On December 2, 2022, Canadian Immigration Minister Sean Fraser announced that Canada will expand the application qualification for the Open Work Permit (OWP) to the spouse of the Canadian Open Work Permit holder. In layman's terms, the spouse of the open work visa holder can now apply for an open work visa.
International students we know will receive a work visa that matches their study period after graduation in Canada. This visa belongs to an open work visa. Under this policy, international students are eligible to apply for an open work visa for their spouse outside of Canada without restrictions on employers and jobs.
So what is an open work visa?
Let’s start with the work visa (WP), which allows foreigners (individuals who are neither Canadian citizens nor permanent residents) to work in Canada. Usually, a work visa is issued for a specific job of a specific employer. For example, a type of Canadian immigration that is now very well-known - an employer guaranteed immigration. The work visa obtained by him belongs to this type of work visa, called a specific work visa. Open work visas allow foreigners to work legally for any employer in Canada, with no restrictions on jobs.
Foreigners working in Canada whose spouse and dependent children can work, study and live in Canada.
grants the spouse of open work visa holders the qualification to apply for open work visas, which is a big step in attracting more immigrants to work in Canada and may even settle down, indicating that Canada is willing to accept more new immigrants.
This policy change is expected to have more than 100,000 new work visa applications.
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