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Open Work Permit
An open work permit allows a foreign national to work for any Canadian employer without the need of Labor market impact assessment (LMIA)
Open work permit can be categorized into 2 types:
Unrestricted: A foreign national who has unrestricted work permit can work in any occupation, for any employer at any location
Restricted: A foreign national who has restricted work permit can work for any Canadian employer, but the occupation is restricted owing to the applicant’s medical condition.
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Eligibility
- Persons who are already working in Canada and have applied for PR under the FSW, CEC, PNP, FST, humanitarian and compassionate grounds.
- Spouse/ common law partners of workers whose work fall under NOC 0, NOC A, NOC B, spouse/ common law partners of foreign students
- Persons who have a temporary resident permit.
- Refugees who are awaiting the decision on their claim, persons with rejected refugee claims who cannot be removed from Canada.
Co-op Work Pemit
Any international student who is enrolled in a program that requires the student to complete a co-op or internship is eligible for a co-op work permit. Co-op or internship component must be an essential part of the program, but it should not form more than 50% of the total program of study. It will be issued for the same length of time as your study permit and allow you to work full time.
Eligibility
- Work must be related to a research program
- Students must have a valid study permit
- Employment must be certified as part of the academic, vocational, or professional program by a responsible academic official of the institution.
- Student must not be a medical intern or extern or a resident physician (except in Veterinary medicine)
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Spousal Open Work Permit
This program allows your spouse to apply for and obtain an open work permit which enables them to work for any Canadian employer.
Eligibility
- Spouses or common law partners of foreign workers whose work fall under NOC 0 (manager occupation), NOC A (professional occupation) or NOC B (technical occupation or skill trade)
- Spouse or common law partner of foreign student at public post-secondary school.
- Spouses or common law partners of work permit holders who have been nominated for permanent residency by province or territory, irrespective of the skill level of the principal applicant’s occupation.
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Post Graduate Work Permit
This program allows international students to work for any employer for a specified period who are about to graduate from a post-secondary institution. It paves the way for permanent residency for all those students.
Eligibility
- The student must have a valid study permit.
- The student must graduate from a program of at least 8 months duration in any DLI (distance learning institution ).
- The student must be eligible to obtain a degree, diploma or certificate.
- The student must apply within 90 days of successfully completing the program.
- The student must be at least 18 years old.
- In case a student is transferred from one college to another which is not DLI, only the total months of studying within DLI will be calculated.
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LMIA
LMIA stands for Labor market impact assessment. LMIA certified that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It also shows that no Canadian worker or permanent resident can do the job.
LMIA Process
Step 1: Employer must submit an application through service Canada for registration by providing CRA payroll account number and utility bill issued under company’s name.
Step 2: Employer must show that it made reasonable efforts to hire Canadian or Permanent resident before offering it to foreign worker
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Step 3: It includes advertisements on recruitment sites and trade general newsletters, newspapers for at least 31 days (about 1 month).
Employers must submit LMIA applications with certain documents. The employer may be asked to provide:
- Payroll records
- Time sheets
- A job description
- Temporary foreign worker’s permit
- Proof of registration with provincial/ territorial workplace safety organizations
- Proof that the workplace is free of physical, sexual, psychological, or financial abuse.
LMIA exempt work permit
A work permit may be issued without an LMIA pursuant to international agreements, such as:
- North American Free Trade Agreement — CUSMA
- Canada–Chile Free Trade Agreement — CCFTA
- Canada–Peru Free Trade Agreement — CPFTA
- Canada–Colombia Free Trade Agreement — CCFTA
- Canada–Korea Free Trade Agreement — CKFTA
- General Agreement on Trade in Services— GATS
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