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Obtaining a Canadian Work Permit
A Canadian work permit allows a foreign national to work within Canada. if you are from a foreign country. You usually need a work permit to work in Canada. In some cases, you can work without a permit.
Canada work permits come in two main categories:
Employer Specific Work Permit
Open Work Permit
Work permit issued by the employer (Employer specific work permit)
An employer-specific work permit allows you to work in Canada under certain conditions, such as:
A specified name of the employer you can work for in Canada
How long you can work at that job
Work locations (if applicable)
Before submitting your application for an employer-specific Canada work permit, the employer who intends to hire you must satisfy some measures and provide you with either a copy of:
Labour Market Impact Assessment
An offer of employment number to be included in your application.
Canada Open Work Permit
An OWP, Open Work Permit allows you to work for any employer in Canada, except:
- Those that have been listed as ineligible on the employer’s list, those who have failed to comply with the conditions or
- Those who regularly offers striptease, erotic dance, escort services, or erotic massages
The following foreign nationals could also be eligible to use an open work permit:
Some international students’ spouses or common-law partners of some temporary foreign workers.
You can only apply for a Canadian work permit from within Canada if:
- You got a valid study or Canada Work Permit.
- Your Spouse, Common-law partner, or our parents have a legitimate study or Canada work permit.
- You’re eligible for post-graduation working papers, and your study permit remains valid.
- You’re eligible for post-graduation working papers, and your study permit remains valid.
- You’re eligible for post-graduation working papers, and your study permit remains valid.
- You have claimed to be protected as a refugee.
- You’ve got a short-lived resident permit that’s valid for six months or more.
- You’re a trader, investor, intracompany transferee, or professional under the Canada United States Mexico.
- The agreement, but you need a Canadian work permit to work in a different job (this does not apply to business visitors) ; Or
- You’re a trader, investor, intracompany transferee, or professional under the Canada United States Mexico Agreement, but you need a Work Permit to work in a different job (CUSMA).
You may qualify for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) if you graduated from a designated learning institution and you want to stay in Canada temporarily to work.
You do not need a work permit if you meet specific requirements and the following are among those who do not need a work permit are:
Aviation accident or incident investigator
Business visitor
Civil aviation inspector
A family member of foreign representative
A foreign government official or representative
If you already have a job offer, we can help with the necessary documents and application process to authorize you to work in Canada.
