Open Work Permit

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Software engineer was most common occupation among 89,800 Express Entry candidates invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence last year

pathway to permanent residence for eligible caregivers will stay open for a period of three months

A group of former international students whose applications for Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs) were refused are now able to re-submit their applications. Canada’s Minister of Immigration, John McCallum, has established a public policy to reconsider applications for three-year open work permits from certain graduates.

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) recently introduced changes to strengthen employer accountability under the International Mobility Program.

Ukrainians aged 14-17 and those over 60 are among the groups who can now complete their biometrics upon arriving in Canada.

Effective immediately, certain Ukrainians looking to move to Canada will no longer need to submit their biometrics at Visa Application Centres (VACs) overseas.

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) now has a processing time of 30 days for Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs) for spousal applicants. 

Today's major announcements provide more certainty for Canadian immigration candidates.

Many provincial immigration streams target candidates with work experience in a specific occupation
Immigration candidates with work experience in any skilled occupation may be invited to apply for Canadian permanent residence through Canada’s Express Entry system, but experience in a specific line of work can be an advantage at the provincial level.

Immigration applicants no longer need to wait until 4 months before their work permit expires to apply for a BOWP. They may be eligible for a BOWP even if their work permit expired.

If you are eligible to be considered a Business Visitor, you do not need a work permit to come to Canada.

Canada has extended a public policy that allows foreign workers on closed (employer-specific) work permits to switch employers or jobs while waiting for a new work permit. This temporary COVID-era measure, now updated as of May 27, 2025, lets eligible workers start new employment after receiving interim approval from IRCC, without needing to wait for the full permit.

Year-over-year, Canada has added 426,000 net new jobs — most of them full-time

Canada is beginning a new work permit option under the international mobility program. This stream aims to make hiring francophone skilled workers more straight forward for employers in certain regions of Canada.

Manitoba has unveiled two new “fast track” immigration pathways for international graduates of post-secondary institutions in the province.  

299 invitations issued in April 25 draw, raising 2019 total to nearly 4,000

The Canadian government has introduced six new measures to manage the increasing number of international students and temporary workers.

New statistics from French Consulate in Montreal indicates that there could be over 110,000 French citizens currently living in Montreal. According to the French Consulate estimation, approximately one in two French immigrants register, and 55,000 had done so by 2013. This represents an increase of 45 per cent since 2005.

The cut-off score in the August 12 draw was 466‎

91 Express Entry candidates among those invited in July 5 draw