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RURAL MUNICIPALITY OF HEADINGLEY · L-1B FIELD GUIDE

Can the client change supervision after the assignment begins without review?

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THE DIRECT ANSWER

Do not assume material changes remain covered by the original proposal.

Reassess the working arrangement

Identify the new duties and supervision before relying on prior permission. A customer’s business decision does not expand immigration authorization by itself.

Separate two questions the platform change puts together: whether the knowledge claim survives, and whether the proposed duties still exist. The revised facts should be reviewed rather than assuming the original approval automatically covers a materially different assignment. Once a change is approved, the project has committed dates and staffing to it, and a review that recommends waiting is then arguing against decisions already made. Do not assume that urgency makes a particular next step appropriate or that changing the proposed start date resolves the prior issue. The transferring employee's position is restricted but stable: it is tied to an approved employer and assignment, and it does not change because a project evolves, provided the assignment remains what was approved. A new-office approval is limited to one year and requires premises and capacity for the role; an offsite client placement must remain controlled by the petitioner and cannot be labour for hire.