Applying for work permit

[gobicse]

I am a canadian citizen and bought my wife through visitor's visa into canada. Is it legal to apply for her work permit when she is in canada(her PR is in processing and the processing time is 13 months now )?
Reason I am asking this is my friends who are on work permit here, have bought his wife into canada via visitor's visa, applied and got his wife's work permit.
Not sure if this applicable for canadian citizens?
Please help

 

[scylla]

No - this doesn't apply to Canadian citizens.

Assuming you have sponsored your wife using the outland process, if she wants to work before she has PR, she will first have to find an employer who is willing to offer her a full time job. That employer will then have to obtain an approved LMIA by advertising the job for at least a month to prove no Canadian could be found for the role, then paying a $1K fee, and then waiting 2-4 months for the LMIA to be processed. If the LMIA is approved your wife can then apply for a closed work permit tied to that specific employer.