WORK PERMITS
OBTAIN THE RIGHT WORK PERMIT
You must apply for a work permit if you are coming to Canada with the intention to work. There are two major types of work permits:
- An open work permit allows you to work for any employer in Canada, except for an employer:
- who is listed as ineligible on the list of employers who have failed to comply with the conditions or
- who regularly offers striptease, erotic dance, escort services or erotic massages.
You can only get an open work permit in specific situations. Let us help you determine if you are eligible to apply for an open work permit.
- An employer-specific work permit allows you to work according to the conditions on your work permit, which include:
- the name of the employer you can work for
- how long you can work
- the location where you can work (if applicable)
FOREIGN SKILLED WORKERS
This program is for skilled workers with foreign work experience who want to immigrate to Canada permanently.
This program has minimum requirements for:
- skilled work experience
- language ability
- education
You must meet all the minimum requirements to be eligible. You must plan to live outside the province of Quebec. The province of Quebec selects its own skilled workers. If you plan on living in Quebec, you will need to apply to apply to the Quebec-selected skilled workers.
EXPRESS ENTRY PROGRAM
Express Entry is a system used to manage applications for these immigration programs:
- the Federal Skilled Worker Program
- the Federal Skilled Trades Program
- the Canadian Experience Class
- a portion of the Provincial Nominee Program
If you’re a Canadian employer with a business outside Quebec, you can hire Express Entry candidates to meet your needs when you can’t find Canadians or permanent residents to fill job vacancies.
PROVINCIAL NOMINEE PROGRAMS
This program is for workers who have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory want to live in that province, and want to become permanent residents of Canada
Each province and territory as its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements. The province of Quebec does not have a provincial nominee program. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target: students, business people, skilled workers and semi-skilled workers.
To be nominated by a province or territor, an individual must determibne if they qualify based on the instructions on their website :
ATLANTIC IMMIGRATION PILOT
The Atlantic Immigration Pilot helps Canadian companies hire qualified candidates for jobs they haven’t been able to fill locally. These candidates can be overseas or living in Canada temporarily.
There are 3 programs that can be used to hire someone:
- Atlantic International Graduate Program
- Atlantic High-skilled Program
- Atlantic Intermediate-skilled Program
Each program has requirements that the hiring company and the candidate must meet.
Before a job offer is made, the hiring company must be designated by the provincial government of the Atlantic province where the candidate will be working.
Once an employer makes a job offer, the employer and the candidate will work through several steps. If the employer and the candidate meet all the requirements, the candidate gets permanent resident status in Canada.
GLOBAL TALENT STREAM
The Global Talent Stream offers Canadian employers the opportunity to hire highly-skilled global talent to expand their workforce here in Canada and to be competitive on a global scale. This Stream, which is a part of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, is designed for innovative firms in Canada that are referred to Employment and Social Development Canada by a designated referral partner and that need unique and specialized foreign nationals in order to scale-up and grow. It is also intended for firms in Canada that need to fill an in-demand highly-skilled position on the Global Talent Occupations List.
- If you hire a worker through the Global Talent Stream, you must develop a Labour Market Benefits Plan that demonstrates your employer-specific commitment to activities that will have lasting, positive impacts on the Canadian labour market.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA
Job Bank is the Canadian government leading source for job opportunities and labour market information. Job Match is a service that allows employers and job seekers to be matched based on their respective needs and profiles. This service helps aspiring foreign workers with job search, the Job Match feature will match your profile with job postings on Job Bank. Your specific criteria (skills, education, experience and location) are matched to job postings requiring similar criteria. Employers can see your profile and invite you to apply for the job.
Potential immigrants can create a profile and be matched to jobs that suit them. They can also set job alerts to get notified by mail of any job availability that suits their profiles.
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE CANADA
International Experience Canada (IEC) provides youth with the opportunity to travel and work in Canada. If you’re eligible, you’ll be placed into one or more pools of International Experience Canada (IEC) candidates. You’ll get a message in your account that confirms you are in the pool(s).
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