side hustle contract job while on a closed work permit

[ms_shrpd]

Are there any legal issues to have side hustle contract incomes while you are on a closed work permit in Canada?

 

[Naturgrl]

Are there any legal issues to have side hustle contract incomes while you are on a closed work permit in Canada?

What type of “side hustle.”

 

[ms_shrpd]

I'm thinking of two options:
1. Freelancing opportunities through Upwork or similar platforms
2. Hourly-based consultancy contracts with some companies that needs my specialization

 

[Naturgrl]

I'm thinking of two options:
1. Freelancing opportunities through Upwork or similar platforms
2. Hourly-based consultancy contracts with some companies that needs my specialization

So you can’t work for any Canadian clients and any companies that have do business or have offices in Canada.

 

[Bornlucky]

Are there any legal issues to have side hustle contract incomes while you are on a closed work permit in Canada?

Do you mean things like arrest, detention and a removal order?

 

[scylla]

I'm thinking of two options:
1. Freelancing opportunities through Upwork or similar platforms
2. Hourly-based consultancy contracts with some companies that needs my specialization

All good to do as long as it doesn't involve Canadian companies or customers.

 

[ms_shrpd]

Do you mean things like arrest, detention and a removal order?

Anything that hurts my current visa.

 

[Ponga]

You can work remotely for a person or company that is not in, nor has a presence in, Canada. You also cannot be remunerated in Canadian funds.


https://canadianimmigrant.ca/immigrate/immigration-law/working-without-a-work-permit-what-jobs-can-a-visitor-do-in-canada

In our increasingly globalized and digitized world, perhaps the most important work permit exemption is for remote work. Canada's immigration department allows visitors to Canada to perform long-distance (by telephone or internet) work if their employer is outside Canada and they are remunerated from outside Canada.