A Work Permit is needed for most temporary jobs in Canada, though for some positions and business people it is not necessary.Your employer helps determine if you are eligible. Your employer may need to get a labour market impact assessment (LMIA).Social Development Canada (ESDC)labour market impact assessment (LMIA) confirms that the employer can fill the job with a foreign worker.To work in Canada, you must meet the general requirements for entering the country and for staying here, in addition to those for getting a Work Permit. This means you may need a Temporary Resident Visa. A Work Permit is not an immigration document. It does not allow you to live in Canada permanently. To live here permanently, you must qualify under an immigration category, such as skilled worker. Caregivers can stay in Canada permanently if they meet certain requirements. If you want your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent children to come with you to Canada, they must apply to do so.
To apply for a Work Permit from outside Canada, you must submit the following documents: a job offer from a Canadian employer a completed application, that shows that you meet the requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, and Employment, Social Development Canada (ESDC) that the employer can hire a foreign worker to fill the job. This confirmation is called a positive labour market impact assessment (LMIA)
here are several factors that will help Satisfy a visa officer provide a positive decision on your work permit. They will want to be assured that as a temporary worker on a temporary work permit you will: leave Canada at the end of your Work Permit. Show that you have enough money to support yourself and your family while you are in Canada. respect the law and have no criminal record - you may have to provide a police clearance certificate. show that you are not a risk to the security of Canada. Be in good health - you may have to have a medical examination.
You can apply for a Work Permit as you enter Canada, but only if you meet the following requirements: You are from the United States, Greenland or Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. You do not need a medical examination (or you already have a medical certificate). You do not need a temporary resident visa to visit Canada and your job does not need a labour market impact assessment (LMIA) from Employment, Social Development Canada (ESDC) or You hold a labour market opinion from HRSDC.