Canada work permit

Filling gaps in the Canadian labour market with the Temporary Foreign Worker Program The Temporary Foreign Worker Program aims to address worker shortages in Canada.

Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) is a program intended to help Canadian employers find workers with highly specialized skills when they are unable to find the appropriate skill set among Canadians or permanent residents.

By Edana Robitaille

How CSQ holders can extend their stay in Canada Steps Quebec newcomers can take to extend their work permits while waiting on a decision from Immigration Canada.

Foreign nationals selected by Quebec under its Regular Skilled Worker Program and its Quebec Experience Program who currently reside in the province may be able to have their work permits extended without needing a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA).

By Daniel Levy

Advertising requirements for Canadian employers hiring foreign workers If you are hiring a foreign worker, you may have to advertise your job opening first as part of the work permit process.

Canadian employers who need a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) in order to hire foreign workers will oftentimes need to complete an advertising requirement.

By Daniel Levy

Canada is offering an open work permit to PGWP holders Eligible Post-Graduation Work Permit holders will be able to get an additional open work permit that can be valid for up to 18 months.

On April 22, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced a new temporary policy to allow international graduates to stay in Canada longer.

By Daniel Levy

How to send staff to Canada through Intra-Company Transfers Multinational companies can send key staff to work in Canada through Intra-Company Transfer work permits.

If your company has a parent company, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Canada, you can send key personnel to the Canadian location through an Intra-Company Transfer (ICT).

By Daniel Levy

LMIA-exempt work permits for employers Work permit options to bring foreign employees to Canada without needing to do the LMIA process.

You might be able to hire a temporary foreign worker without doing a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), or even bring people to work in Canada without a work permit if they fall under one of these exemptions.

By Shelby Thevenot

IRCC extends Interim Authorization to Work policy for TRVs in Canada until February 2023 Visitors in Canada can apply for a work permit and request Interim Authorization to Work if they held a valid work permit in the last 12 months.

Canada has extended temporary COVID-19 measures for another year for eligible Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) holders who are in Canada and want to apply for a work permit supported by a job offer without leaving the country. These pandemic measures, originally introduced in August 2020, will now be in effect until February 28, 2023.

By Shelby Thevenot

Quebec releases 2022 list of occupations eligible for facilitated LMIA Quebec has updated the list of high-demand jobs for which employers do not need to prove that they have made recruitment efforts when hiring temporary foreign workers.

Quebec released a new list of in-demand occupations that benefit from facilitated processing under the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process.

By Alexandra Miekus

Canadian work permits for events hosted by foreign organizations Are you coming to Canada to host a conference or convention? Learn how to determine which of your staff needs work permits, and which do not.

If you are planning on hosting an event in Canada this year, Canada offers facilitated work permit options to foreign event organizers. A lawyer can help you enter as a business visitor. They can also help you obtain an LMIA-exempt work permit.

By Daniel Levy