Work permit law for workers and employers: LMIA and LMIA-exempt categories, intra-company transfers, free trade agreement permits, spousal open work permits, and maintaining status while applications process.
Foreign entrepreneurs regularly hear that they can “buy a business and get a work permit.” The C11 category is real, […]
The C11 Work Permit: Running Your Own Business in Canada Without an LMIA Read More »
The intra-company transferee category was once treated as a flexible way to move staff into Canada. IRCC’s current instructions read
ICT Work Permits Now Require a True Multinational, and the Clock Is Capped Read More »
If you last looked at free trade agreement work permits a couple of years ago, the codes you remember are
IRCC Renumbered Its Free Trade Work Permit Codes: CUSMA Is Now T34–T38 Read More »
Since December 2024, driving to the border for same-day permit processing no longer works for most applicants. Here is what replaced flagpoling and how to manage your status without it.
Flagpoling Is Over: How to Change or Extend Your Status From Inside Canada Read More »
Apply to extend before your permit expires and your legal status continues automatically. Whether you can keep working on maintained status depends on what you applied for, here is how it works.
Maintained Status in Canada: Can You Keep Working While Your Extension Processes? Read More »
The Post-Graduation Work Permit is the bridge between studying in Canada and staying permanently, if you plan it right from day one.
PGWP 101: Turning a Canadian Education into Permanent Residence Read More »
New low-wage LMIA rules took effect April 1, 2026: longer mandatory advertising, required youth outreach, and no processing at all in metro areas with 6 percent unemployment, a freeze extended to Vancouver in April.
Eligibility for spousal open work permits narrowed sharply in 2025 and tightened again in 2026. Here is the current map: which workers and students can still get an open permit for a spouse, and the traps on renewal.
Spousal Open Work Permits in 2026: Who Still Qualifies After the Cuts Read More »
Since June 9, 2026, provincial nominees who applied for PR can qualify for a work permit without the acknowledgement of receipt that used to hold everything up. The measure runs to December 31, 2026.
