Getting spouse work permit as she is USA permanent resident.

[mrp1986]

Dear Friends,

I am in canada on PGWP.I am an Indian Citizen. My wife lives in USA , She is also an Indian Citizen.She carries US green card.I approved by PNP for me as well as dependent as my wife.
She visited me as she does nt required visa to enter canada.
I applied for closed work permit as I am on implied status now.
I want my wife to work in Canada as spouse work permit so she can stay with me and work as well.

My occupation category is NOC c.
Can I apply for my wife work permit as I approved for PNP since my NOC is C.
If yes, then How can I apply for my wife work permit? whats the procedure?

Thanx for taking time for my question.

 

[amikety]

No, your NOC code must be 0, A, or B for a spousal work permit.

 

[mrp1986]

but I found on Canadavisa.com

The Open Work Permit Advantage
Under Canada immigration regulations, spouses and common-law partners of temporary foreign workers and foreign students, who themselves want to work in Canada, will need an Open Work Permit. Open Work Permits are also available through the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program for international students.
The holder of an Open Work Permit can work for any Canadian employer, without first having a confirmed offer of employment.

An Open Work Permit is not job-specific.

Under Canada immigration regulations, Open Work Permits may be applied for by:

the spouses or common-law partners of foreign temporary workers;

the spouses or common-law partners of foreign students;
international students who have graduated from a Canadian post-secondary institution (new as of April 2008).


To be eligible for an Open Work Permit, graduating international students must meet the requirements under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program.

To be eligible for an Open Work Permit, the spouse or common-law partner of a foreign temporary worker must demonstrate that:

the principal temporary foreign worker has work in Canada that is at a management level or a job in a professional occupation or as a technical or skilled tradesperson. In other words the skill level of the principal temporary foreign worker’s job must be level 0, A or B according to the National Occupational Classification (NOC).
This skill level requirement does not apply to principal temporary foreign workers who have been nominated for permanent residence by a province (provincial nominees).

the principal temporary foreign worker is permitted to work in Canada for a period of at least six months.

 

[mrp1986]

I am not sure weather it is true or not but I found something .

I found the answer to my question myself on cic website;
It is in document fw01-eng.pdf on cic web site on page# 103.
Text-
"Spouses or common-law partners of work permit holders who have been nominated for permanent residence by a province will be entitled to open work permits for the duration of the work permit of the provincial nominee principal applicant, irrespective of the skill level of the principal applicant‘s occupation. While there is reluctance on the part of CIC and HRSDC/SC to support work permits for lower-skilled workers because their skills profile would not normally qualify them for permanent immigration to Canada, concerns regarding these persons going out of status and remaining in Canada illegally are mitigated when the foreign national has been nominated for permanent residence. If a province feels a foreign national is sufficiently needed in its labour market to nominate that person, then having that job filled is clearly important, irrespective of where in the NOC that particular job is classified. Since, in the long run, the spouse or common-law partner is going to be a member of the Canadian labour market anyway, allowing them to enter the market and begin work as soon as possible will hasten the integration process"


Thanks.

 

[amikety]

This is the CIC's own website with the same information:

http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?q=199&t=17

I imagine it would be depend on where you are in the process. You might do better to ask this question in the Skilled Worker or CEC part of the forum to get an answer from someone with experience.

 

[mrp1986]

thanx for reply.

But I m nominated by provincial nominee program.