Work Visa

Every year millions of foreign workers enter Canada to work for Canadian employers meeting their occupation demands. A work permit is needed mostly for temporary jobs.

The program instituted by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) allows foreign workers to work for a specific period of time in Canada.

A work permit is not considered an immigration document and does not allow foreigners to live in Canada permanently. To settle in Canada on a permanent basis, foreigners need to qualify under the immigration category like skilled worker programs.

Also, your spouse or common-law partner and dependent children can apply to come to Canada to study or do a job under a work permit.

A work permit is extendable based on job demands. To renew a work permit applicants need to apply a minimum of 30 days before the current permit expires.

Open Work Permit

Under open work permit foreign workers can work for any employer in Canada except for employers who are ineligible as stated by the Govt. of Canada, and for employers where the job description is to perform sexual or related work.