Job Offer Check
Your steps to confirm a Canada job offer on Job Bank and report fraud.
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Your Job Check result
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Your Job Check runs in a fixed order: employer, job, permit route, payment trail. Each step ends with a clear result, so you always know what is confirmed. Keep the offer letter, the employer's name, the job title and every message from the recruiter open on your phone while you go through it.
Employer confirmed on Job Bank
Job Bank is the Government of Canada's official job site. Search the exact job title together with the employer's business name and province. A genuine employer normally has a traceable posting or business presence, a physical address in Canada and an email address on its own company domain instead of a free webmail account. Compare the wage, location and duties in your offer with what the posting shows.
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Job Bank also publishes wage information by occupation and region, which gives you a reference for the salary in your offer. Then look up the company in the provincial business registry, open its website and call the main number listed there. Ask for the hiring manager by name and confirm that your job title exists. When employer, address and role all match, this step is confirmed.
Genuine offer and work permit process
A genuine offer letter names the employer, job title, duties, wage, hours, work location and start date. For most employer-specific work permits, the employer either obtains a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or uses an LMIA-exempt route and submits the offer to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). The process then runs in this order:
- Written job offer with full details and a named contact
- LMIA approval from the employer, or an offer number for an LMIA-exempt job
- Work permit application that you submit to IRCC yourself, from your own account
- Biometrics and, where required, a medical exam
- IRCC decision, followed by entry to Canada with your documents
The employer carries the cost of the LMIA and its own employer fees. An LMIA application lawyer, when one is used, is hired by the employer for the employer's file. No recruiter can sell you the job itself, and no one can promise an approval, because the decision belongs to IRCC alone.
Red flag list for scam offers
Your red flag list covers the patterns that appear again and again in fake offers. One match is enough to return to the official checks above.
- A job offer with no interview, or an interview held only in a chat app
- A fee for the job, a visa slot or a guaranteed LMIA
- Payment requested through a personal account, cryptocurrency, gift cards or cash transfer
- An employer email on a free webmail domain, or names that differ between documents
- A wage far above the usual range for the role on Job Bank
- A promise of guaranteed work permit approval
- Pressure to pay or sign within hours
Any request to pay outside the official portal contradicts the best way to pay visa fees online, which is the IRCC site itself, where the receipt appears in your own account.
Canada immigration lawyer and licensed consultant help
Paid guidance is legitimate when it comes from an authorised representative. A canada immigration lawyer is a member of a provincial or territorial law society, and a licensed immigration consultant canada is registered with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants. Ask for the licence or registration number and confirm it on the regulator's public register before any payment is made.
For canada work permit application help, the representative works from your own documents and gives you a written agreement and receipts. A licensed immigration consultant canada or a canada immigration lawyer can also confirm which permit route your offer should follow, and whether the employer's LMIA or exemption paperwork is in order.
Send money to Canada from Nigeria safely
Real relocation costs are paid through traceable channels in your own name. For the best way to pay visa fees online, use the IRCC online application, where payment is made by card. Card payment security matters here: a credit card with fraud protection leaves a clear record and a route to dispute a charge.
When you need to send money to Canada from Nigeria for a deposit or first rent, an international money transfer to Canada through a regulated provider shows the exchange rate, fees and delivery time before you confirm. Several Canadian banks run newcomer programs, and some offer the option to open canadian bank account from nigeria before you travel, so check each bank's current terms. A genuine employer never asks you to send money to Canada from Nigeria as a recruitment fee.
Health insurance for new immigrants in Canada
Provincial health coverage can start after arrival, and some provinces apply a waiting period, so health insurance for new immigrants in Canada often bridges that gap. Canada travel insurance for work permit holders covers the days between landing and provincial coverage, while international health insurance Canada plans add wider hospital and emergency cover. Policy wording shows what is included for emergency treatment and pre-existing conditions.
Family members who come to see you may need visitor to Canada insurance for the length of their stay, and a visitor to Canada insurance policy states its coverage dates in writing. Employment benefits in a genuine offer, such as extended health or dental, are written in the offer letter together with the date they begin.
Salary, training and certification check
Some jobs sit in regulated occupations that need provincial certification, a licence or a training program before work begins. Career schools and certification programs publish their own requirements, and the offer should state who handles them. The Job Bank wage for the same occupation and region gives you a salary reference, and the offer letter should list benefits, hours and overtime in writing.
Fraud report and identity protection
If something does not match, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre is the official place to report fraud, including attempts where no money was lost. Report to local police as well, and tell your bank at once when a payment was made. Phishing messages and fake recruiter profiles can also be reported to the platform that hosted them.
When a passport copy or banking details went to an unverified contact, identity theft protection steps apply: change passwords, turn on two-factor sign-in, review account activity and alert your bank. Good cybersecurity habits on your phone protect your IRCC account, your email and your payment apps while the real application moves forward.
Where do I confirm that the employer is real?
Does a genuine employer ask me to pay for the job?
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Where do I report a suspected scam?
Your Job Check gives you the full path: employer and posting confirmed on Job Bank, the offer matched to the IRCC process, fraud reported to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre. Around it sit the practical pieces: a canada immigration lawyer for canada work permit application help, an international money transfer to Canada, the option to open canadian bank account from nigeria, and international health insurance canada with canada travel insurance for work permit cover.