aparna_otist

I've been trying to contact my employers...she has always been slow in responding...the advertisement for the said position has been on since nov 2013 and was taken out for some time after the LMO was applied for and the ads appear again now sine 5 days. I really think this whole LMO process and the whole Temporary Worker process should be cancelled once and for all...instead of just playing with people's lives like this....Canada used to be called a coutry of immigrants....I feel so unwelcome here now...

Intocanada

That is a problem for sure. the advertisement should be running for atleast four weeks before lmo is applied and the advertisement should continue till lmo is approved. Ofcourse, this ad should be in job bank or province website.

aparna_otist

So finally I got the news that I was dreading. The LMO was rejected due to insufficient advertising. The ad for the position was on since Nov 2013 in a lot of websites including the company website, but was taken off as soon as I got the offer letter. Since the LMO was applied, there was only 1 ad for the position on the national occupational therapy website. I had told the HR person to continue advertising in all the career sites but she did not listen. Now, she has been told to keep advertising till at least 28 days and then re-apply. Does anybody know for sure if there is a way to expedite the LMO on re-application?

sliam37

If you look at a previous reply to this thread by me in February 2014 you'll see that my OH's LMO was expedited and only took a couple of days after re-submitting. Seems to need the HR person to speak directly to someone at HRSDC. They certainly didn't promise anything - quite the opposite - but since the employer made a case for expedition on re-application it was granted, and was very speedy. They'll be able to re-apply 28 days after the ad was re-posted, which, i think from your posts, is about 3 weeks away.

aparna_otist

I had just called Service Canada to ask the exact time it would take if the employer requests for expediting on re-application. They said if the employer requests for faster processing, they will take a decision within 3 weeks, and there is no appealing a rejected LMO. But what if they reject the LMO the 2nd time too.

Intocanada

I think you got to stay positive and your employer should do everything perfectly and then hope for the best.

LouiseKatherine03

Hi Everyone

Well we also got the news we were dreading, our Lmo was rejected again, so that's the 2nd time, all based on advertising, the 1st one being because they hadn't advertised it all locally and nationally, and this time they hadn't fully described the full job description, which when I look at it on the job bank, it is clearly the same as all the other job listing on there. They are clearly trying to make money out of this small business and forcing them to recruit a HR agency to resubmit this Lmo. They have told us they will pay for her services but are desperate for carpenters that in the process they will have to grab whoever comes along. How long do you think this process will take now they have recruited a 3rd party representative to resubmit?

So gutted, any advice would be appreciated!

Former Lancastrian

Its strange that carpenters are on the Federal Skilled Trades Workers list but they are having trouble getting an LMO approved

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/immigra...plications.asp

LouiseKatherine03

Why do you think they are rejecting them, and will a 3rd party recruitment agency speed it up any quicker? It's all so confusing.

Former Lancastrian

IMHO they are rejecting them as the employer is not meeting or supplying all the info required for the LMO.
Carpenters are skill level B.
This is what the employer has to do
http://www.esdc.gc.ca/eng/jobs/forei...al/index.shtml

Are you sure the employer is doing this?

aparna_otist

I know...i think instead of rejecting it so many times ......they shd just stop this LMO process and do away with the Temporary worker permit too.......its s way of mentally torturing foreign nationals who hope to get some work experience here.

Former Lancastrian

Sometimes the employer is to blame by not following the guidelines and rules.

LouiseKatherine03

I agree and I think they should make it easier for first time lmo employers to guide them through the application. My husband had a job offer in November last year and we are still waiting in limbo along with our 3 fed up children. How long would we now have to wait for resubmitting? Do the third party rep have to wait another four weeks before applying again?

Siouxie

+1

I would say that most of the time the employer is to blame for not following the advertising requirements. It's fully explained in the guidelines so I don't understand why they have such difficulty adhering to them.

MovALot

I just had some fantastic news from Canada, LMO positive, that took 6 weeks