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On August 15, 2011, the program was significantly expanded in British Columbia under a Pilot Project that will last until February 15, 2013. Spouses and common-law partners of temporary foreign workers engaged in NOC C and D skill categories are now eligible to obtain open work permits.
According to OB 337, Applicants must meet the following criteria:
The applicant must be a spouse or common-law partner, or a dependent child, of a principal applicant described in sub-section ii below.
The principal foreign worker must have been issued an employer-specific work permit that is valid for at least six months for an employer located in BC.
Dependent children must be aged 18-22 at the date of application, and eligible to work in BC.
Family members of seasonal agricultural workers (including the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program participants), Live-in-Caregivers (including non-LCP live-in caregivers) and temporary foreign workers in BC who have work permits issued under the International Experience Canada Program are NOT eligible for open WPs under this pilot.
A maximum of 1,800 work permits will be issued under the pilot project.
