Made-up story · Step 04 of 05

Opportunities for Maria

Maria is about to start her career in British Columbia, so Jobs is the category that connects: what a job in her field could mean once she holds a post-graduation work permit. Her degree is in commerce; her story follows marketing roles (NOC 11202), one field it leads to.

The Marketplace

Which kinds of opportunity fit Maria’s goal

The Marketplace has jobs, Canadian education and businesses for sale, each explained against the rules. Not every kind fits every goal, and a story never forces one in.

Jobs

Fits the goal

She is looking for her first job in her field in British Columbia, and skilled work in Canada is what she would need later for permanent residence.

Jobs in the Marketplace

Education

Doesn’t fit the goal

She has just finished her degree, and her plan is to work, not to study again.

Businesses

Doesn’t fit the goal

She isn’t planning to buy or start a business.

What an opportunity would mean for Maria

A post-graduation work permit is an open work permit, which needs no job offer or LMIA, so once she holds it she can work for most employers. Official source
A year of full-time skilled work (TEER 0 to 3) in Canada, within the 3 years before applying, is what the Canadian Experience Class asks for. Meeting it would put a profile in the Express Entry pool; it isn’t an invitation. Official source
For experience in a TEER 0 or 1 job, the Canadian Experience Class asks for CLB 7 in all four abilities; her results are CLB 7 or higher in each. Official source

Professional occupations in advertising, marketing and public relations in British Columbia

Government open data

NOC 11202, TEER 1: usually a university degree. Government open data: what employers posted on Job Bank, and which employers received a positive LMIA. Counts and medians of what was published, not predictions. This part is real data, not made up, and it describes the market, not Maria.

Postings: 54September 2026, 54 vacancies
Yearly pay, as posted: $70,500Median of 20 salaried postings
Hourly pay, as posted: $37.50Median of 34 hourly postings
Positive LMIAs: 217 employers223 positions, 8 quarters between April 2024 and March 2026

Employers with a positive LMIA for this occupation in British Columbia, most positions first

Aqua Paws Hydrotherapy Inc1 position · January to March 2026
Aspire Immigration Services Inc.1 position · January to March 2026
BLUE BIRD TRAVEL, INC.1 position · January to March 2026
CPAP Pros Online Inc.1 position · January to March 2026
CSN Pharma Inc.1 position · January to March 2026

A positive LMIA is not a vacancy today, not a promise to hire anyone, and not a work permit. It says nothing about whether any of these employers would hire Maria.

Sources: Job Postings Advertised on Canada’s National Job Bank Website, and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program’s Positive LMIA Employers List, Employment and Social Development Canada, Open Government Licence - Canada. Newest month: September 2026, read October 19, 2026. LMIA list read October 19, 2026. All of this occupation’s data in the Marketplace

Made-up listings

Examples, explained against Maria’s answers

Each listing is invented, and each is run through the Marketplace’s own matcher: the same rules engine behind an assessment, re-run with the listing’s facts. One is a public listing from a feed; the other was registered directly by the organization. The reasons are worded as the Marketplace would show them to Maria.

Made-up listingPublic listingPosted 2 days ago, seen at the source today

Marketing coordinator

Example Outdoor Co. · Vancouver, British Columbia$58,000 a year

Public listing: From a feed that permits it; we infer nothing about immigration support. Source: A job board feed (made up), so there is no original to link to.

Permanent, full time
37.5 hours a week
NOC 11202, TEER 1
Work in English

Why it’s in Maria’s story: An entry-level marketing role in Vancouver, a field her commerce degree leads to.

Read as if this posting became a written job offer for Maria: a posting is not an offer.

