Work Exp on visitor record?

[Dharam_111]

Hello all,
My work permit is expiring in March, and I am thinking of switching to a visitor record. My question is: Can I work remotely for my foreign employer and still gain foreign work experience?

 

[canuck78]

Hello all,
My work permit is expiring in March, and I am thinking of switching to a visitor record. My question is: Can I work remotely for my foreign employer and still gain foreign work experience?

Yes on a visitor record if the employer has no
offices, clients or customers in Canada. The one caveat is that Canada is trying to make temporary residents leave so an approved visitor record is not guaranteed.

 

[Dharam_111]

Yes on a visitor record if the employer has no
offices, clients or customers in Canada. The one caveat is that Canada is trying to make temporary residents leave so an approved visitor record is not guaranteed.

Customers can be world wide. How to justify that. I understand that the company should not have a office in Canada, but customers can be from Canada, how's that a logical requirement? I don't get it

 

[canuck78]

Customers can be world wide. How to justify that. I understand that the company should not have a office in Canada, but customers can be from Canada, how's that a logical requirement? I don't get it

You could work with then Canadian customer while in Canada through a WP.

 

[iSaidGoodDay]

Customers can be world wide. How to justify that. I understand that the company should not have a office in Canada, but customers can be from Canada, how's that a logical requirement? I don't get it

This is nothing new. I think you are finding these rules for the very first time. These very same rules apply for a lot of other countries too, including Uncle Sam. Sometimes CBP refuses entry into the US for even Canadian PR holders who have a Youtube channel and they have monetized it.

 

[scylla]

Customers can be world wide. How to justify that. I understand that the company should not have a office in Canada, but customers can be from Canada, how's that a logical requirement? I don't get it

It's a logical requirements since if there can be clients in Canada, this means you are entering the Canadian workforce by working from within Canada.

In this case your options are to either leave Canada and work from outside of Canada. Or for your company to somehow manage to obtain an approved LMIA so that you can apply for a closed work permit. The latter doesn't sound like it's going to be possible since they don't have physicaly operations in Canada. So you will need to leave Canada if you want to work in this role.