spouse open work-permit after PGWP

[kakhileshreddy]

experts,

i am on PGWP in Canada and its going to get expired on july,2015. i am married and i am intrested to join my wife in masters or PGdiploma studies. if i do this will i get a spouse open work-permit...

please advise ....

 

[akil_f1]

experts,

i am on PGWP in Canada and its going to get expired on july,2015. i am married and i am intrested to join my wife in masters or PGdiploma studies. if i do this will i get a spouse open work-permit...

please advise ....

Yes if your wife is in College , you will be eligible to get the spousal open work permit.

 

[xecuter]

experts,

i am on PGWP in Canada and its going to get expired on july,2015. i am married and i am intrested to join my wife in masters or PGdiploma studies. if i do this will i get a spouse open work-permit...

please advise ....

Yes but please don't forget the four year maximum. If you have been working in Canada after April 1st 2011, you are only allowed to work for up to 4 years if you don't meet one of the exceptions.

Good luck!

 

[kakhileshreddy]

Yes but please don't forget the four year maximum. If you have been working in Canada after April 1st 2011, you are only allowed to work for up to 4 years if you don't meet one of the exceptions.

Good luck!

exceptions ... please advise what exceptions.. i got my work permit in 2013 so if the max is 4 years then its 2017 max !!!

if my wife studies a 2yr course then i will get 2yrs OSWP after that she gets 3yr PGWP then i get 3 years OSWP again for 3 years ..

then i need to have WP's till 2019 ...

correct me if i am wrong..

 

[OMNI]

Since you are on PGWP, don't worry about 4 year limit.

for more info got to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2011/2011-03-24.asp

exceptions ... please advise what exceptions.. i got my work permit in 2013 so if the max is 4 years then its 2017 max !!!

if my wife studies a 2yr course then i will get 2yrs OSWP after that she gets 3yr PGWP then i get 3 years OSWP again for 3 years ..

then i need to have WP's till 2019 ...

correct me if i am wrong..

 

[kakhileshreddy]

thanks omni...

 

[PMM]

Hi

Since you are on PGWP, don't worry about 4 year limit.

for more info got to http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/media/backgrounders/2011/2011-03-24.asp

1. Actually the PGWP does count in the 4 year limit. http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work/apply-who-eligible/four-year-maximum.asp?s=1

Applying for a work permit

If you have not worked in Canada in the last four years, you can apply to work in Canada for a maximum of four years. You should keep track of the time you work in Canada, up to a maximum of four years.

If you have worked in Canada in the last four years, you will be allowed to receive a work permit for a period of time that adds up to – but does not exceed – the maximum of four years of work in Canada. All work you do in Canada counts toward your four-year maximum, including all:

Jobs in the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
Jobs that require a labour market impact assessment (LMIA) and jobs that are LMO-exempt
Jobs with open work permits, including the Post-Graduation Work Permit
Jobs that are exempt from work permits
Work completed during implied status
Internships (if they are not part of full-time studies)
Unpaid work
Work as a volunteer
Self-employed work

 

[xecuter]

exceptions ... please advise what exceptions.. i got my work permit in 2013 so if the max is 4 years then its 2017 max !!!

if my wife studies a 2yr course then i will get 2yrs OSWP after that she gets 3yr PGWP then i get 3 years OSWP again for 3 years ..

then i need to have WP's till 2019 ...

correct me if i am wrong..

Here are the exceptions:

After a TFW has reached their four-year cumulative duration limit, they will not be granted another work permit in Canada for an additional four years. After that time has elapsed, the worker will again be permitted to work in Canada.

Some workers will be exempt from the cumulative duration regulation.

TFWs in managerial (NOC 0) or professional occupations (NOC A).
TFWs who have applied for permanent residence and received:
a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) if applying as a Quebec Skilled Worker;
a Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) certificate if applying as a provincial nominee;
an approval in principle letter if applying under the Live-in Caregiver Class;
a positive selection decision if applying under the Federal Skilled Worker Class; or
a positive selection decision if applying under the Canadian Experience Class.
TFWs who are employed in Canada under an international agreement, such as NAFTA, the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, or another agreement.
TFWs who are exempt from the Labour Market Opinion process, including:
Spouses and common-law partners of international graduates participating in the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program and highly-skilled TFWs;
Charitable or religious workers;
Entrepreneurs, intra-company transferees, researchers and academics;
Others for purposes of self-support (refugee claimants) or humanitarian reasons (destitute students, holders of Temporary Resident Permits valid for at least six months)