Can I work remotely from outside of Canada with Canadian work permit?

[JASKtoon]

I received a provincial nomination last year and applied for PR but I am still waiting on a response and my current work permit is good for two more years. Am I allowed to work remotely for my current Canadian employer if I leave the country for 6 months? Will this affect my PR application or my work permit validity?

 

[palin]

Have you tried applying for the Bridging Work Permit?

https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/extend-permit/bridging-open-work-permit.html

 

[moscatojuices]

I received a provincial nomination last year and applied for PR but I am still waiting on a response and my current work permit is good for two more years. Am I allowed to work remotely for my current Canadian employer if I leave the country for 6 months? Will this affect my PR application or my work permit validity?

Yes, if:

You're nominated under a PNP program, then you are expected to permanently reside in the geographical boundaries of the province during the processing of your PR application. This is common sense (and listed as a condition in your certificate and closed work permit) and I'm not sure why people keep asking - the point of PNP is to bring you in the province, contribute taxes to province and get you to spend your money in the province. You're not allowed to pick and choose what you want to do because it's more convenient or better for you. The PNP deal is that you live and work in the province that nominated you. If you choose to work remotely for excessive periods of time IRCC and/or the provincial immigration anti-fraud unit will discover it eventually and cancel your application because you're a non-genuine nominee.

The exception to this is where your employer is directing you to work overseas, but IRCC doesn't provide clear guidance on how this work.

If CEC then different story - as long as you fulfilled 1 year of work in Canada and have a valid permit you can do whatever you want.

 

[canuck78]

I received a provincial nomination last year and applied for PR but I am still waiting on a response and my current work permit is good for two more years. Am I allowed to work remotely for my current Canadian employer if I leave the country for 6 months? Will this affect my PR application or my work permit validity?

If you have a closed WP there is a location specified in your WP. There would be no need to grant WP if you could work remotely from another country. There are people who work for Canadian employers abroad. If you work abroad and not in Canada there can be payroll and tax implications for you and your employer. Time working for a Canadian employer Canada will be impacted which also can impact your ability to qualify for PR. Would add that if wanting to go abroad while working for a Canadian employer you need to ask your employer whether it would be possible.

 

[moscatojuices]

If you have a closed WP there is a location specified in your WP. There would be no need to grant WP if you could work remotely from another country. There are people who work for Canadian employers abroad. If you work abroad and not in Canada there can be payroll and tax implications for you and your employer. Time working for a Canadian employer Canada will be impacted which also can impact your ability to qualify for PR. Would add that if wanting to go abroad while working for a Canadian employer you need to ask your employer whether it would be possible.

Forget the work permit - the nomination itself imposes the restriction and requirement to live in the province, as does Sch 4 of the PR application. So if you're already in Canada, you need to abide by just those factors. That's before we even talk about the closed WP.