A member on a closed, LMIA-exempt work permit had claimed 50 CRS points for an arranged offer from Employer A, and asked whether switching to Employer B after AOR (with a new LMIA and work permit) would let them keep those points, and whether IRCC needed to be informed.
What the thread clarified:- You would not be eligible to keep the 50 arranged-offer points if you change employers after claiming them. The points were tied to the specific arranged offer from Employer A; switching employers effectively invalidates that claim.
- Switching employers before getting PR can also raise credibility concerns, since the application is built around the arranged offer that was submitted — members cautioned that changing jobs risks undermining the whole claim.
- One option members discussed was withdrawing the current application and reapplying later once settled with the new employer, rather than trying to keep the existing application while changing jobs.
The practical takeaway: if you've claimed arranged-offer points, plan to stay with that employer until you have PR. If your circumstances genuinely change, treat it as a new application decision (including possibly withdrawing and reapplying) rather than assuming you can quietly swap employers and keep the points.