Can she apply for an open work permit???

[bankerguy]

On the CIC website under "who can apply for an open work permit" it says you may be able to apply for a OWP if you have one of the following:

5. You have a temporary resident permit valid for at least six months.


- My friend is in the process of getting a 1 year International Experience Class working holiday visa....... she has a job lined up and everything... once she gets the IEC visa and is working can she apply for an OWP...

I guess what i'm asking is, does an IEC qualify her for having a "temporary resident permit"? because if so, she can apply for an OWP

Thank you,

 

[canuck_in_uk]

No. A TRP is a special permit issued to those who are otherwise inadmissible to Canada.

 

[ross lee]

She doesn't need an OWP. If she's granted a working holiday visa, she can work for one year under the IEC program.

 

[bankerguy]

She's in Canada now as a student... and i understand that that she can work for 1 year doign IEC


BUT ..once her IEC expires... i'm curious if she can apply for an open work permit... since she seems to meet the #5 requirement i listed above.

 

[scylla]

She's in Canada now as a student... and i understand that that she can work for 1 year doign IEC


BUT ..once her IEC expires... i'm curious if she can apply for an open work permit... since she seems to meet the #5 requirement i listed above.

No - she does not meet #5 above.

As explained earlier - she does not have a TRP (temporary resident permit) - she has a TRV (temproary resident visa). TRPs and TRVs are two completely different things. TRPs are granted to individual who are otherwise inadmissible to Canada (typically due to a crime). TRPs are very difficult to get. TRVs are tourist visas. Your friend has a TRV. Rule #5 applies to TRP only - and therefore does not apply to your friend.

 

[jes_ON]

She's in Canada now as a student... and i understand that that she can work for 1 year doign IEC

If she's a student, is she graduating? Is she eligible for the Post-graduate work permit? If so, she has to use that opportunity immediately (or lose it). Then, if she's still eligible, she can try the IEC again...

 

[bankerguy]

Hi guys,

thank you for the detailed answers....


in response to the above... she didnt graduate from a univeristy/college, just like a 6 month englihs course..i dont think that qualifies for PGWP... She will have to wait for the working holiday visa... first stage took 2 weeks, the second stage says it can take up to 6 more weeks (this stage you get port of entry document) does anyone know if this actually takes the full 6 weeks or generally its done in 2 or 3 weeks?


anyways...

She cant get pgwp, after IEC does she have any options to stay in canada to work?

 

[scylla]

If she wants to stay and work longer (past the expiry of her IEC), then her employer will need to obtain an approved LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment). To be approved, the employer will first have to advertise the job for a minimum of a month to prove that a Canadian couldn't be hired for the role. The employer will then have to pay a $1K processing fee for the LMIA application. Assuming the LMIA is approved, she would then qualify to apply for a closed work permit tied to that specific employer.

 

[bankerguy]

If she wants to stay and work longer (past the expiry of her IEC), then her employer will need to obtain an approved LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment). To be approved, the employer will first have to advertise the job for a minimum of a month to prove that a Canadian couldn't be hired for the role. The employer will then have to pay a $1K processing fee for the LMIA application. Assuming the LMIA is approved, she would then qualify to apply for a closed work permit tied to that specific employer.

How is a LMIA and a LMO different?

 

[Koud]

LMIA is the new name/version of LMO.

Depending on rules of the country of origin for IEC program, to stay after 1 year of working holidays visa you can apply for a young professional visa if you have a job offer in that case you don't need an LMIA. I heard that there some country where you can apply for a 2nd year of working holidays visa but I am really not sure about that.
In my case, I came with a working holiday visa, found a job here and I am now on my Young Professional visa (max 18 months, linked to employer, no possibility of extension) and meanwhile I applied for Permanent Residency.