Work permits
Global Skills Strategy (GSS) - Hiring a worker through the Global Skills Strategy
Global Skills Strategy (GSS) - Applying for work with the Global Skills Strategy
- I need an LMIA for my work permit application. How do I know if I am part of the Global Talent Stream?
- Can I get two-week processing if I am applying under the International Mobility Program?
- I’m eligible for two-week processing under the GSS. Can I bring my family?
- I’m applying for a work permit under the GSS. Do I need include a police certificate?
- When should I get my medical exam to apply for two-week work permit processing through the GSS?
- I have a Global Talent Stream (GTS) LMIA, do I have to do anything else to get two-week processing?
Hiring a foreign worker - Using the Employer Portal
- Can I attach documents about the offer of employment to a foreign worker’s work permit application?
- Can I attach documents to the offers of employment I submit in the Employer Portal?
- Can a human resource placement agency submit offers of employment on behalf of my company?
- Can I withdraw an offer of employment?
- I've completed all the offer of employment forms in the Employer Portal, but I still can’t submit it. What should I do?
- I can log into my account in the Employer Portal, but I can't submit an offer of employment. What is the problem?
Hiring a foreign worker - Submitting an offer of employment
- Under the International Mobility Program, can I reuse an offer of employment number if the matched work permit application was refused?
- Who submits the offer of employment if a temporary worker will work for two or more Canadian companies?
- Do I submit an offer of employment even if a foreign company will pay my company’s temporary worker?
- How do I change an offer of employment, or fix a mistake I made in one?
- I don’t have a Canada Revenue Agency number. How do I submit an offer of employment?
- Can an authorized representative submit an offer of employment on behalf of an employer?
Hiring a foreign worker - Employer compliance fee
Hiring a foreign worker - General questions about hiring a temporary worker
- Do I need to submit a new offer of employment if something in the offer has changed?
- If my company merges with, or is taken over by, another company, what happens to employees who have temporary work permits?
- What do I need to do if my company name changes?
- How do I find out if I need a Labour Market Impact Assessment to hire a temporary worker?
- What if a foreign worker becomes sick, has an accident, is hospitalized or needs home recovery?
- Can I fire an incompetent foreign worker?
Extending your work permit
- I’m on implied status. Can I keep working under the same conditions of my initial work permit if my Social Insurance Number (SIN) is expired?
- Can I apply to extend my Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program work permit?
- Can I extend my International Experience Canada work permit?
- I got a new passport after coming to Canada but I still have a valid work permit in my old one. What should I do?
- I want to extend my expiring work permit, but I don’t have a new LMIA or CAQ yet. What should I do?
- My work permit expired and I did not apply to extend it. Can I stay and keep working in Canada?
Family members
- I am a Canadian citizen and my spouse is not. Can my spouse work in Canada?
- Can my dependent children work in Canada?
- I am sponsoring my spouse or partner who is in Canada. Can they work while their application is being processed?
- If other family members are coming with me, what documents should I send with the application?
- Can my spouse or common-law partner work in Canada?
- Does each person applying to come to Canada have to fill out a separate application?
Labour Market Impact Assessment
- I am an entrepreneur. Do I need a Labour Market Impact Assessment to work in Canada?
- I want to extend my expiring work permit, but I don’t have a new LMIA or CAQ yet. What should I do?
- Why do I need another Labour Market Impact Assessment if I just got one a year ago?
- Who needs a Labour Market Impact Assessment?
- What is a Labour Market Impact Assessment?
Tourist visa for foreign workers
- How do I know when my temporary resident status expires?
- I have a temporary resident visa. Can I leave Canada and come back?
- How can I help a family member or friend apply to visit Canada?
- Should I apply for an eTA or a visa when I apply for a work permit?
- How do I apply for a temporary resident visa?
- Can I pay for the temporary resident visa in my country’s money?
Applying for a work permit
- How do I change employers?
- What proof do I need to show that my employer paid the compliance fee and submitted the offer of employment?
- I paid the $100 open work permit holder fee with my open work permit application, but the application was refused. Can I get a refund?
- How long is my POE Letter valid?
- What is a POE Letter?
- Which work permit fees do I have to pay?
Work - General
- How long can I work in Canada as a temporary worker?
- What happens if I want to work for an ineligible employer?
- Where do I find out if the employer who offered me a job is an eligible employer?
- Does my work permit allow me to work for any employer in Canada?
- I have received a Canadian job offer. What documents do I need from my future employer?
- What is a Labour Market Impact Assessment?