Open work permits offered to temporary foreign workers

 Temporary Foreign Workers who need more time in Canada to qualify to apply for Permanent Residence Status are being offered open work permits.

These permits enable a temporary foreign worker to remain in Canada until the end of 2022.

Those who need more time in Canada to qualify to apply for Permanent Residence Status are being offered open work permits.  That should be enough time to qualify to apply for Temporary Foreign Workers permits.

These permits enable a temporary foreign worker to remain in Canada until the end of 2022. That should be enough time to qualify to apply for Permanent Residence Status.

The federal government said to qualify for this one-time open work permit, the applicants must show that:

·      They have successfully submitted an application under one of the new permanent residence pathway’s streams; 

·      They held a valid work permit, or were authorized to work without a work permit, at the time their permanent residence application was submitted;

·      They hold a valid work permit that is set to expire within the next 4 months;

·      They have temporary resident status, maintained status or are eligible to restore their status at the time their open work permit application is submitted;

·      They are in Canada at the time their open work permit application is submitted and

·      They were employed in any occupation at the time their permanent residence application was submitted;

 - They meet the language requirements of the stream under which they applied at the time their permanent residence application was submitted.