A post-graduation work permit is an open work permit, so once Maria holds one this job wouldn’t need an LMIA; the checks for an employer-specific work permit are left out here. Official source

For Maria’s immigration plan, from the requirements this listing’s own facts decide:

2Why this fits

Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, a valid job offer can earn the 10 FSW arranged-employment points without an LMIA or an LMIA-exempt work permit, for candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy; the offer must still meet the program's other requirements, such as full-time work for at least 1 year in a TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 job.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Looks good from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy do not need an LMIA for a qualifying job offer, and the 5 adaptability points come with arranged-employment points; no change to the other adaptability factors has been announced.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source

7What we don’t know

Unknown
We need to know where you intend to live: outside Quebec for Express Entry programs or, if you hold a nomination, in the province or territory that nominated you.
Express Entry: FSW, CEC and FST; Provincial Nominee Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your age, education and ECA, four language levels from an approved test, skilled work years, job offer details and adaptability factors (Canadian work or study, relatives, spouse) to estimate your FSW score.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your job offer is full-time, non-seasonal, for at least one year in TEER 0 to 3, and backed by an LMIA already issued or a qualifying LMIA-exempt work permit.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need to confirm your Canadian work or study, close relatives in Canada, any job offer, and your accompanying spouse's language, Canadian study and work to count FSW adaptability points.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source

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To confirm from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, the only announced change to the Federal Skilled Worker selection factors is to arranged employment: a qualifying job offer no longer needs an LMIA for candidates invited to apply on or after that date who meet the conditions of IRCC's temporary public policy.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker Program · Official source
Unknown
We need your family size, including non-accompanying members, and your documented settlement funds, or confirmation that you can work in Canada with a qualifying job offer or will apply under CEC.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source
To confirm from November 3, 2026
From November 3, 2026, IRCC says a job offer used to meet Federal Skilled Worker or Federal Skilled Trades eligibility no longer needs an LMIA. IRCC's proof-of-funds page still describes the exemption as being authorized to work in Canada with a valid job offer and does not yet mention this change, so confirm that an offer without an LMIA qualifies before relying on the exemption.
Express Entry: Federal Skilled Worker and Federal Skilled Trades Programs · Official source

0What could rule it out

Nothing the rules engine checked rules it out.

1What an announced change would decide

To confirm from November 3, 2026
Based on your answers, your job offer may not earn the new CRS points, which only valid offers in occupations on IRCC’s high-wage list receive. The offer may still help you qualify for a program.
Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · Official source

The job itself, which is Maria’s own judgment to make, not an immigration requirement:

2Matches what they asked for

Looks good
TEER 1: skilled work for Express Entry purposes. A year in it in Canada could count toward the Canadian Experience Class.
Official source
Looks good
In British Columbia, where you are now.

1Different from what they asked for

Different occupation
A different occupation from the ones you told us about. Experience in it would count separately.

Good to know (1)

Note
Until November 2, 2026, job offers earn no CRS points. From November 3, 2026, a job offer that is valid under Express Entry and is in an occupation on IRCC's high-wage list earns 50, 70 or 100 CRS points, depending on the occupation's level, and it no longer needs an LMIA; you get these points or your Canadian work experience points, whichever is higher, not both. Even if its occupation is not on the high-wage list, a valid offer can still help with FSW arranged-employment points, the proof-of-funds exemption, FST eligibility and some provincial streams.
Express Entry: Comprehensive Ranking System · Official source

Made-up listing: invented for this story, not a real job, program or business, and not an offer. A job posting is not a job offer. It doesn’t mean the employer will hire someone from abroad or support a work permit or permanent residence.

Made-up listingRegistered with usPosted 6 days ago, 24 days left

Junior marketing analyst

Example Coffee Roasters Ltd. · Burnaby, British Columbia$31 an hour

Registered with us: Posted directly by the organization itself, and labelled that way.

Permanent, full time
40 hours a week
NOC 11202, TEER 1
Work in English

Why it’s in Maria’s story: Posted directly by the employer, who says in its own words that it hires graduates on a post-graduation work permit.

The employer says: “We hire recent graduates who hold a post-graduation work permit.”

In the organization’s own words, not checked by us and not a promise.