Work permit Canada

Employer-specific work permit

This permit authorizes you to work for a specific employer. Depending on the case, the employer must first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), or the position is LMIA-exempt. In Québec, a CAQ may be added.

• LMIA and CAQ: the employer's process
• Work permit in Canada

Open work permit

An open work permit lets you work for almost any employer, but it is only available in certain situations set out in the rules: completion of eligible studies, family members of certain workers or students, or a permanent residence application in progress, depending on the case.

• Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP)
• Spousal open work permit
• Bridging open work permit (BOWP)

Extending or keeping your status

An extension requested in time may, under certain conditions, let you stay in Canada while the application is assessed. If the permit has expired, restoration of status is sometimes possible, within specific deadlines: restoring status and the right to work are two separate questions.

• Work permit extension
• Maintained status (extension in progress)
• Restoration of status

How we can help

Pro Immigration can help you:

• review your situation and identify the appropriate type of permit;
• check the conditions that apply;
• prepare the application and the documents;
• support the process;
• avoid a loss of status when the rules allow an extension;
• review your options if your permit has expired.

We cannot guarantee that an application, an LMIA or a job will be approved or obtained: the decisions rest with the competent authorities.