Instructions for Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)
Friday, 05 June 2015
The applicants would need to meet all the necessary eligibility requirements. Only then would the officers issue a 24-month work permit in accordance with the letter from British Columbia. The officers would need to specify the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption code T13 on the work permit. In addition, they would need to annotate
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The Role of the Provinces and Territories (PTs)
Friday, 05 June 2015
Provinces and territories (PTs) have the right to exercise their authority based on paragraph 204 (c) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). For this, they would need to provide the applicant with a letter that contains the following details: The name of the applicant The date of birth Details of the employer and
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Work Permits for Provincial Nominees
Friday, 05 June 2015
The authorities have negotiated certain terms under the Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) Annexes with certain provinces and territories (PTs). Under these terms, provinces and territories (PTs) have the authority to receive a waiver on Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs) for work permit applicants named in a written request from the province or territory (PT). This
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The Employment Location
Friday, 05 June 2015
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,
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Express Entry
Friday, 05 June 2015
In the Express Entry application process, the authorities send a notice and a letter to the applicants. The applicants can only use the letter i.e. the Acknowledgement of Receipt for supporting their Bridging Open Work Permits (BOWPs). The officers issue a notice (the Electronic Receipt of the Application for Permanent Residence (APR)) to the applicants automatically on
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The Process for Determining if the Authorities Have Made a Positive Eligibility Decision
Friday, 05 June 2015
The Bridging Open Work Permit (BOWP) requires foreign nationals to submit their applications for permanent residence. In addition, it specifies that these foreign nationals must have received a positive eligibility assessment from Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC). The authorities consider positive eligibility assessment as applicable when: The applicants receive their Acknowledgement of Receipt letter (and
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The Eligibility Parameters for Bridging the Work Permit
Friday, 05 June 2015
To receive a bridging work permit, foreign nationals would need to meet certain requirements. For instance, they would need to: Be in Canada currently Have a valid status on a work permit that is due to expire in four months or less Be the principal applicant on an application for permanent residence under the following
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Bridging Work Permits for Permanent Residence Applicants
Friday, 05 June 2015
The authorities might consider qualifying foreign nationals currently in Canada for issuing a work permit. This work permit would serve to bridge the gap between the expiry of their current work permit and the final decision on their permanent resident application. However, these individuals would need to meet the relevant program eligibility requirements. In addition,
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Appendix B – Section 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR)
Friday, 05 June 2015
Section 10 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) specifies that: Subject to paragraphs 28 (b) to (d) and 139 (1) (b), an application under these Regulations would need to: Be made in writing using the form provided by the Department, if any Be signed by the applicant Include all information and documents specified
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Appendix A – The Lock-in Date for a Dependent Child
Friday, 05 June 2015
On August 01, 2014, the authorities made a change to the definition of “dependent child” in the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR). The change became effective the same day, as did another change to the date at which the system locks in a child’s age. The regulatory amendments included a transitional provision for the
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