Canada Work Permits
A foreign national may require a temporary work permit to work legally in Canada depending on the nature of the job to the undertaken and many other situational circumstances. Foreign nationals with a valid temporary resident visa or who is visa-exempt can undertake some specific job roles such as athletes, clergy, news reporting, public speaking, etc without requiring a work permit. But the majority of other job roles, a work permit is often required.
Canada immigration and citizenship services offers different type of work permits:
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- 1. Open Work Permit
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- 2. Closed Work Permit
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- 3. Spousal Work Permit
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- 4. LMIA based on Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
