Quick Guide for Canada Work Permit | SSSS Immigration


Are you going to apply for a work visa? Before applying for your work visa, you should have an ‘offer of employment’ to get your work permit. Canada wants to attract temporary skilled workers for the positions that Canadian employers are not able to fill by Citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada.  A Canadian work permit is only a temporary basis. You can only work for an employer who sponsored you. But you can change your status when you will be in Canada. Also, you cannot transfer your work visa.



Your employer should take care of the following steps:

1. You should ensure that your position is suitable to apply for a Canadian work visa. Your employer needs to confirm it with Human Resources Development Canada.

2. The employer must provide you an offer latter.

3. Then after you need to prepare your application to apply for a work permit.

The important thing is HRDC (Human Resource Development Canada) should confirm your position. Because, it has to be beneficial to Canada. Also, your position should not affect employment opportunities for Canadian citizens. Only for skill shortage positions, the employer can seek for foreign employees. You are eligible to apply for Canadian work visa if you have a valid offer letter from a Canadian employer.

You may know that sometimes employers find themselves in a catch 22 situation that means your work permit will be considered as Federal Canada Skilled Worker Visa. By this visa, you can be eligible to gain Permanent resident status. With the help of that visa, you will be entitled to work and live in Canada without any work visa. But employers will be able to sponsor you to increase your points to speed up the process.

Employers can sponsor your application under the Provincial Nominee Program that depends on where they are situated and the nature of your position. This visa is same like Permanent Resident Visa, but it restricts you to work for a sponsored employer until you became a Canadian Citizen.

If your employer asks you to get your own work permit for the job, then they may do not know about the process of work visa and, then you may look for the above options.

If they do not understand the process, then you should explain them that their involvement is required to get the work visa or point out the option that is explained above in the blog.

For more questions and queries, you can contact ssss immigration, the best Immigration Consultant Calgary.

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