Work Permit LMIA
Canada is one of the world’s leading economies and a great destination for individuals seeking to work abroad.
Every year, hundreds of thousands of people apply for work permits from all corners of the world to work in Canada. You can be one of them and successfully get a work permit visa with our consultation.
Canada Work Permit is issued to allow skilled workers, permanent workers, temporary workers, students and others to work in Canada. Typically, you need to apply for a Work Visa only after having a job offer in hand.
People who seek to work in Canada must get their Temporary Foreign Worker Permit from their Canadian employer, issued by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada.
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Types of Canadian work permits:
Basically, there are two types of work permits- open work permit and an employer-specific work permit.
Open Work Permit
Allows you to work for any employer. And does not require any offer letter from an employer. The applicants who apply through an open work permit do not require the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), which indicates you can work for any employer in Canada except for those companies that do not comply with labour requirements.
Employer-specific work permit
This type of work permit allows you to work for a specific employer and therefore it comes with certain conditions which will be written on it. These include type of work, places where you can work, duration of work. The employer must obtain an LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment), from ESDC (Employment and Social Development Canada). It permits recruiters to employ foreign skilled workers for occupations.
Conditions for the open work permit
- Proof of financial stability that can take up all expenses of your and your family’s stay in Canada
- You must not have any criminal record
- Medical examination Proof that you are in good health
- Meet all other eligibility conditions such as language skills, biometric data, and insurance
- Proof that you will not overstay in Canada on the expiry of your work permit visa.
- Document proof that shows you have enough funds to support yourself and your family during your stay in Canada
- There must be no criminal record against you and submit a police clearance certificate as proof
- Will not pose a danger to Canada’s security
- Must be in good health and able to take a medical exam if required
- Pledge not to work for an employer listed as ineligible by the government under certain conditions.
- A valid passport with a validity of more than 6 months from the planned date of arrival in Canada.
- Two passport-sized photographs not older than 6 months
- Educational qualification certificates
- Professional qualifications proof documents including work experience
- Medical examination report did from registered hospitals.
- Application fee
- Proof of financial stability
JOBS THAT REQUIRE NO WORK PERMIT
After talking about work permits there are jobs that do not require any work permit from government authority. Here is their list:
- Athlete or coach
- Aviation accident or incident investigator
- Business visitor
- Civil aviation inspector
- Clergy
- Convention organizer
- Crew member
- The short-term highly skilled worker
- Short-term researcher
- Student working off-campus
- Student working on-campus
- Military personnel
- News reporter or film and media crew
- Producer or staff member working on advertisements
- Performing artist
- Emergency service provider
- Examiner and evaluator
- Expert witness or investigator
- A family member of a foreign representative
- Foreign government officer or representative
- Health care student
- Judge, referee or similar official
- Public speaker
- Short-term researcher
- Student working off-campus
- Student working on-campus
Work Visa for dependents
The immigration of dependent family members is allowed under the category of dependent work permit. You may be entitled to have your spouse and children join you in Canada. The dependent children will be eligible to attend Canadian educational institutions. The spouse will also be allowed to apply for an open work permit if willing to work.
WHO Can Be counted as a dependent?
The spouse or children can be included in the dependent visa, whereas parents and grandparents are required to be sponsored by permanent residents or Canadian citizens.
Family members eligible under Canada’s Dependent Work Permit are:
- Spouse, spousal or common-law partners over the age of 16
- Both parents and grandparents
- Dependent children, including adopted children
- Siblings, nephews and nieces, children under 18, orphans and unmarried
FAQs
Most popular FAQs About Canadian Working Permits
Yes if you work for one or more years in Canada under a valid work permit, The Canadian Experience Class or under another category depending on your job classification and language proficiency provides you with this opportunity
In some cases, the Work permits are issued on the same day at a Canadian Port of Entry. Generally, it takes a couple of weeks and depends upon the required medical examination and the workload at the particular visa office to which you have applied.
Yes, it is mandatory to pass the IELTS test with the required bands for obtaining a work visa. The applicant who is interested in applying for a PR visa also needs to pass a language proficiency test.
Work permits have a higher risk of refusal in cases where the application is not properly prepared. The Canadian work standards are very high. The documentation usually requires legal expertise.