Opportunities for Open Work Permits for Spouses in Canada

• Working in Canada in the meantime
• Living with your partner in Canada
• Earn in Canadian dollars
• Choose your employer
• Be preferred to LMIA
• Gain work experience in Canada

Open work permit for spouse

Spouses or common-law partners in Canada can apply for visas under the programs below:

• Spouses or common-law partners of skilled workers [C41] : Under this program, spouses or common-law partners of skilled workers who are working in Canada or who wish to come to the country can apply for an open work permit, even without having a job offer. Additionally, a dependent spouse or common-law partner may apply for an open work permit under LMIA exemption code C41 if the primary worker meets the following requirements:
• Holder of a work permit valid for 6 months
• Planning or physically living in Canada while working
• Employed in a job that falls under the National Occupational Classification (NOC)
• Spouses or common-law partners of full-time students [C42] : Full-time students can apply for an open work permit in Canada. Additionally, a dependent spouse or common-law partner may apply for an open work permit under LMIA exemption code C42 if the primary worker is a full-time student and holds a study permit at:
• A public post-secondary institution
• A private post-secondary institution
• A public or private secondary or post-secondary establishment
• A private institution of Canada that is authorized by provincial law

Benefits

• Work in Canada while waiting: SWOP allows its candidates to stay in the country while awaiting a decision. It can take approximately twelve months for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada to process an application.
• Live with your partner in Canada: Live with your spouse even while your sponsorship application is still pending.
• Earn in Canadian Dollars: Applicants have the opportunity to earn in Canadian dollars by applying for an open spousal work permit. We also benefit from a good quality of life and an advanced standard of living.
• Choose your employer: SWOP gives you the opportunity to choose your employer in Canada, unlike closed work permits.
• Get preference over LMIA: Employers prefer to hire open spousal work permit holders because they do not require a Labor Market Impact Assessment.
• Gain work experience in Canada: Even before becoming a PR in Canada, gaining work experience there will help one’s career growth. Gaining more work experience in Canada helps in earning higher income.

Eligibility Criteria

• An authentic relationship with the spouse or partner
• The main applicant must have a valid work or study permit
• Not criminally or medically inadmissible to Canada

Requirements

• A bona fide relationship with spouse or partner: The applicant for the open spousal work permit must be in a bona fide relationship with or the spouse of a citizen, permanent resident or eligible foreign national.
• The principal applicant must have a valid work or study permit: The applicant’s spouse or common-law partner must hold a valid study or work permit in Canada.
• Criminal or medical inadmissibility to Canada: Neither the principal applicant nor their spouse/common-law partner is criminally or medically inadmissible to enter Canada.

Steps to apply

Step 1: Check your eligibility

Step 2: Organize all documents

Step 3: Apply for the visa

Step 4: Obtain the work permit

Step 5: Work in Canada

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