My BOWP is recently approved and I am just waiting for hard copies to receive. I just wanted to know, is there any location restrictions on BOWP or I can work across the Canada.
It depends. If your BOWP application was supported by a Canadian Experience Class application, then the province is not restricted. In practice this means you can work anywhere except Quebec.bhopali said:My BOWP is recently approved and I am just waiting for hard copies to receive. I just wanted to know, is there any location restrictions on BOWP or I can work across the Canada.
Yes, I applied under the CEC category..LPS said:It depends. If your BOWP application was supported by a Canadian Experience Class application, then the province is not restricted. In practice this means you can work anywhere except Quebec.
bhopali said:Yes, I applied under the CEC category..
It will come by mailbhopali said:Thanks all for your reply,
I would like to know, since I have applied for BOWP online, would I get the hard copies of work permit by mail OR its just a approval letter which is there in MyCIC account.
I'm not sure if you can use the open work permit in Quebec - I believe you can. But my point was, a prerequisite for the Canadian Experience Class is that you intend to reside outside Quebec.Iwanttoimmigrate said:Hi LPS and Others,
Are you sure that BOWP under CEC does not allow you to work in Quebec? I mean I have not come across this in CIC OB (operation bulletin).
I know working in quebec on BOWP may not be advisable but not restricted. Please post any reference links or cases which I can refer.
Thanks.
So if i get PNP and then right away apply for PR then as soon as get AOR i apply for BOWP and only can work within province?canadavisa13 said:if PR application is under CEC or FSW then no restriction on location for BOWP if under PNP then BOWP will tied to the province that nominated you.
I actually got the notification of my BWOP but I didn’t receive the paper document at the expiry of my previous permit. Then I took a weekend in Boston in order to see the Immigration at the border by coming back. I requested a copy of the document there and they just issued it.Iwanttoimmigrate said:What do you mean by "I even just made mine printed by the immigration office... At a Quebec border" ??? Did you cross border to get BOWP?
Well, it is not such an easy decision to move out. By now I have a job and a home here. As long as I don’t have a secure and permanent status, I don’t want to initiate moving again. Let’s imagine my PR request is declined. In this case I don’t have many more options than leaving the country. Then I will not move back to Toronto now with the possibility I have to leave the country in the same year.Iwanttoimmigrate said:Now since u have BOWP why r u not moving back to Toronto since u are deprived of healthcare benefits?
I am not sure to understand your situation. You applied for a BWOP end of July and you still didn’t get it?! If so you should call the Immigration, since a BWOP is issued in about 4-5 weeks usually. For exemple, I uploaded my request on July 4 and I got the email notification of approval on August 8…Iwanttoimmigrate said:Also I have applied in July 29, 2013, when should I pack my bags and start moving? And can you incorporate in Quebec or anywhere on BOWP? The last one is off topic but asking out of curiosity![]()
Yes you can work for any(unless your PNP-PR application is employer driven) employer only in the province you are nominated for.Konan1982 said:So if i get PNP and then right away apply for PR then as soon as get AOR i apply for BOWP and only can work within province?
Actually, the agent would be making an error if you applied for a BOWP at the port of entry and they granted it. From operational bulletin 485A:BacchusTO said:But even to make the initial request for a BWOP I think you can do it at a border Immigration office, and even at a Quebec entry point. I don't see what could be the problem, the agent is supposed to apply the law and if the law states that you get an open BWOP by showing a AOR of a PR application in the CEC category, then he has to issue it.
Please note the following foreign nationals do not qualify for a bridging work permit:
- Foreign nationals applying for a bridging work permit at the port of entry.