Sponsering spouse and workers permit...?

[OrionUnas]

We just sent off our application package early april, and now I am curious. I understood that my wife can not work in Canada until she becomes a permanent resident, or whatnot. But, what about work a work permit? I did a real quick search but found no information clearly detailing this. If we are accepted in Canada (BC), we will move probably sometime early 2014. Then I have to support the family for two years until my wife becomes a PR; in this 2 year span, is it possible for her to obtain a workers permit, so at least she can pull her weight... i mean... work instead of sitting around the home....

Thanks for any info!

 

[scylla]

It looks like you are outside of Canada and would therefore have applied outland. If that's the case, your wife does not qualify for a work permit by virtue of having submitted a PR application. To be approved for a work permit and to be able to work before she becomes a PR, she will first need to find an employer in Canada. That employer will then have to obtain an approved Labour Market Opinion and as part of the process, prove they couldn't hire a Canadian for the role. If the LMO is approved, she can then apply for a work permit.

 

[MadeInCanada]

We just sent off our application package early april, and now I am curious. I understood that my wife can not work in Canada until she becomes a permanent resident, or whatnot. But, what about work a work permit? I did a real quick search but found no information clearly detailing this. If we are accepted in Canada (BC), we will move probably sometime early 2014. Then I have to support the family for two years until my wife becomes a PR; in this 2 year span, is it possible for her to obtain a workers permit, so at least she can pull her weight... i mean... work instead of sitting around the home....

Thanks for any info!

With regards to the section I made bold:

I am pretty sure that she will be able to work, she will get a SIN when she lands. The new rules/conditional PR will not prevent her from working. It only means if you break up with in those 2 years that her PR could be taken away.

Scylla?? (or anyone) Am I wrong?

 

[canuck_in_uk]

Once her app is approved and she lands, she is a Permanent Resident with the right to work. She doesn't need a work permit and she doesn't have to wait 2 years to work.

If you are referring to the conditional permanent resident rule that require couples to live together for 2 years after PR, you are really just confusing yourself. Number one, that rule doesn't even apply to her because you have a child together. Number two, the sponsored person is still a PR during this 2 year period and allowed to work.