Review your work permit
Check your work permit carefully before leaving the border services office. Make sure you understand all the information on the permit.
If you think there is a mistake on your work permit, please tell the border services officer right away.
Things you should look for:
Make sure your name is spelled correctly.
Check the expiry date shown under the “Valid until” box.
If you’ve applied under the Young Professional or International Co-op (Internship) category, the validity period of your work permit will normally match the period your employer requested in your job offer.
Your work permit will not be valid beyond:
Working Holiday participants
Your work permit should show:
As long as your work permit is valid, there are no restrictions on:
Your work permit should indicate the name of your employer.
You can work only for the employer specified in your work permit. The employer’s name is based on the offer of employment submitted.
Leaving and returning to Canada
If you leave Canada while your work permit is still valid and return to continue working, the border services officer will re-assess your admissibility each time you enter Canada.
If you are still admissible, the border services officer will allow you to re-enter Canada with your original work permit.
The work permit states “This does not authorize re-entry.” This means the permit allows you to work in Canada after you have been legally admitted.
The work permit is not:
Check your work permit carefully before leaving the border services office. Make sure you understand all the information on the permit.
If you think there is a mistake on your work permit, please tell the border services officer right away.
Things you should look for:
Make sure your name is spelled correctly.
Check the expiry date shown under the “Valid until” box.
If you’ve applied under the Young Professional or International Co-op (Internship) category, the validity period of your work permit will normally match the period your employer requested in your job offer.
Your work permit will not be valid beyond:
- the amount of time indicated in the agreement between Canada and your country
- the expiry date of your passport
- the expiry date of your health insurance or
- the end date of your work contract (Young Professionals and International Co-op (Internship) participants)
Working Holiday participants
Your work permit should show:
- “open” employer and
- “open” location
As long as your work permit is valid, there are no restrictions on:
- how long you can work or
- how many hours you can work
Your work permit should indicate the name of your employer.
You can work only for the employer specified in your work permit. The employer’s name is based on the offer of employment submitted.
Leaving and returning to Canada
If you leave Canada while your work permit is still valid and return to continue working, the border services officer will re-assess your admissibility each time you enter Canada.
If you are still admissible, the border services officer will allow you to re-enter Canada with your original work permit.
The work permit states “This does not authorize re-entry.” This means the permit allows you to work in Canada after you have been legally admitted.
The work permit is not:
- a visa or passport that will allow you entry to Canada or
- a guarantee of your re-entry to Canada