What work could not be paid work? Btw, when fire fighters from US participates in clearing wild fires in BC/ON, do they need WP/visa in order to help clear them? Likewise Canadian fire fighters and their equipments sent to clear wild fires in CA, do they need visa? Aren't firemen volunteers?
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Almost everything could be considered work which is the issue. Instead of replying to most of my posts perhaps just google. Most firefighters are not volunteers and we have a reciprocal firefighting agreement with the US so that resources can be deployed quickly without having to address immigration issues every fire. You can read all about it.
https://www.ciffc.ca/about-0#:~:text=The Canada/United States Reciprocal,during an escalated fire season.
I know someone who volunteers at a fire hall in the US. Perhaps, the OP can read all about it too.
As I previously said most firefighters do not volunteer. Volunteers are typically limited to small communities who can’t afford to pay for a full time fire department and don’t have a regular need for one. They remain in their own communities because that is not their actual job. How is this related to the actual question?
OP said they need the volunteer work to not require a paid job offer. And they are not limited to small communities who can't afford to pay for full time fire department. Btw, I'm not replying most of your posts.
There’s a special agreement between Canada & USA when there’s an emergency
https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/pblctns/cmpndm-ntdstts-cnd-2022/index-en.aspx#s4
I vaguely remember years ago when I worked at the airport and Ontario were sending hydro people down after a hurricane in Florida
The workers got denied entry by obviously someone new .
Took one phone by the group to someone who called someone in the US Government and someone came out from immigration to immediately process them
Never seen anyone processed that fast
The workers got denied entry by obviously someone new .
Took one phone by the group to someone who called someone in the US Government and someone came out from immigration to immediately process them
Never seen anyone processed that fast
A US citizen could not come to Canada as a random visitor to volunteer at a fire department because the work could be paid work. They would need a WP.
But you also said the work could be not paid work especially in smaller communities (in Canada perhaps?). Btw, shouldn't we stop the discussion and not acting like bunch of children in the other thread?
Yes this ridiculous which is why I asked you to stop replying. For the benefit of OP if a job could be paid it requires a WP. Even if there are volunteer firefighters in a community it does not mean that this may not also be paid work or could be paid work so you could not volunteer as a visitor.
But you replied despite being ridiculous. You asked me stop replying to most of your post, which it's not true. Regardless they get paid or not (volunteer in case), there's the special agreement when there's an emergency... you can read all you want in the above link or the link you gave.
Think you may be surprised at what is actually defined as work by immigration.
https://ircc.canada.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1288&top=17
That link covers US accepting assistance, but even so, almost certainly does NOT apply to situation being discussed here (which is, yes, silly). Requirements would almost certainly be that only in an emergency, and covering only existing personnel (e.g. firefighters) of some US-based org providing assistance when requested by a Canadian entity (likely a province). Not to mention would be severely time limited, that is, to an actual emergency.
A complete and utter dead end for someone who is in US who is not already a firefighter, and wouldn't give much time in Canada anyway.
So let's just drop this.