Mtg

Hi guys
Im looking for any companies that have an LMIA in place for service techs.
Any help would be appreciated

Martin

Danny B

I had to Google LMIA to see what it was.

A Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document that an employer in Canada may need to get before hiring a foreign worker. A positive LMIA will show that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It will also show that no Canadian worker is available to do the job.

Is a service tech also known as a car mechanic? I'm not sure, but I can't imagine a company having to recruit a car mechanic from Australia due to shortages in Canada.

christmasoompa

As per your last thread, you're very unlikely to find a company with a LMIA already in place, pre-approval LMIA's are very rare and only for companies with a high demand for foreign workers with very specialist skills. Most are simply applied for for an individual worker, and beware of the companies advertising they have pre-approved LMIA's on Craigslist etc, more are just scammers

What have you been doing since you first starting asking a few years ago, have you been out to job hunt in person as suggested? How did that go?

Do you have any other route to a visa or does it have to be a LMIA/TWP? Do you have a spouse and if so, what do they do? How old are you?

Piff Poff

My Husband got a what was then a LMO, he is a mechanic. The company also held his job for 6 months while we sold up in the UK. He gets offered jobs wherever we go. Youngsters don't seem to want to get their hands dirty, good mechanics are hard to find.

Danny B

wow good for him. You are 100% right, a good mechanic is hard to find. I have learnt my lesson over the years and stay away from main dealer service techs for non warranty work.

I have found myself an old school independent guy who is 100% trustworthy. He is great with nuts and bolts, but when it comes to the computer brain (ECU I believe he called it) unless you have all the gear, diagnosing issues become harder and harder.

Piff Poff

That's is very true, the newer the vehicle the more it needs plugging in for. They need updating in the computers and all sorts. Some warning lights can only be put out by brand specific equipment too. OH hates all the plugging in diagnostics and the more things that are electronic, the more things can go wrong, the more things need plugging in iykwim. Once your vehicle is out of warranty I can't see any reason for main dealer servicing.