Open Work Permit for Work Permit holder

[Manishap]

Hi,

I & my Spouse are working in canada with canadian Work Permit. I want to change my job and work for a different company but by current work permit restrict to work for my current company only.

Now If I want to join another company and Work I have to an open work Permit. Please suggest if I can have a open work permit even after holding a work permit for current company. how can I switch my job?

Regards,
Manisha

 

[Leon]

You need the new employer to apply for your LMO proving that he has advertised the job and could not find any qualified Canadians or PR's. If he gets the LMO, you can apply for a new work permit. Once you get it, it is tied to your new employer and you can then not work for the old employer any more.

I suppose your spouse is now on an open work permit based on your permit. If your spouse is doing a skilled job, you can also change it around so your spouses employer applies for an LMO and your spouse gets a work permit tied to employer and then you can get an open work permit based on your spouses permit.

Both spouses can not have an open permit. For a spouse to have an open permit, the other spouse must have a skilled permit tied to employer.

 

[Manishap]

Thanks Leon,

My Husband is on work Permit tied to one company and I am also having a work Permit tied to one company. So both of us do not have Open Work Permit.

I just want to change job but my husband want to continue with his job. We both are currently living in Ontario.

So what steps I should take to get elligle to change my job within next 2month?

Regards,
Manisha

 

[Leon]

If your husband has a skilled job, then you could apply for an open permit based on his permit.

The way you see if his job is skilled is from the 4 digit NOC

If the first digit is 0, then it is skilled
First digit not 0 but 2nd digit is 1, 2 or 3, also skilled.
Anything else, not skilled.

 

[Manishap]

Hi Leon,

Do I need to inform my current employer and get approval for the same? Do my husband need to inform his employer? and is this mandatory?

Will my existing work Permit get invalid, if I get a open work Permit?

Thanks
Manisha

 

[Leon]

You don't have to inform your current employer except to give him your notice before you quit, that is if you quit.

Your husband does not have to tell his employer if you apply for an open work permit based on your husbands permit. That is between you and your husband and does not concern his employer.

If you get an open work permit, your old work permit will be invalid but it doesn't matter because you can work for anybody, even stay with the same employer if you want to or go to another one or work for both of them.

 

[Manishap]

Thanks Leon,

I tried to look for detail on open work permit in cic but not able to get the correct process, rather it directs me to work Permit page.

Please guide me the steps and process on how to apply for Open Work Permit.

Thanks
Manisha

 

[Leon]

Go to the link for extend/change your status and you will find a general form you can use.