Super Visa

Every year many foreign workers come to Canada on Work Permits. These temporary Canadian workers are coming under many categories of work permit and many try to establish themselves in Canada. The work permit is a temporary permit given to a foreign worker to work in Canada. In order to apply for a work permit, foreign skilled worker needs to get a temporary offer of employment. Upon receiving the offer, the foreign worker applies for the work permit with Canada immigration. The sponsored spouses from within Canada are allowed to apply for an open work permits. This type of work permit is processed quickly and the sponsored spouses are allowed to get the work permits faster, if they are found to be eligible.

There are many different options for obtaining a Canadian work permit. Some work permits require a job offer from a Canadian employer, some require that the employer provide a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), while others require that a person has some sort of connection to Canada (previous education, spousal sponsorship, etc.). Please refer to the categories below to determine the work permit which best suits your qualifications:

Requiring a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

• Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)

• • LMIA Work Permits
  • Facilitated LMIA (Quebec)
  • Global Talent Stream

LMIA-Exempt but requiring a job offer or employment contract

• International Mobility Program (IMP)

• • LMIA-Exempt Work Permits
  • NAFTA Work Permits
  • CETA Work Permits
  • Intra-Company Transfers

Open Work Permits (no job offer or LMIA required)

• Post-Graduation Work Permits (PGWP)
• Spousal Sponsorship from Inside of Canada
• International Experience Canada (IEC)
• Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP)
• Spouse Accompanying International Student