Open Work Permit

The pilot program was introduced in 2017 under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program, the Global Talent Stream works to fast track work visa applications for eligible foreign workers with skills required by Canadian employers in fields such as Information Technology and Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).

A Statistics Canada study shows that international students have been a growing source of labour in the Canadian economy over the past decade.

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Starting November 8, the Canadian government will require employers hiring temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream to pay at least 20% above the provincial median wage.

advertisement of job opening for at least four weeks in the Canadian job market for at least four weeks before applying for an LMIA is the first step of the work permit process.

Inland spousal sponsorship applicants can work in Canada while their permanent resident applications are being processed.

A recent study from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business titled “Labour shortages are back with a vengeance” found that 54% of businesses could not find all the staff they need, with only 42% reporting being able to fully staff their operations.

IRCC checks if the employer is actively engaged in business, verifying legal existence, operation in Canada, and stability. They review the business start date, type, number of employees, income, and main activities. New or obscure businesses get extra scrutiny.

Starting April 6, 2023, some current and former Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) holders may be eligible for an 18-month Open Work Permit.

Foreign workers can work for anywhere in Canada with an open work permit.
Open work permits allow foreign workers the flexibility to choose where they work in Canada.
Oftentimes, foreign nationals who want to work in Canada need a work permit. These permits may be tied to a specific employer, or occupation. By contrast, open work permits allow for freedom of movement, whether it is between workplaces, occupations or locations in Canada.

If you are American or Mexican, you may be eligible for a work permit under CUSMA.

Following a temporary pause that has been in place since September 2021, Express Entry invitation rounds for CEC candidates are set to resume in July. Also, the processing standard for new applicants is expected to return to six months.

The Canadian government fast-tracks work permits for individuals in the IT sector.

There are a number of pathways for nurses to immigrate to Canada.

Canada was experiencing nursing shortages even before the pandemic. Ontario, for example, is planning to invest $342 million over the next five years to hire more than 13,000 healthcare workers to the province. BC has promised to provide up to $16,000 to about 1,500 internationally educated nurses to cover application fees, English language tests, and educational upgrading. Also, Quebec is investing $65 million to recruit and train nearly 1,000 nurses from francophone countries.

Canadian Experience Class (CEC) candidates in the Express Entry pool have not been invited to apply for permanent residence since the last-all program draw, nearly two months ago, on January 18.

A criminal record can hinder your plans to work in Canada, however, you may have options to overcome inadmissibility.

If you have a criminal record and do not address inadmissibility before you apply for a Canadian work permit, you risk being refused entry to Canada.

Overall, the economic outlooks show strong employment growth over the next few years with many opportunities for newcomers.

At the beginning of the pandemic, immigrants who had landed in the last five years experienced higher unemployment levels than Canadian-born workers.

The 2015 application cycle for the IEC program will begin in month of April , with young citizens from 32 countries that have a two-sided youth mobility arrangement with Canada and have the opportunity to live and work in Canada across one of the following three categories: Working Holiday, Young Professionals, and International Co-op.

OTTAWA -- Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says the government will get back on track by the end of the year after COVID-19 caused a major backlog in the processing of immigration applications and long waits for people seeking status in Canada.

A new Statistics Canada report says Canada is aging and it will continue to depend on high immigration levels to renew its population.