Visitors can continue to apply for work permits inside Canada with temporary policy extended by 2 years
Ottawa, February 28, 2023—foreign nationals who are in #Canada
as visitors and who receive a valid job offer will continue to be able to apply
for and receive a work permit without having to leave the country. Visitors
applying under this public policy who held a work permit within the last 12
months will also continue to be able to request interim work authorization to
begin working for their new employer more quickly. Set to expire today, this
COVID-era temporary public policy has been extended by 2 years, until February
28, 2025. Leaving this temporary policy in place makes visitors an option for
employers in Canada, as many are facing significant labour shortages during
this period of economic expansion.
Prior to this temporary policy change, those applying to work
in Canada would typically need to apply for their initial work permit before
they came to Canada. If they were already in Canada with visitor status when
they were approved for a work permit, they would need to leave Canada to be
issued their work permit. With this policy in place, leaving Canada isn’t
necessary.
To be eligible to apply, an applicant looking to benefit from
this temporary public policy must
have valid status in Canada as a visitor on the day they
apply have a job offer that is supported by a labour market impact assessment(LMIA) or an LMIA-exempt offer of employment
submit an application for an employer-specific work permit no
later than February 28, 2025
meet all other standard admissibility criteria.
Applicants who currently have visitor status but who have
held a valid work permit in the past 12 months can follow special instructions
to get interim work authorization to start working for their new employer
before their work permit application is finalized.
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