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OPEN WORK PERMIT

In some cases, foreign workers do not need to submit any documents from the employer in order to get a work permit. Foreign spouses and common-law partners of temporary foreign workers and foreign students, who themselves want to work in Canada, might be eligible to apply for an open work permit. Open work permit is not job-specific. Due to this, they will not need to provide a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from Employment and Social Development Canada or a confirmed offer of employment.

If a person is exempt from the LMIA process and is approved for an open work permit, she or he will be able to work for any Canadian employer as long as the employer is not listed with the status: “ineligible” on the list of employers who failed to comply with the conditions and does not, on a regular basis, offer striptease, erotic dance, escort services or erotic massages.

Open work permits may be applied for by:

  • The spouses or common-law partners of foreign temporary workers;
  • The spouses or common-law partners of foreign students;
  • International students who have graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution.

In addition, open work permits are also available to candidates for the International Experience Canada program.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

To be eligible for an open work permit, the spouse or common-law partner of a foreign temporary worker must demonstrate that:

  • The principal temporary foreign worker must be performing work that is at a level that falls within National Occupational Classification (NOC) Skill Levels 0, A or B. This requirement does not apply to principal temporary foreign workers who have been nominated for permanent residence by a province (provincial nominees).
  • The principal temporary foreign worker has permission to work in Canada at least for six months.

To be eligible for an open Work Permit, the spouse or common-law partner of a foreign student cannot themselves be full-time students and must demonstrate that:

  • The foreign student is studying full-time at a diploma/degree-granting, publicly-funded post-secondary educational facility; or
  • The foreign student has graduated and is the holder of a valid work permit for a job related to his or her field of study.

Note: Open work permits for spouses and common-law partners are issued with a validity date that coincides with the period of time that their spouse is permitted to work or study in Canada.

International students who have graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution, in order to be eligible to apply for an open work permit must meet the requirements under the Post-Graduate Work Permit Program.

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