The Significant Benefit Work Permit (SBWP) is a special work permit available to workers whose hiring would deliver significant benefit to Canada, either economically, culturally and/or socially.
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As part of the International Mobility Program (IMP), applicants for the SBWP will not need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) during the application process. The LMIA is Canada’s internal assessment to judge what effect the hiring of a foreign worker (under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)), would have on the Canadian labour market.
The SBWP stream is designed for cases where an LMIA might usually be required, but practical considerations (extensive LMIA processing times), or a lack of an appropriate application stream, prevent this from being possible; if Canada is to benefit from the presence of the foreign worker. In this case significant can be defined as (but is not limited to): advancing a Canadian industry, general economic support for Canada, increased health and well-being for Canadians, etc.
If you want to apply for a SBWP, you will need to satisfy considerations that your arrival would provide benefit to Canada, economically, socially, or culturally. If you are successful in doing this, regular deciding factors in issuing a work permit (including: effects on the Canadian labour market, needs of Canadian consumers, etc.) would be weighted in your favour.
To prove your legitimacy as an applicant with potential significant benefit to Canada, you will also have to provide evidence (where relevant), that (among other factors), you are:
In addition to proving that you are distinguished in you field, as an applicant to the SBWP you will also need to show how your arrival and work in Canada would be to the benefit of the country; either economically, socially, or culturally.
The process of applying to a SWP is the same as the process for applying to a regular work permit.
To apply for a SBWP, you will need to provide the following documentation to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC):
Some of the most common recipients of an SBWP include:
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