Guide 5487: Applying for a Work Permit outside Canada

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.