Welcome to lecture work permit in Canada. Getting a work permit introduction. In this section we will explore several topics regarding work permit in Canada. First we will learn what is a work permit the types of work permit in Canada. What is lmia the importance of a job offer how to check if your Canadian employer is eligible to sponsor you. Especially situations regarding work permits.

And finally, how to boy as can information of work in the Canadian immigration system. Work is defined as an activity from Which numeration is earned or activity that competes directly with a series of Canadian citizens or permanent residents in the Canadian labor market. And isn't related to that. any activity that compete with Canadian or permanent residents, in which you get some benefits or remuneration is considered to be work on the definition. basic facts about work permit in most cases, you will need to receive a job offer from a Canadian employer in order to apply for a work permit. work permits are temporary in nature, but often can be extended in Canada.

Most of the time you have a choice to extend your work permit as far as the employer want to continue employment with you. And they can offer a job offer or extend an lmia. We'll see more details during the course. Normally a work permit should be supported by a positive labor market impact assessment lmia letter issued by employment and social development Canada is DC. In some cases, can any immigration regulations allow for open work permits, which are no employer specific. For this option will permit those special situations are allowed, and we'll learn about it in this course.

Now the facts about work permits each year more than 300,000 foreign workers come to Canada or the temporary work permits. Depending upon the foreign workers country of citizenship, a temporary resident visa TRV may also need to be obtained in order to enter Canada. Some countries are required to have a temporary resident visa issue before they can come to Canada. Other countries use the ETA choice that they can cover with our temporary visa. So depending on your country of origin You will need a temporary resident visa or you might not. And now, we want to explore the Government of Canada website to find out if you're eligible for a work permit in Canada.

Let's take a look. And here we are in the website of the Government of Canada. In this section of how to find out if you're eligible to work in Canada or visit this page, we can see that they have some general usually requirements. And if we will read the information here, he tells us about that. No matter where you're applying to most must prove to an officer that you will leave Canada will you work permit expires in to show that you have enough money to take care of yourself and your family members during your stay in Canada and to return home. You must also avoid the love and have no record of criminal activity.

And that's gonna be through a police a police clearance certificate. Also you need to prove not to be a danger to security to be in good health and have a medical exam if needed. You need to not plan to work for an employer listed with the status thing and evil will see that information more I had in the lecture unit also, no plan to work for an employer who on a regular basis, offer striptease erotic dance escort services or attics, messiahs, etc These kind of employers are now permitted to employ temporary workers in Canada. And you have to give the officer any other document they asked for to prove looking into the country. So we just saw at a glance, the general requirements for work permit as far as you made those requirements. The officer will be in a good sense of granting you a work permit.

You see all my information if you continue to go down the page about requirements from outside of Canada. And in this case it mentioned that you need to visit to the office visa, the serve your country normally will provide you with all the documentations especial foreign documents support documents that you need in your application. Also the page doc about what to do if you can apply from inside of Canada and of course, it tells you very clearly here that is there a special situation where you can do that. Especially you have to be in Canada and have a valid work permit or your spouse or parent have a solid work permit. And you have graduated from a program at a Canadian university. So these are the conditions that the officer will see in order for you to be able to apply for a work permit From inside of Canada, again, we'll gonna go into more details in the course, about the specific of these requirements, or a choice that you have as you can also apply when you enter Canada or a port of entry.

EPO. And here I tell you the information about the B section countries. And the different cases in which you can use this choice is important to remember about the services that are available for people applying outside of Canada. And those countries that have an ETA and they require an ETA also they're so so so special situation to be review before you can do any application of work permit. So, another page that we can check In the website of the Government of Canada is the one that can tell you if you need a work permit to work in Canada and this basically is a self assessment. And the way you can use it is you go to the page The link is included in the course to be able to choose the occupation and based occupation that you come into Canada, it will tell these two will tell you if you need a work permit or not.

Okay, for example, if you're coming to Canada to pay an event for a political coach and you choose Okay, I make nothing here which is that as to meet the two will tell me that I do not need a work permit and will tell me the next step to to continue okay. So, in this case, if I'm coming as an athlete, of course to participate in an event Just asking me probably gonna need a temporary resident visa, if I'm a foreign country, I need a visa. Or if I'm a contractor as an ETA require, they're gonna need a TA. But in this case, I do need a work permit for that event. If I come as a business visitor, for example, when I submit here, he also told me that I do not need a work permit. Again, you have different occupations based on your occupation.

The purpose of your trip coming to Canada, of course, you need to support that with documents that prove that that's actually what you the purpose of your trip. Any of these occupation of course, you will see that the most of them don't, do not require a work permit. But if I say my job is not in the list, and I submit again, then the tool will tell me you definitely need a work permit. And then you just give me a link and how to find out if I'm eligible to work in Canada. And that's the page that we saw previously. So, in the interesting tool, if you're not sure if you need a work permit or not, well, this tool can help you to clear that question.

Okay. So I hope you enjoyed this lecture, and we'll see you in the next one. Thank you very much.