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 [...]

Business Visitor Visa to Canada Business Visitor applications usually occur at a port of entry. For countries that are not visa-exempt, you will first need to obtain a Temporary Resident Visa to come to Canada. Upon your arrival, you will speak to an immigration official [...]

Youth Mobility Program The Youth Mobility Program has resulted in more than 22,000 young Canadians choosing to travel and work abroad in approximately 40 countries each year. Comparatively, it has also facilitated 36,000 foreign youth working and travelling to Canada. The Youth Mobility [...]

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 [...]

Super Visa to Canada Since December 1st, 2011, parents and grandparents of citizens and or permanent residents of Canada have had a lot to appreciate. Since its launch, the Super Visa program has been a super hit.  From the time it was first unveiled, close [...]

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 [...]

Temporary Resident Permits If you have a criminal conviction on your record, you may be seen as inadmissible to Canada. However, in some cases, there may be compelling reasons for an officer to issue a Temporary Resident Permit to allow a person who does not [...]

How do I know how long to wait before I am eligible for a pardon? You do not need to wait if you were found not guilty of the offence you were charged 10 years for indictable convictions Pardon/record suspension will NOT be [...]

Rehabilitation is Defined as: The process seeks to improve a criminal's character and outlook so that he or she can function in society without committing other crimes. Within the immigration context, Rehabilitation is an assessment of possible future actions, attitudes and behaviour since [...]

An Authorization to Return to Canada or ARC is a special permission that you will most likely need if you have been the subject of a removal order. A removal order has three categories, each of which results in your inadmissibility to Canada for any [...]

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 [...]