BENEFITS OF WORKING IN CANADA

Working in Canada presents many benefits. To ensure the well being of employees, Canadian labor laws ensure that workplaces have a high-degree of safety and that all employers follow certain laws and regulations. Canadian wages must also be competitive and foreign nationals are required, by law, to be offered wages equivalent to their Canadian counterparts.

Some Canadian work permits enable the spouse and children of workers to accompany them to Canada. People interested in immigrating to Canada permanently can gain Canadian work experience, which may increase their eligibility for a number of Canadian permanent residency programs. The following programs award value, in varying degrees, for Canadian work experience:

• Express Entry
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
• Federal Skilled Worker (FSW)
• Federal Skilled Trades (FST)
• Provincial Nominee Programs (PNPs)
• Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program

TYPES OF CANADIAN WORK PERMITS

Though there are many different options for obtaining a Canadian work permit, some work permits require a job offer from a Canadian employer; some require that the employer provide a Labour Market Impact Assessment(LMIA), while others require that a person has some sort of connection to Canada (previous education, spousal sponsorship, etc.). Below are the various work permits that one can apply for based on their individual situation.

Requiring a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

• Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)
• LMIA Work Permits
• Global Talent Stream

LMIA-Exempt but requiring a job offer or employment contract

• International Mobility Program (IMP)
• LMIA-Exempt Work Permits
• NAFTA Work Permits
• CETA Work Permits
• Intra-Company Transfers

Open Work Permits (no job offer or LMIA required)

• Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWP)
• Spousal Sponsorship from Inside of Canada
• International Experience Canada (IEC)
• Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP)
• Spouse Accompanying International Student

WHO IS ELIGIBLE

Foreign nationals in the following situations may be eligible to apply for an open workpermit:

• Spouses or common-law partners of some temporary foreign workers
• Spouses or common-law partners of some international students
• Some international students who have graduated from a designated program of study in Canada
• Permanent residency applicants who have applied through the inland spousal sponsorship process
• Some young workers participating in programs offered through International Experience Canada (IEC)
• Refugees, refugee claimants, protected persons and their family members

Depending on which of the above-mentioned situations a foreign national meets, the eligibility requirements and application procedure will vary.

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