Arranged employment

If you have an offer of permanent employment from a Canadian employer, it can improve your chances of having your federal skilled worker application approved.
Depending on your circumstances, the requirements for a valid offer of employment are different.
1) If you are currently working in Canada: ·
your current employer must have made an offer to give you a permanent job if you are accepted as a federal skilled worker, and · your temporary work permit must be valid both when you apply for a permanent resident visa and when the visa is issued. In addition: · your work permit must have been confirmed by Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) through a positive labour market opinion or · you must be in a category that is exempt from an Arranged Employment Opinion in order for your offer of employment to be valid.

2) In all other cases:
You must not be working in Canada and you either · do not have a valid work permit or · you have a work permit, but your circumstances are different from those described in the first example.
In this case, the offer of employment is valid if your prospective employer · has made an offer to hire you on an indeterminate basis if you are accepted as a federal skilled worker, and has obtained a positive Arranged Employment Opinion from HRSDC and you · meet all required Canadian licensing or regulatory standards associated with the job.

Note: You cannot arrange for an HRSDC confirmation of a job offer. Your employer must do this.