Every year, over 90,000 foreign workers enter Canada to work temporarily in jobs that help Canadian employers address skill shortages, or as live-in caregivers.


A work permit is needed for most temporary jobs in Canada, though for some positions and business people it is not necessary.

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How to Work in Canada

Who can apply? Some temporary workers require a work permit and some do not. For some categories of workers, permits are approved more quickly.


What you should know?


If you want to work in Canada, you must understand the following important information:

  • Your employer helps determine if you are eligible. Your employer may need to get a labour market opinion from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). A labour market opinion confirms that the employer can fill the job with a foreign worker.

  • To work in Canada, you must meet the general requirements for entering the country and for staying here, in addition to those for getting a work permit.

  • A work permit is not an immigration document. It does not allow you to live in Canada permanently. To live here permanently, you must qualify under an immigration category, such as skilled worker. Live-in caregivers can stay in Canada permanently if they meet certain requirements.

  • If you want your spouse or common-law partner and your dependent children to come with you to Canada, they must apply to do so.

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