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Archived: June 2, 2025 2:56:09 PM

From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC)

Sent: [requester]

To:

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Subject: [requester] 03-2025

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Good day,

Thank you for contacting the Immigration Representatives Mailbox

Please note that this mailbox is intended for general guidance and does not provide responses to case-specific inquiries but have provided the following information as guidance.. If you have case specific questions about a file, you are encouraged to submit the IRCC Web form,

Please sce our response to your question:

, Question:

Scenario: Open Work Permit holder receives positive LMIA under high-wage stream for 3-year employment. This is not a dualintent LMIA, supporting PR.

However, there LMIA has a validity of 6 months from date of issued. While the worker will apply to extend their stay and change conditions to an LMIA work permit, this will take 4-6 months to process.

Worker gets an ITA as a Canadian Experience Class applicant, using the positive LMIA high-wage approval. Still holds open work permit at the time of submission of [requester], falls under section 82(1) of Regs, section (i) — offer is supported by valid assessment.

At the time of PR submission, the LMIA validity has only 5 months remaining on it.

Question:

Does the worker still receive the 50 points for Arranged employment, IF:

© PR eligibility decision is made after the LMIA-High- Wage validity of 6 months has passed: AND © The applicant still holds an open work permit, since there LMIA work permit has not yet been approved

Inother words, does IRCC “lock in” the LMIA High-wage (not dual intent LMIA) as valid for Arranged Employment at

the time of the PR application submission, provided they got the ITA and submitted their PR within the validity of the LMTA? It 001626

$.19(1) FFD erccepcress Semone conse doesn’t matter ifthe LMIA expires. — : fthe PR must be approved before the LMIA expires, will the Arranged Employment points count if the worker gets their sonar work permit during the PR process? And thus fang under 82(1) (i)?

Answer:

Please note that the requirements for being assigned Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) points for arranged employment are described in the Ministerial Instructions respecting the Express Entry system subsection 29(2).

Tn order to be assigned CRS points for arranged employment, the job offer must be supported by a valid LMIA, or a van employer-specitie work permit, and meet al the other requirements. The LMIA or the employer-specifie work permit must be valid at the time the invitation to apply is received (ITTA) and at the time the application for permanent residence is made (APR). There is no requirement for the LMIA to be valid past those dates; ifan LMIA expires aller APR, such change will not aflect the job offer CRS points.

>lease be advised that the assessment of an application is conducted on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration the specific circumstances and the supporting documentation available to the officer. It is the applicant's responsibility to provide sufficient documentation to demonstrate that they meet the requirements We trust that this information will be of assistance to you.

Sincerely,

The Immigration Representatives Mailbox

From: Sent: [requester] To: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC) <[requester email]> Subject: [requester] Dear [requester] I would appreciate your feedback on the following: Scenario: Open Work Permit holder receives positive LMIA under high-wage stream for 3-year employment. This is not a dual-intent LMIA, supporting [requester], there LMIA has a validity of 6 months ftom date of issued. While the worker will apply to extend their stay and change conditions to an LMIA work permit, this will take 4-6 months to process. Worker gets an ITA as a Canadian Experience Class applicant, using the positive LMIA high-wage approval. Still holds open work permit atthe time of submission of [requester], falls under section 82(1) of Regs, section (i) — offer is supported by valid assessment... ‘At the time of PR submission, the LMIA validity has only 5 months remaining on it, Question:

Does the worker still receive the 50 points for Arranged employment, IF: — :

© PR eligibility decision is made after the LMIA-High- Wage validity of 6 months has passed; AND

© The applicant stil holds an open work permit, since there LMIA work permit has not yet been approved Tn other words, does IRCC “lock in” the LMIA High-wage (not dual intent LMIA) as valid for Arranged Employment at the time of the PR application submission, provided they got the ITA and submitted their PR within the validity of the LMIA? It doesn’t matter if the LMIA expires. Ifthe PR must be approved before the LMIA expires, will the Arranged Employment points count ifthe worker gets their LMIA work permit during the PR process? And thus falling under 82(1) (i)? Thank you

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