Every year, over 90,000 foreign workers
enter Canada to work
temporarily in jobs that help Canadian employers
address skill shortages, or as live-in
caregivers.
To apply for a work permit from outside
Canada, you must submit the following
documents:
a job offer from a Canadian employer
a completed application, that shows
that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act and the
Immigration and Refugee
Protection Regulations, and
written confirmation from Human
Resources and Skills Development Canada
(HRSDC)
that the employer can hire a foreign worker to
fill the job. This confirmation is called a
positive labour market opinion.
In most cases, it is up to your
employer to get that written
confirmation. Information on the labour
market opinion is found under
Information for
Canadian employers on the
right-hand side of this page.
You can only apply for a work permit from
inside Canada if:
you have a valid study or work permit,
or your spouse or parents have a study or work
permit
you have a work permit for one job but
want to apply for a work permit for a different
job
you have a temporary resident permit
that is valid for six months or more or
you are in Canada because you have
already applied for permanent residence from
inside Canada. You will have to pass certain
stages in the main application process before you
can be eligible for a work permit.
You must also have the following
documents:
a job offer from a Canadian employer
a completed application, that shows
that you meet the requirements of the
Immigration and Refugee
Protection Act and the
Immigration and Refugee
Protection Regulations, and
written confirmation from
HRSDC
that the employer can hire a foreign worker to
fill the job. This confirmation is called a
positive labour market opinion.
In most cases, it is up to your
employer to get that written
confirmation. Information on the labour
market opinion is found under
Information for
Canadian employers on the
right-hand side of this page.
truguide.ca