Canada has changed the open work permit eligibility for family members of foreign workers and international students.

Effective January 21, 2025, only spouses of certain international students and foreign workers will be able to apply for a ...

Toeing its recent stance to restrict its temporary resident programs for international workers and students, the <a ...

Canada has announced a new LMIA-exempt work permit for select tech companies in the country. The new work permit has been ...

Canada will implement new changes to its Open Work Permit (OWP) program, which could have significant eff..|News Track ...

In situations where a spouse may be given a shorter work permit than the sponsoring study or work permit holder (under a previous family OWP policy), in-Canada family members (including spouses ...

Canada open work permit is not job-specific and lets you ... refuse applications because the labour market impact assessment (LMIA) exemption code is incorrect or the code the applicant provided ...

Visitors applying under this public policy who held a work permit within ... employment. An LMIA is an application that an employer makes to Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) to ...

Exemptions to the LMIA/CAQ process may apply, such as under certain free trade agreements (ex. T23, Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)) or Canadian Interests, such as C22, Academic ...