Employer Immigration Law Compliance & Employee Temporary Work Permits, Pathway to Permanent Residence

“About 100,000 temporary foreign workers come to Canada from India each year. 404,369 work permits were issued in 2019 and 74,856 became Permanent Residents.”

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Facts

Employer Assistance Services

  1. Immigration Law Compliance

No LMIA But Work Permit Required

International Agreements with Countries:

  1. NAFTA, CETA, GATS, CCFTA, Canada Peru FTA
  2. Global Talent Stream
  3. Entrepreneurs/Self Employed
  4. Intra Company Transferees
  5. International Exchange Programs
  6. Spouse and Dependent of Foreign Workers – OWP
  7. French Speaking Skilled Workers
  8. Religious Workers
  9. Academic Work Permits
  10. Provincial LMIA Exemptions

No LMIA and No Work Permit Required

International Agreements with Countries:

No Work permit is required for

  1. Athletes and Team Members
  2. Aviation Accident Or Incident Inspector
  3. Business Visitors
  4. Civil Aviation Inspectors
  5. Clergy
  6. Convention Organizers
  7. Crew
  8. Emergency Service Providers
  9. Examiners and Evaluators
  10. Expert Witnesses or Investigators
  11. Foreign Government Officers
  12. Foreign Repr and their Family Members
  13. Health Care Students
  14. Implied Status
  15. Judges, Referees and Similar Officials
  16. Military Personnel
  17. News Reporters, Media Crews
  18. Performing Artists
  19. Public Speakers

​Open Work Permit Candidates

  1. Spouse/common law partner of a Temporary Foreign Worker or an International Student
  2. Sponsored spouse for Permanent Residence in Canada.
  3. International Student Graduates-PGWP (OWP)
  4. ​International Experience Canada (WorkingHoliday)
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Bridging Open Work Permits-open work permits for In Canada working Applicants awaiting Permanent Residence Processing

Renewal Work Permits and/or Work Permit Extensions

Employers have to be immigration law compliant before Work Permit Authorization is given to the employer.

Employers have to be compliant during the employment of the Foreign Worker on the work permit.

You may need a Temporary Resident Visa or eTa to enter Canada

You must have documentation to support desired status in Canada to present at Port of Entry.

Students working on campus and some off campus students do not require any work permit. They may need a Temporary Resident Visa or eTA to enter Canada

Not Eligible Candidates:

  1. Work permit exempt categories
  2. Expired status in Canada
  3. Work Permit valid for more than 4 months or new LMIA can be used for new work permit.

Eligible Spouses for Open Work Permits:

  1. Bridging Work Permit longer than 6 months
  2. NOC OAB for FSW candidates

PNP programs – employment location restricted to province and city.

Renewal Of Work Permit:

You must apply within 30 days before work permit expires.

You must stop working if:

  1. Your permit expired before renewal application was made; or
  2. You did not respect conditions of your permit.