APPLY SPOUSE WORK PERMIT ONLINE IF YOU ALREADY HAVE AOR!!!

[all_iz_well]

I am sponsoring my spouse or partner who is in Canada. Can they work while their application is being processed?

Yes, but only if your spouse or partner has a work permit.

If your spouse applied, or wants to apply, under the Spouse or Common-Law Partner in-Canada class, he or she can apply for an open work permit.

Remember that while your spouse or partner’s permanent residence application is being processed, he or she must:

• Maintain legal status as a visitor, student or worker in Canada, and
• Wait for their work permit application to be approved before starting to work.

To apply for an open work permit, use this application package: Application to Change Conditions or Extend Your Stay in Canada as a Worker.

Depending on your situation, follow these instructions.

If you have not submitted your sponsorship application:

• Put the sponsorship, permanent residence and open work permit applications into one envelope.
• You must also include:
  • all supporting documents for all applications, and
  • proof of payment, for all applications.
• Send the envelope to the Case Processing Centre in Mississauga (CPC-M), Ontario.

If your permanent residence application has not yet received approval in principle:

• Send your open work permit application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC-V), Alberta.
• Make sure to include:
  • All supporting documents, and
  • Proof of payment.

If your permanent residence application has been approved in principle:

• You can apply online or on paper for an open work permit.
• If you apply on paper, send your complete application to the Case Processing Centre in Vegreville (CPC-V), Alberta.
• Make sure to include:
  • All supporting documents, and
  • Proof of payment.

LINK: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=1163&top=17&_ga=2.126980301.1955977378.1527515882-34113451.1516151337

 

[Oldmacwright]

Actually says you need to have AIP to apply online, which only comes near the end of the process,