The client, who was from the Philippines, was job-matched to a Korean-run restaurant for a Cook position and the LMIA was approved. The documents were submitted on August 21, 2024 and the approval letter was received on October 18, 2024, which the write-up describes as less than two months.
The approval letter was issued under the Permanent Resident stream with a validity date of April 18, 2025, and the write-up states that the work permit application had to be made before that date.
The write-up notes that it was published at a time of tightened rules on LMIAs and work permits for foreign workers, and describes the firm's job matching as working through first, second and third position preferences, keeping a record of the matching history, and following up once a week.