On IEC Visa with 7Months left

[slugrat]

I am currently on an IEC visa with 7months left. I am living with my partner who is a Canadian citizen but we have only officially been living together since October 2020.
I am unsure what my best option is to stay in Canada after my visa expires. Is an open work permit an option?
I have been with my partner for less than a year but I want to get married to her in the future.
I am working part-time hours in retail so feel option feel limited.

Any help is very much appreciated

 

[scylla]

I am currently on an IEC visa with 7months left. I am living with my partner who is a Canadian citizen but we have only officially been living together since October 2020.
I am unsure what my best option is to stay in Canada after my visa expires. Is an open work permit an option?
I have been with my partner for less than a year but I want to get married to her in the future.
I am working part-time hours in retail so feel option feel limited.

Any help is very much appreciated

Based on the information you've provided, you do not qualify for an open work permit.

Best option would be to marry your partner now if the relationship is serious. Your partner can then sponsor you for PR using the inland family sponsorship route and include an open work permit with the sponsorship application.

 

[slugrat]

Based on the information you've provided, you do not qualify for an open work permit.

Best option would be to marry your partner now if the relationship is serious. Your partner can then sponsor you for PR using the inland family sponsorship route and include an open work permit with the sponsorship application.

Okay, thank you so much for responding!

I read under eligibility that

• you have a temporary resident permit that is valid for six months or more;

you could be eligible? was basing it off of this

being together for less than a year and getting married would this be under more scrutiny??

 

[scylla]

Okay, thank you so much for responding!

I read under eligibility that

• you have a temporary resident permit that is valid for six months or more;

you could be eligible? was basing it off of this

being together for less than a year and getting married would this be under more scrutiny??

No, you are not eligible for a TRP.

A TRP is a special class of visa that is reserved for individuals who are inadmissible to Canada, typically due to a crime.

You are probably confusing this with a TRV which is a regular visitor visa. Those on TRVs do not qualify for open work permits. This is limited to TRPs.

 

[Copingwithlife]

I am currently on an IEC visa with 7months left. I am living with my partner who is a Canadian citizen but we have only officially been living together since October 2020.
I am unsure what my best option is to stay in Canada after my visa expires. Is an open work permit an option?
I have been with my partner for less than a year but I want to get married to her in the future.
I am working part-time hours in retail so feel option feel limited.

Any help is very much appreciated

Did you become unmarried in the time you posted earlier in July 2020 ?

https://www.canadavisa.com/canada-immigration-discussion-board/threads/iec-open-work-permit.696176/