Working from Canada from a US employer

[aaruship]

I am currently working in the US on OPT status. I did not get picked in H1B lottery and my OPT will expire in July. My employer has agreed to let me work remotely from Canada. Apart from PR, is there any other work visa with which I can move to and start working from Canada quicker? My employer does not have any presence in Canada. I have a valid Canadian visitor visa.

 

[scylla]

I am currently working in the US on OPT status. I did not get picked in H1B lottery and my OPT will expire in July. My employer has agreed to let me work remotely from Canada. Apart from PR, is there any other work visa with which I can move to and start working from Canada quicker? My employer does not have any presence in Canada. I have a valid Canadian visitor visa.

No - there isn't. You would need to wait for PR.

 

[canuck78]

I am currently working in the US on OPT status. I did not get picked in H1B lottery and my OPT will expire in July. My employer has agreed to let me work remotely from Canada. Apart from PR, is there any other work visa with which I can move to and start working from Canada quicker? My employer does not have any presence in Canada. I have a valid Canadian visitor visa.

Would be speaking to an accountant or do some research about the best way to structure your consulting business.