5. Work in Canada Work Permit

Guide 5487: Applying for a Work Permit outside Canada

July 26, 2021June 15, 2023 admin

Choose the type of telephone:

Residence (home)
Cellular (cell or mobile)
Business (work)

Type your telephone number including the country code, area or regional codes, etc.

If you have an extension number, write it after your phone number under “Ext.”

Question 5

Check the correct box to tell us if the facsimile (fax) number is from Canada, the United States or Other (any other country).

If you have one, type your facsimile (fax) number, including country code, area or regional codes, etc.

Question 6

If you have one, type your e-mail address using a format similar to the following: name@provider.net

Note: Make sure you check your email regularly. Any emails sent to you by IRCC will end in:

“@cic.gc.ca”
“@canada.ca” or
“@international.gc.ca”.

Please add these to your “safe senders” list in your email program and check the junk mail folder in case important emails get filtered. If we find that your email address does not work or no longer exists, we will communicate with you by mail. By giving us your e-mail address, you are hereby authorizing us to send your correspondence, including file and personal information electronically to this address.

Note: If you need a Temporary Resident Visa (TRV) and your work permit application is approved, you must give us your original passport so we can issue the visa counterfoil.

Details of Intended Work in Canada

Question 1

Choose the type of work permit you are applying for:

Exemption from Labour Market Impact Assessment
Labour Market Impact Assessment Stream
Open Work Permit
Other
Seasonal Agricultural Work Program

If you choose “Open Work Permit”, information about your employer is not needed at this time.

If you are applying for a post-graduation work permit from outside Canada, choose “Open Work Permit” and write “post-graduation work permit” in question 2a. Leave the following questions blank: 2b, 3, 4, 5 and 6.

Note: If you are applying to work for a foreign mission or international organization recognized under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act (FMIOA), a foreign government or a bridge or tunnel authority), chose “other”. Your employer is required to provide you with an employment contract or an employment letter, stating:

name of employer
address of employer
occupation title
salary
duration of work (start and end date)
hours of work and
any other pertinent details.

Your employer is not required to submit an Offer of Employment through the Employer Portal and consequently you are not required to provide a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) number or Offer of Employment (LMIA exempt) number.

Question 2

a) If you need an LMIA to get a work permit, type the name of the employer as shown on the LMIA. Attach original employment contract and LMIA.

If you do not need an LMIA to get a work permit, type the name of the employer who gave you the Offer of employment number.

If you are applying for a post-graduation work permit, write “post-graduation work permit” as the employer name.

b) Enter the complete address of your employer:

Province
City or Town
Address

Question 3

Enter the address where you will work in Canada:

Province
City or Town
Address

Question 4

Type the following information about the work you plan to do in Canada:

Job Title
Brief description of duties

Question 5

Type the expected start and end dates of your work in Canada (From–To).

The dates should match the dates in either the

Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
offer of employment
duration allowed in the work permit category, if applying for an open work permit

For example, the “From” and “To” date for a spousal open work permit must match the validity of the principal applicant’s permit.

Note: A work permit cannot be issued for a duration that is longer than the validity of your passport

Note: use format YYYY-MM-DD

Question 6

Type the seven-digit number of your valid Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or the alpha numeric combination of the Offer of Employment (LMIA Exempt) number. This number begins with the letter “A” and is followed by seven numbers.

Education

Check the box to tell us if you have any post-secondary education (including university, college or apprenticeship training).

Examples of post-secondary education:

Trade or Apprenticeship: Training completed in a specific trade, such as carpentry or auto mechanics.
Non-university certificate or diploma: Training in a profession that requires formal education but not at the university level (for example, dental technician or engineering technician).
Bachelor’s degree: Academic degree awarded by a college or university to those who finished an undergraduate curriculum; also called a baccalaureate. Examples include a Bachelor of Arts, Science or Education.
Master’s degree: Academic degree awarded by a graduate school of a college or university. You must have completed a Bachelor’s degree before a Master’s degree can be earned.
PhD: Highest university degree usually based on at least three years of graduate studies and a thesis. Normally, you must have finished a Master’s degree before a PhD can be earned.

If you checked “Yes”, give us full details of your highest level of post-secondary education:

Enter the dates (year and month) you attended the institution
Field(s) of study (mechanics, social sciences, medicine, etc.)
School or Facility name
City or Town
Country or territory (choose from the list) and
Province or State.

Employment (Work or job)

Enter the following information about your employment for the past 10 years. If you are retired, give information about the 10 years before your retirement.

Question 1: Current activity or job

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