When Citizenship and Immigration Canada announced the off-campus work permit, many students took a sigh of relief. This program allows students to earn a living and valuable work experience while they study in Canada. It is also an extremely viable way to offset the costs [...]

Work permits are generally issued to match the duration of the job offer and Labour Market Opinion (LMO) issued by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada/Service Canada (HRSDC/Service Canada), and the Certificat d'acceptation du Quebec (CAQ) issued by the Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés [...]

You may qualify for an Open Work Permit if: The applicant is already working in Canada, and the applicant's permanent resident application has been approved under any one of the following programs: Spouse or Common Law Partner in Canada class. Live in caregiver program Federal [...]

The Significant Benefit Work Permit is a unique type of work permit that requires the applicant to demonstrate certain criteria that would be considered beneficial to Canadians. Unlike most other work permits, this type of work permit is considered Labour Market Opinion exempt [...]

Requirements For Post-graduate Work Permit The Post-graduate Work Permit Program allows students who have graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary institution to gain valuable Canadian work experience. As well skilled Canadian work experience gained through the Post Graduate Work Permit Program helps graduates [...]

The Off-Campus Work Permit Program allows certain foreign students to work off-campus while completing their studies. To qualify, you must be a full-time student enrolled at an eligible post-secondary educational institution or in an approved program at an eligible privately funded institution. To work off [...]

Submitting a Labour Market Opinion is the first step toward hiring a temporary foreign worker. You will need to make recruitment efforts, locate a suitable candidate and satisfy the Temporary Foreign Worker Unit that you and you meet the criteria. The foreign worker [...]

An Intra-Company Transferee is essentially and work transfer program, for lack of a better analogy. It involves an eligible worker who wishes to transfer between two qualifying organizations of the same company. The parent company being abroad, and the branch company in Canada. As the [...]

The Canadian Experience Class ( CEC ) was created to help people like this take part in the Canadian economy. This video talks about the Canadian Experience Class. The video outlines how you can qualify under the Canadian Experience Class and what your [...]

An Open Spousal Work Permit can be obtained when you have received the Approved in Principle letter on your Spousal Sponsorship Application made in Canada. One of the benefits of submitting an in-Canada spousal application is that your spouse may qualify for this consideration. This [...]

When an employer in Canada wants to hire a foreign worker, they must first get approval from Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC)/Service Canada. This approval will come in the form of a positive labour market opinion. The foreign worker will need [...]

Draft an Employment Reference Letter (NAFTA) Regardless of whether you are a business professional, a business visitor or otherwise, if your intention to travel to Canada is business related, it would be extremely wise to provide a letter of reference from your employer. When completing [...]