

You can send me an email on this

Thank you 😊😊

Omotoyosi908:


kindly assist with your email address, i need to be added to the group

Pweety3333:


I just responded to your email

fisher5:
can I be added too? Please.

Martins281:
What is an LMIA's duration before expiration?
How much time does it take from application start (acquiring employment and LMIA then beginning the application process) till visa approval?
Can I change employment after arrival?
I read here that an Open work permits were for spouses who have SOs who were already in Canada as workers or students, how true is this please?
Does acquiring an LMIA guarantee work and eventual visa approval?
I humbly await your answers and contributions. Thanks

Pweety3333:


Having an Lmia does not guarantee Visa approval
The Validity of Lmia before was 1 year, it has recently been changed I think around April or thereabouts to 6 months
Changing employment is possible but hard because the Lmia Jobs is scarce in Canada
Sometimes Lmia application can be approved in a Month to 3 months
Then you apply for the work permit after
Have you submitted your application?

okfranko:
My Timeline for Closed Work Permit

1. Applied for the job on 6th February 2024

2. Interviewed for the job on 12th February 2024

3. Offered the job on 22nd February 2024

4. The company submitted an LMIA application for me on 15th March 2024

5. A positive LMIA approval received on 7th June 2024.

6. Work permit application submitted on my behalf by the company/immigration consultant on 16th July 2024.
* Awaiting the Work permit approval (decision)

Omotoyosi908:


kindly assist with your email address, i need to be added to the group

rockford:
Hello ���
We have various threads on Canada migration here on nairaland but I could not find any that relates to migrating to Canada via a closed work permit.
Closed work permits are usually for work permits tied to a particular company, i.e you are getting the work permit only for that role in the specified company.
I am currently in the last stage of the process which is awaiting work permit application decision from IRCC.

For me, LMIA was approved February. I applied for closed work permit March 29 2022.
Do we have people going through this process? Please share your timelines
cc: justwise

Tywo2018:
Have one and reliable based in Abuja.

okfranko:
My Timeline for Closed Work Permit

1. Applied for the job on 6th February 2024

2. Interviewed for the job on 12th February 2024

3. Offered the job on 22nd February 2024

4. The company submitted an LMIA application for me on 15th March 2024

5. A positive LMIA approval received on 7th June 2024.

6. Work permit application submitted on my behalf by the company/immigration consultant on 16th July 2024.
* Awaiting the Work permit approval (decision)

okfranko:


Who knows how long it takes to process a closed work permit for health services workers? WP application was submitted on 16th July 2024. I already have my biometrics on file when I applied for my first canada visa in 2020. So I guess the biometrics is still valid

Pweety3333:

Currently it takes 14 weeks

okfranko:
Yes I saw it on the IRCC website. It should take much less for jobs in or in direct support of health services. The last foreign worker recruited by the company a year ago for the same job, had his work permit processing completed in 2weeks. He is not from Nigeria, but from another country in Africa whose TRV processing time is even longer than that of Nigeria. Infact, he told me that as at the time of submitting his WP application, the IRCC website was estimating a processing time of 16weeks but he got his WP in 2weeks.

You can’t compare last year to now…a lot has changed
I doubt you can get it in two weeks from Nigeria

abbeylfc:
Yes,I will gladly share with you,

First of all, I embarked on this journey with my Agent since 2022, he agreed with my dad that he can get me a working Visa for a good price of which we are suppose to pay him twice, (the opening process and the closing process.)

To cut the long story short, I just had my upfront medicals last week including submission of my police clearance certificate and i sent all this documents to him via WhatsApp.

Prior to that, all the documents my agent has been sending does not look like a legitimate document, they are all fake or probably duplicated docs but, he keeps assuring me blindly that he knows what he's doing. Starting from the offer letter down to UCI and application number, I don't trust whatever he's doing but I just keep following up because he's kind of related to my Dad.

He keeps saying his contact over there in Canada are doing this on purpose just so we don't know the secret to how this is done or so .

Please I need your assistance regards any information you can offer me as this man doesn't seems to agree with me and I don't want them to ruin my other chances with their fake docs and false information.

Any available information will help, I can also share all my docs with you if u need to verify anything.

Please note,, I have done my medicals and I noticed I have gat an IME number already attached to my name while running the medicals,, but I can't find my legitimate UCI number or other details..

Please nairalanders,,I need your help

Thank you.

Regards

Pweety3333:

Currently it takes 14 weeks

babakb:


People aren't listening, The Canadian federal government and Canadian employers are not stupid

The system in Canada ensures that people already in the country with full working rights are employed before processing work permit for foreigners, for example:
Citizens and Permanent residents
New permanent residents and their spouses
Refugees with protected status
International Students
Post graduate work permit holders
Spouses of International Students in Canada
Spouses of Temporary work permit holders in Canada.

All these categories of people already have working rights in Canada, so why would the Canadian employers bother to employ foreigners from outside Canada and go through the hassles of processing work permit Why would the Canadian government give significant quota to work permit for foreigners when these categories of people are increasing in numbers and can fill the labour gaps in the country, Immigration consultants will only rip you off of your hard earned money, they can't beat the system.

The only way to have a chance to secure a job in Canada from outside is if you're a highly qualified and experienced
Medical Doctor
Registered Nurse
Nurse Aide
IT Professional
Advanced Bilingual ( English & French ) in any profession.

No short cuts to Canada