PERMIT / VISA
WORK PERMIT
Foreigners who want to work in Canada must apply for and receive Work Permit in most cases.
Work Permit is usually divided into Employer-Specific Work Permit and Open Work Permit.
Foreigners with an Employer-Specific Work Permit may only work at the employer and its address specified in the Permit. Unlike that, foreigners with Open Work Permit can work anywhere except for some occupational groups.
Employer-Specific Work Permit is divided into an employer's LMIA approval (positive assessment) required and an LMIA-Exempt. In most cases, it requires LMIA approval.
When applying for an Employer-Specific Work Permit that requires LMIA approval, the Employer's LMIA approval letter and the employment contract must be attached along with other necessary documents.
LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment)?
When it is difficult to find Canadians/immigrants in the positions required by the employer, the employer asks the Canadian government for permission to hire foreign workers for necessary positions, and the Canadian government evaluates the feasibility of hiring foreign workers based on the current unemployment rate in the region/position. In order to receive a positive evaluation of the LMIA applied, employers must prove that they have made sufficient efforts to hire Canadians/immigrants for the position, and also demonstrate their financial health to demonstrate their ability to pay foreign workers. If the LMIA application is positively evaluated, the employer can hire foreign workers, and if it is negatively evaluated, the employer cannot hire foreign workers.
You may be eligible for an Open Work Permit if you
are an international student who graduated from a designated learning institution and are eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program, are a dependent family member of someone who applied for permanent residence, are the spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a low- or high-skilled worker, are the spouse or common-law partner of an international student, are the spouse or common-law partner of an applicant of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program or the Atlantic Immigration Program, etc.
In each of these situations, you must meet additional criteria to be eligible.
STUDY PERMIT
You must have a Study Permit to study in Canada.
To apply for a Study Permit, documents such as a letter of acceptance (LOA), tuition receipt, financial statement, an academic plan of the school you want to study, etc. are required. Since the study permit processing time is not short, it is important to take enough time to apply for it.
Foreigners under the following cases can study without Study Permit.
Underage children of parents with Work/Study Permit or Work Permitted Visitor Records, underage children of expatriates belonging to Global Affairs Canada (GAC), and students for academic programs for less than six months from the date of entry. However, underage children must have a Study Permit to attend Pre-School (Pre-Kindergarten).
Recently, a temporary public policy is in effect that allows anyone with a valid Work Permit before June 7, 2023, to do the study they want without having to apply for a Study Permit.
If you have a family visit or travel plan to Canada, you should apply for a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV). If you are a passport holder in a Visa Exempt Country, you can apply for eTA (Electronic Travel Authorization.
In most cases, people without TRV or eTA cannot take flights to Canada, and even if they arrive in Canada without TRV or eTA, they may be forced to return directly to the country.
Applying for TRV requires documents such as country-specific required documents as well as a financial statement, travel plan, invitation letter, employment certificate, and/or enrollment certificate.
The eTA can be applied directly on the Canadian Immigration Service website, and the results come out only in a day or two. Referring to the written instructions provided, you can easily apply for it yourself.
VISIT / TRAVEL
Extend / Change / Restore Status
If you need more time to stay in Canada, you can apply for an extension of the current Permit. If you need to change the condition of your Permit, you can apply for change. It is recommended that you apply with more than 2-3 months of free time, and you must clearly prove the purpose of the extension or change. In particular, in the case of an extension of the Study Permit, a transcript during the Study Permit period must be submitted.
If your Permit has already expired, you still can apply for an extension of the Permit if it is within 90 days. Except in special cases, it can be extended as the same kind of Permit, and when applying for an extension, you must apply for restoration of the expired Permit at the same time.
Notice
When submission of all Permit applications, the documents that must be submitted along with will depend on the applicant's country of origin/region of application and the applicant's work experience/academic background. Documents that need to be prepared for any applications can be found on the CIC website and the Canada Embassy website in that country.
Immigration regulations related to the Permit application may be changed, removed, or newly created without prior notice. In addition, several Temporary Public Policies can come out and disappear.
All the contents written above can be changed at any time, and new regulations can be announced.
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