LMO dilemma/Alberta qualifications......help
 

I'm in contact with a campany in Alberta who have applied for a labour market opinion. HRSDC have since came back to them and said that I will need my qualifications/work experience assessed to determine wether or not I would be capable of sitting the appropiate theory and practical test for my trade in that province. If this is a positive assessment then HRSDC will give me a 6 months LMO initially. If I sit and pass the tests this will be extended.

Now if I was single this would not be a problem, but as Im married with a son I feel I could be taking a real risk. There could still be the chance that my labour market opinion isn't extend.

Looking to hear from anyone who have been through this themselves or know of those who have

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What trade are you?

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I'm a sheet metal worker

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Oh, Hubby's a mechanic and did his equivelency exam - wouldn't help you much though!

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Did you arrive in Aberta on work visa's? if so was it only for 6 months initailly?

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Hi

My hubby got offered a job at a Ford dealer, they submitted the HRSDC application, a couple of months later, he was issued a 3 month permit - in that time he had to pass his trade exam when he did that his work permit was extended for 3 years.

Hope this helps andy more q's just ask :D

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Questions? I have so many. I'm a bit worried about the 6 month LMO I may be given ie Will I have enough time to sell up, get over there and sit the exams within such a short timescale?
I think Ideally it would suit us if I went over firstly, sit the exams, hopefully pass and have the work permit extended then my wife and son could come over but financially I don't think its an option........maybe Im just worrying to much about it

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It's a really scary time isn't it?

My hubby - once we had approval that he could come and take the exam, he decided that it would be best to fly out on his own and do a 'mock' exam before his 3 month initial permit started - WELL what a shock when immigration issued it then and there - our nice comfortable plans out the window, especially when he failed the 1st time and you only get 2 gto goes a time and you have to pay each time. He had to come out again, left me behind to do the house and stuff - we were lucky in the fact we found a buyer pretty quick with no chain.

To be honest, there is such workforce shortage here, that once you have your exam under your belt they'll extend anything - do you have a job to g o to?

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I do have a job offer pending approval from HRSDC they are having my qualifications assessed at the moment.

Think we might heading for the same scenario that you and your husband had.

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You know - if you do end up with the stress and uncertainties we had when it all happend for us then after a few months of being here you will know it was worth it - we've been here a year, although we would do things different if we had to do it again we WOULD do it all again because it IS worth it and all the stress we had, well we have forgotten how bad it was (bit like a lady giving birth you forget the pain when it's all over!) :eek: