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Quebec spouse inland sponsorship and open work permit/ CAQ

canadasnk

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Mar 11, 2017
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Hello everyone,

My spouse is about to submit his package for inland spouse application from quebec. We have everything completed as well as the open work permit application. However I have just now seen that anyone applying from within quebec must apply for a CAQ to work. I understand that we must apply for the CSQ after hearing back from the federal government but had no clue about this caq to go with the open work permit. I was wondering if anyone has any information about this or has done it?
Whilst looking at the info for a CAQ it says we must show offer of employment and go through the LMIA process, however I thought the purpose of the open work permit was that we did not have to do either of those things. If anyone has gone through quebec immigration inland process or has any information on the quebec process for the open work permit and obtaining the caq and if we even need to do this, or how to do this since he is on the family class program sponsorship it would be greatly appreciated as we are a bit stuck now!

Thanks so much!
 

zionplace

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Mar 30, 2015
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I will give you the authentic info.

Your spouse does not need caq for OWP so far the sponsor already has one (be it caq for study or work that you have). Only the sponsor requires one.

Regards
 

canuck_in_uk

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zionplace said:
I will give you the authentic info.

Your spouse does not need caq for OWP so far the sponsor already has one (be it caq for study or work that you have). Only the sponsor requires one.
Wrong.

The sponsor is a Canadian citizen or PR and therefore most certainly does not require a CAQ.
 

zionplace

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Mar 30, 2015
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Oh, I never saw that the sponsor is a citizen or PR. In that case, he does not need a CAQ.

canuck_in_uk said:
Wrong.

The sponsor is a Canadian citizen or PR and therefore most certainly does not require a CAQ.
 

canuck_in_uk

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zionplace said:
Oh, I never saw that the sponsor is a citizen or PR. In that case, he does not need a CAQ.
You are posting in the Family Class section of the forum. All sponsors are Canadian citizens or PRs.