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Work Visa
Work Visa
OPEN WORK PERMIT
EMPLOYER SPECIFIC WORK PERMIT
LMIA
Open Work Permit
Foreigners that are eligible for an Open Work permit:
- Spouse/common-law partner being sponsored for Permanent Residence through an Inland Spousal Sponsorship Applicaton
- Spouse/common-law partner of a Temporary Foreign Worker
- I.e. if your spouse or common-law partner has a work permit, you can get an open work permit as well.
- Spouse/common-law partners of International Students studying in Canada
- International Students who recently graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution can apply for a Post-Graduation Open Work Permit
- International Experience Canada (IEC) Candidates (Working Holiday)
Employer-Specific Work Permit
Allows to work for an employer with specific conditions
Employer specific work permit is a work permit that has conditions, which are pre-determined by the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).
The LMIA is obtained first by the employer and used in the foreign worker’s work permit application. The LMIA will have all the employment conditions that will be reflected on the foreign worker’s work permit.
The conditions on the work permit include:
- The name of the employer
- Duration of employment
- Employment location (if applicable)
LMIA
Jobs that require LMIA:
Those jobs which have high demand, high pay, or are of shorter duration do not require an LMIA. Most Canadian employers or owner oriented jobs require an LMIA, which is provided by the government after assessing their hiring policies. They should prove their attempt in hiring Canadian citizens or permanent residents before moving ahead to foreign workers. Most of the professional and highly paid jobs come under this category.
Jobs that do not require LMIA:
There are jobs that do not require an LMIA like –
- International Agreements (NAFTA, CETA, GATS, Canada-Columbia FTA, Canada-Peru FTA)
- Global Talent Stream (where employers require immediate hiring due to high growth in business)
- Entrepreneurs/Self-Employed Candidates
- Intra-Company Transferees
- International Exchange Programs
- Spouse and Dependents of Foreign Workers / Students
- Post Grad Work Permit
- Home Child Care Providers and Home Support Workers
- French-Speaking Skilled Workers
- Religious Workers
- Academics
- Provincial LMIA Exemptions
- International Experience Class (A temporary work program for youth professionals between 18 to 35 years of age, from countries that have a bilateral youth mobility arrangement with Canada.
Also, there are jobs that do not require a work permit:
- Athletes and team members
- Aviation accident or incident inspector
- Business visitor
- Civil aviation inspector
- Clergy
- Convention organizers
- Crew
- Emergency service providers
- Examiners and evaluators
- Expert witnesses or investigators
- Foreign government officers
- Foreign representatives and Family members of foreign representatives
- Health care students
- Implied status
- Judges, referees and similar officials
- Military personnel
- News reporters, media crews
- On-campus employment and some Off-campus work
- Performing artists
- Public speakers
- Those with Open Work Permits
- International Experience Class
- Full-time students
