Question: My hotel submitted an application to become an employer who is approved to hire Front Desk Clerks under the ELMO program. We were approved and I subsequently found a great employee and hired her. I now have a need for three housekeepers and am unsure of what steps I need to take. Do I need to submit another application to become an approved employer for this occupation and resubmit my payroll remittance forms again?
Answer: No, you do not have to resubmit all your documents to Service Canada to become an approved employer again. However, your original application was only for Front Desk Clerks. As you are now looking for Housekeepers, you need to submit an application entitled “Expedited Labour Market Opinion Extension of Eligibility Application Form” which is available on Service Canada’s website:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/elmo/emp5428-e.pdf.
This is a very simple form that basically asks for your contact information, your ELMO Access code and the eligible occupation(s) you want to have covered under the ELMO program (in this case, check the “Hospitality and Hotel Room Attendants” box). Sign the form and fax it to Service Canada. Service Canada will let you know if/when your extension application has been approved.
More information is available on the Human Rescources Social Development Canada website at:
http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/workplaceskills/foreign_workers/elmopp/elmoppfive.shtml
