When Canadian employers make a job offer to a candidate, it’s typically of two kinds: a permanent job offer and a temporary job offer.
As the name implies, a permanent job offer is an offer of employment in Canada for an indefinite period. An individual only needs to possess a Canadian immigration visa before the commencement of work.
On the other hand, a temporary job offer is made for a particular period like, six months, one year, and so on. Typically, individuals will need a Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) before beginning to work.
What Advantages Does Permanent Job Offer Provide?
Express Entry candidates who get their hands on a permanent job offer backed by an LMIA (Labor Market Impact Assessment) get 50 to 200 bonus CRS points, depending on the job offered.
Job offers for senior management positions with NOC codes beginning with 00 can fetch an additional 200 CRS points. Whereas, all other job offers with NOC TEER categories 0, 1, 2, or 3 will bring an extra 50 CRS points.
The Canadian Express Entry is a points-based system that ranks candidates based on their CRS scores and subsequently issues ITAs (Invitation To Apply) to the highest scorers.
Now, these bonus CRS points do not guarantee an ITA, but they surely enhance the likelihood of getting one in the Express Entry draws for PR in Canada. That’s one major benefit of getting a permanent job offer.
With Canadian PR comes the entitlement to work and live anywhere in Canada, bring in family members, and an opportunity to apply for Canadian citizenship after three years.
Additionally, permanent job offers come with perks like health insurance, paid leaves, greater financial security, and peace of mind.
With a permanent role, an employee can rise to significant career heights with a single employer over time. This means that the employee can climb the corporate ladder and potentially elevate earnings if he/she performs well in a permanent role.
What Are The Advantages Of A Temporary Job Offer?
To come to Canada and start working in the quickest possible way, a work permit is the way to go. Now, for getting a TRP, a job offer serves as ground zero. For all work permit applications submitted from outside Canada, it usually takes 60 days for processing by the IRCC.
Furthermore, an individual with a temporary work permit can also be offered a permanent full-time role by the employer. This new job offer will be regarded as an arranged employment in Canada under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP).
An arranged employment is when a candidate gets a valid job offer from a Canadian employer. A valid job offer highly affects a candidate’s eligibility under the FSWP selection norms as it attracts 15 extra points towards the final CRS score.
Apart from this, a temporary job role offers greater flexibility to work at flexible hours. In a temporary job, the candidate is required to work for a set amount of time, and after that, they can pursue other jobs or interests. Due to this, temporary job roles are quite a favorite among students.
Is It Possible To Apply For Temporary Work Permit Along With Permanent Residency?
Indeed Yes!! This practice is known as Dual Intent and is completely legit.
In the context of Canadian immigration, Dual Intent refers to a situation where a foreign individual applies for temporary resident status while also applying for or intending to apply for permanent residence.
Section 22 (2) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), Canada recognizes this practice and mandates that a foreign national’s intention to become a permanent resident does not bar him/her from seeking temporary resident status.
However, any applicant for dual intent must also show an intent to leave Canada after their authorized stay period. They may also make their intention to seek Canadian PR known to IRCC when applying for temporary residence.
How To Identify Fake Canadian Job Offers
Scams and frauds are everywhere around us. Since job seekers are usually laden with high hopes and expectations in a new country, they usually are in an extremely vulnerable position. So, it’s highly pragmatic for international job seekers in Canada to stay alert and protect themselves from any fraud and scams.
Real job offers will come from a known company. These real offers will land either when the candidate has applied for the position or through networking.
Some serious red flags indicating a fake job offer are:
- If it’s not applied for, high chances are it’s fake. Fake offers are usually unsolicited.
- If it’s too good to be true, then it is. Fake job offers come with unrealistically high salaries and vague job descriptions.
- Fake job offers usually come from suspicious email IDs. Although real businesses do use free email services like Gmail, typically they use their domain names and email clients.
- Fake recruiters usually ask for money beforehand to get the job offer. Legit job offers never ask for money.
- Fake job offers ask for personal information like, Social Insurance Number (SIN), residential address, etc. SIN is only needed after the candidate has been hired officially.
