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Pathos

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How do I go about on getting my mother here in Canada to legally work and live here?
She currently have her temporary visitors visa valid for 10 years so she can come and go whenever she likes. I've tried every year to sponsor her through the program but never get selected and I know about the super visa which I can easily get her on however being on the super visa is fine and all but it doesn't enable her to actually work she doesn't want to just sit around and do nothing she'd like to be out there and working but I want her to be working legally. Does she need to apply for a open work permit? And if so what are the chances of her being denied and or getting accepted? Or is there another method of her being here legally? Please if someone can share any info that'd be much appreciated.
 

Naturgrl

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How do I go about on getting my mother here in Canada to legally work and live here?
She currently have her temporary visitors visa valid for 10 years so she can come and go whenever she likes. I've tried every year to sponsor her through the program but never get selected and I know about the super visa which I can easily get her on however being on the super visa is fine and all but it doesn't enable her to actually work she doesn't want to just sit around and do nothing she'd like to be out there and working but I want her to be working legally. Does she need to apply for a open work permit? And if so what are the chances of her being denied and or getting accepted? Or is there another method of her being here legally? Please if someone can share any info that'd be much appreciated.
She is not eligible for an open work permit. She needs to find an employer and get a job offer. The employer then needs to pay $1k and file for a LMIA. The paperwork proves that no Canadian or PR can do the job, only her. Then the employer waits for a LMIA. If approved, your mom applies for a closed work permit. The process is long and few employers go through the process.
 
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scylla

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How do I go about on getting my mother here in Canada to legally work and live here?
She currently have her temporary visitors visa valid for 10 years so she can come and go whenever she likes. I've tried every year to sponsor her through the program but never get selected and I know about the super visa which I can easily get her on however being on the super visa is fine and all but it doesn't enable her to actually work she doesn't want to just sit around and do nothing she'd like to be out there and working but I want her to be working legally. Does she need to apply for a open work permit? And if so what are the chances of her being denied and or getting accepted? Or is there another method of her being here legally? Please if someone can share any info that'd be much appreciated.
She doesn't qualify for an open work permit.

In order to qualify for a closed work permit, she needs to secure a job offer from an employer in Canada and that employer needs to get an approved LMIA. She can then apply for a closed work permit tied to that specific employer.
 

steaky

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How do I go about on getting my mother here in Canada to legally work and live here?
She currently have her temporary visitors visa valid for 10 years so she can come and go whenever she likes. I've tried every year to sponsor her through the program but never get selected and I know about the super visa which I can easily get her on however being on the super visa is fine and all but it doesn't enable her to actually work she doesn't want to just sit around and do nothing she'd like to be out there and working but I want her to be working legally. Does she need to apply for a open work permit? And if so what are the chances of her being denied and or getting accepted? Or is there another method of her being here legally? Please if someone can share any info that'd be much appreciated.
Then look at things that are not considered work! I often seen people check others' recycling bins - sorting out plastic bottles, aluminium cans, etc., pushing carts loads of these recycling material. Once they got to recyling depots, they dropped off those recyling items and receive money. This way, she doesn't need to just sit around, do nothing and earn some money.
 

canuck78

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Then look at things that are not considered work! I often seen people check others' recycling bins - sorting out plastic bottles, aluminium cans, etc., pushing carts loads of these recycling material. Once they got to recyling depots, they dropped off those recyling items and receive money. This way, she doesn't need to just sit around, do nothing and earn some money.
That would be considered work
 

steaky

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That would be considered work
Why would it considered work? For example, you paid for a can of diet coke and discard after your consumption. Then this lady took the empty can to the depot for the deposit refund.
 

Eli51

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To Canuck 78 so getting the refund from the recycling bottle not considered making money? Some people make lots of money from it
 

canuck78

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Why would it considered work? For example, you paid for a can of diet coke and discard after your consumption. Then this lady took the empty can to the depot for the deposit refund.
If it is your can it isn't work but recycling is an industry that people work in. As a visitor you can't be going onto orher people's properties and recycling in large quantities.
 

steaky

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If it is your can it isn't work but recycling is an industry that people work in. As a visitor you can't be going onto orher people's properties and recycling in large quantities.
No, it was your can and you didn't discard it properly. You should be going to the recyling depot and drop off the can instead and none of this would had happened.
 

sivoyage

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Apr 28, 2022
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Then look at things that are not considered work! I often seen people check others' recycling bins - sorting out plastic bottles, aluminium cans, etc., pushing carts loads of these recycling material. Once they got to recyling depots, they dropped off those recyling items and receive money. This way, she doesn't need to just sit around, do nothing and earn some money.
I hope more people begin to recycle at least their trash. Plastic, gas, paper manufacturers - all of this is harm nature. I'm currently studying at the ecology faculty, so this there is close to me. I use many extra resources for my educational works, so my awareness of this subject is boundless. Talking about work - if you need money, it will not fall from the sky. Only work, any work.
 
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