Visitors have more time to apply for work permits within Canada

IRCC has renewed a temporary measure to allow visitor visa holders with job offers to stay in Canada and start working before their work permit gets approved.

Canada is extending a 2020 coronavirus-related measure to allow temporary residents with job offers to apply for their work permits without leaving the country.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) originally introduced the measure between August 24, 2020, and March 31, 2021. Foreign nationals in Canada on visitor status will now be able to benefit from the temporary policy until August 31, 2021, according to an IRCC media release.

The eligibility criteria have been modified to allow any visitor who has a valid job offer to apply for an employer-specific work permit, regardless of the date they arrived in Canada.

Before, visitors would usually need to apply for their initial work permits before coming to Canada. If they were already in the country on visitor status when they were approved for the work permit, they would need to leave Canada and return in order to activate it.

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