Hey guys, anyone here with recent experience of travelling back to Canada with valid work permit but no job offer? Are there any restrictions of not having a job offer to travel back to Canada from foreign country? Any experience or help would be appreciated.
Travel to Canada with valid post graduate work permit (PGWP) but no job offer
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Thanks for the reply. Would part time job count as a reason to return back in addition to the proof that you normally live in Canada?
You need a valid job offer from your employer stating your contract, job duties etc.
https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/coronavirus-covid19/foreign-workers.html#outside
Let me tell you this: though the government website says 'normally live etc.', they have pressured the airlines into asking for a job offer letter.
The airline staff won't let anyone fly without it. Sort of a shadow policy. The airline blamed the government, the government blames the airline.
Any work offer will do in my opinion. At least during the course of this pandemic, everyone has realized how important all workers are.
When I returned from the US, the airline staff at the gate were whatsapping embassy staff to decide who gets to fly back. I was the last one to board the flight, and they nearly denied me because I was unemployed at the time.
That 'normally lives in Canada' rule is not applied fairly. They decide on a case by case basis. If the pilot doesn't want to wait, you will miss your flight. That's assuming they even issue you a boarding pass.
Well, I have been working for this employer for over a year now so the job offer at the time of hiring would work right? It states all the details you mentioned.
No you need your employer to provide you with a valid offer as you can’t prove you still have that job.
That's strange!!! there is no solid rule of government during these days of pandemic. You can not expect anything positive from the government now a days that's sad.
ok so basically I have to ask my employer to provide me a offer which somehow states that I will be resuming my job after returning?
If you hold a job that you’re returning too, then it would not be difficult for your employer to issue you one
Yes you need the job offer letter that includes the statement that you will be employed once you complete quarantine.