The Provincial Nominee Class (PNC)
When they issue a Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) to an applicant for permanent residence under the Provincial Nominee Class (PNC), officers must ensure that the employment location specified on the work permit remains restricted to the nominating province. Therefore, they would need to select the Province of destination value, followed by the City of destination value. This would show the province or territory Not Elsewhere Stated (NES) as illustrated in the following example:
- Province of destination: AB
- City of destination: Alberta NES
The Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC), the Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC) and Caregiver Classes (i.e. Caring for Children Class and Caring for People with High Medical Needs Class)
Officers would need to ensure that there are no restrictions to employment location in Bridging Open Work Permits (BOWPs) issued to applicants in the following classes:
- The Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC)
- The Canadian Experience Class (CEC)
- The Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) and,
- The caregiver classes
Therefore, they would need to set the value of Province of destination to ‘UNK’ first. Thereafter, they would need to set the City of destination value as ‘Unknown’. Consider the example given below:
- Province of destination: UNK
- City of destination: Unknown
The Process for Spouse or Common-Law Partner and Dependents
The holder of a bridging work permit would need to meet certain conditions first. Only then would their spouse or common-law partner be eligible for an open work permit. This is in accordance with the specifications listed under subparagraph 205 (c) (ii) as a spouse or common-law partner of a skilled worker. Officers would need to go through the International Mobility Program: Public policy competitiveness and economy for more information.
In all cases, the officers would need to ensure that the bridging work permit is valid for longer than six months.
- For spouses or common-law partners of Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC) applicants:
- The bridging work permit holder would need to be performing work at a level that falls within National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill levels 0, A or B
- For spouses or common-law partners of Provincial Nominee Class (PNC) applicants:
- The spouse or common-law partner is eligible for an open work permit for the duration of the work permit held by the principal Provincial Nominee Class (PNC) applicant, regardless of the skill level of the principal Provincial Nominee Class (PNC) applicant’s occupation
- For spouses or common-law partners of Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC) applicants:
- The bridging work permit holder would need to be performing work at a level that falls within National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill level B
- For spouses or common-law partners of Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applicants:
- The principal Canadian Experience Class (CEC) applicant does not need to meet any set preconditions
- For spouses or common-law partners of caregiver applicants i.e. those caring for children class or caring for people with high medical needs class:
- The bridging work permit holder would need to be performing work at a level that falls within National Occupational Classification (NOC) skill levels 0, A or B
Dependent children of a permanent residence application in any of these economic classes would need to:
- Obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or,
- Have a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption
This would typically depend on their specific situation when they apply for a work permit.
Source: Citizenship and Immigration