Outland Open Work Permit Application Question

[Mi5ter Duel]

My wife is applying for her PR from Taiwan. She would also like to apply for an open work permit. She will be in Canada on a visitor visa (eTA) several months before her PR is approved (as it has not been sent yet). Should she include her open work permit application in the PR application package sent to Sydney, Nova Scotia?

 

[Underhill]

She can only apply for an open work permit as an Inland Spousal Sponsorship PR applicant.

 

[Joyh]

As an outlander, they expect u to land Canada after ur PR is approved. Landing Canada as a visitor before that may terminate ur whole application.

 

[canadianexpat93]

My wife is applying for her PR from Taiwan. She would also like to apply for an open work permit. She will be in Canada on a visitor visa (eTA) several months before her PR is approved (as it has not been sent yet). Should she include her open work permit application in the PR application package sent to Sydney, Nova Scotia?

As pointed out above, with an Outland Application, you are not eligible for an open work permit. There is nothing stopping her to get a work permit via an employer or something of the sort, though it is somewhat unlikely.

 

[armoured]

As an outlander, they expect u to land Canada after ur PR is approved. Landing Canada as a visitor before that may terminate ur whole application.

That's not true. You can even apply outland while in Canada.

If one has a trv the applicant can enter Canada with no effect on the application and now even land virtually, IE complete the process in Canada.

 

[MJSPARV]

As an outlander, they expect u to land Canada after ur PR is approved. Landing Canada as a visitor before that may terminate ur whole application.

Definitely not correct. I'm an outland applicant currently in Canada as a visitor and it's not caused my application to be cancelled

 

[Mi5ter Duel]

As an outlander, they expect u to land Canada after ur PR is approved. Landing Canada as a visitor before that may terminate ur whole application.

She can only apply for an open work permit as an Inland Spousal Sponsorship PR applicant.

Is there any that she can work If we land in Canada after the application is sent?

 

[Mi5ter Duel]

Definitely not correct. I'm an outland applicant currently in Canada as a visitor and it's not caused my application to be cancelled

Given you situation (an outland applicant in Canada as a visitor) are you able to get a work permit now that you are in Canada?

 

[Underhill]

Is there any that she can work If we land in Canada after the application is sent?

Technically yes. Practically no: She'd have to find an employer willing to hire her and then together they would have to apply for a closed work permit. Closed work permits have all sorts of requirement on the employer that they usually won't bother doing unless your wife has a rare skill that is difficult to find in a current Canadian citizen/PR.

 

[scylla]

Given you situation (an outland applicant in Canada as a visitor) are you able to get a work permit now that you are in Canada?

Not an open work permit.

She would need to secure a job offer in Canada and her employer would need to obtain an approved LMIA in order for her to qualify for a closed work permit.