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Getting a OWP from Visitor ( INSIDE CANADA )

Karan_Can

Member
Feb 1, 2018
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Folks,

Wanted to ask what is the general response from CIC when applying for a Work permit while on Visitor visa.

On cic website, after answering the questionnaire the results were; he can apply for Open work permit.

Just wanted to know a general Data on the acceptance of these cases....


Thanks :)
 

scylla

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Jun 8, 2010
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Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
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scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,148
20,638
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
No ...He is single
He doesn't qualify for an open work permit in that case. You've misunderstood the rules.

People in Canada on a TRV do not qualify for an OWP simply because they are in Canada as visitors.

You have to be holding a TRP to qualify. TRVs and TRPs are not the same thing. TRPs are special permits that are granted to people who are otherwise inadmissible to Canada (usually due to a crime they committed outside of Canada).

If he wants to work, he needs a job offer and approved LMIA so that he can apply for a closed work permit.
 

Karan_Can

Member
Feb 1, 2018
15
1
Then he doesn't qualify for a open work permit. Open work permit are for applicants who have spouses in Canada that has a NOC O, A or B job or have applied for PR spousal application etc.
Thank you guys.... So an applicant who has spouse in Canada can get an OWP ? even if the person getting the permit is outside of canada ? or do they have to be IN canada to get that... ?
 

scylla

VIP Member
Jun 8, 2010
93,148
20,638
Toronto
Category........
Visa Office......
Buffalo
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
28-05-2010
AOR Received.
19-08-2010
File Transfer...
28-06-2010
Passport Req..
01-10-2010
VISA ISSUED...
05-10-2010
LANDED..........
05-10-2010
Thank you guys.... So an applicant who has spouse in Canada can get an OWP ? even if the person getting the permit is outside of canada ? or do they have to be IN canada to get that... ?
Depends on the spouse's status in Canada. For example, if they are a PR or citizen - no OWP. If they are here on a work permit - their job has to be a NOC A, B or 0 role.

No - they don't have to be in Canada to apply for the OWP. They can be outside of Canada.
 

yvcj1029

Newbie
Oct 19, 2022
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Depends on the spouse's status in Canada. For example, if they are a PR or citizen - no OWP. If they are here on a work permit - their job has to be a NOC A, B or 0 role.

No - they don't have to be in Canada to apply for the OWP. They can be outside of Canada.
My husband has a valid work permit and inside Canada. I am in Canada holding a visit visa. I want to apply for OWP and student permit for my 15y/old daughter who is in the Philippines. Is it possible to do our application together (owp inside canada, student permit outside canada)? Or shall I process my OWP first and submit her application for student permit later after i got approved?
 

canuck78

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Jun 18, 2017
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My husband has a valid work permit and inside Canada. I am in Canada holding a visit visa. I want to apply for OWP and student permit for my 15y/old daughter who is in the Philippines. Is it possible to do our application together (owp inside canada, student permit outside canada)? Or shall I process my OWP first and submit her application for student permit later after i got approved?
You can apply at the same time but they are 2 separate applications. You spouse work in NOC 0, A or B to qualify. When does his WP expire?