Opportunity for Relatives of Temporary
Foreign Workers to Canada
Published in the Jamaican Gleaner, May 28, 2014
Dear Ms. Powell,
What is an open
work permit? My father is working at a hotel as a temporary foreign worker and
heard that I can get an open work permit. I am very hardworking and just would
like to be close to my father. How can I
do that?
MC
Dear
MC,
When
you are granted an open work permit to Canada that means that you have
permission to work in Canada without first getting either a job offer or a
positive labour market opinion (LMO) from the Employment and Social Development
agency and you are not restricted to one particular employer.
Since
your father is already in Canada as a temporary worker, you may be able to get
an open work permit under various new programmes and pilot projects through a
special arrangement between provinces and the federal government.
Some
provinces are in desperate need of certain workers and they are currently
granting open work permits to spouses and dependent children of the workers
that they would like to attract. In short, they may want your father so much
that they may grant his working-age children or spouse permission to be here in
Canada; also provide them with an open work permit which authorizes them to
work with any employer who is willing to employ them for the length of time of
the permit.
Applicable Provinces
This
program is available in British Columbia, Ontario, Alberta and the Yukon. The
application deadline for British Columbia has passed and the program in the Yukon
is slightly different. So, if your father is based in Alberta, Ontario you
should apply immediately, if you are able to satisfy the following criteria.
Alberta
Requirements:
· You
must be between 18 and 22 years old;
·
Your
father must be employed in a managerial, skilled trades, or professional position;
·
Deadline for application is July
31, 2014.
Ontario
Requirements:
· You
must be at least 14 years old;
· Your
father must be a temporary foreign worker employed in a managerial, skilled trades,
or professional position;
·
Deadline for application July
31, 2014.
Yukon Requirements
The Yukon
programme is slightly different in that this programme is not restricted to relatives
of temporary foreign workers and the work permit granted is not an open work
permit, but is tied to a particular employer.
Both the employer and employee will need to satisfy certain basic
requirements in order for you to be granted a work permit.
This temporary
foreign worker programme was implemented to deal specifically with Yukon’s
short-term need for workers in the oil, gas, mineral exploration, mining
tourism and hospitality industries.
Kindly
note that these programmes are very popular and Citizenship and Immigration
Canada (CIC) may change their immigration programmes and deadlines without
notice. So if you think you qualify based on the above or if you would like to
know if you qualify, I would suggest that you consult with an immigration
lawyer immediately, to guide you with your application.
DeidreS. Powell, is a lawyer, mediator, and notary public, who is a member of the
Jamaican and Ontario, Canada, bars, with office located in Ottawa, Ontario. Her
areas of practice are in immigration, real estate, personal injury, family,
commercial, and administration of estates. Submit your questions and comments
to Email: info@deidrepowell.com, Subjectline: Immigration. Tel: 613.695.8777.
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