Canada Work Visa – How to get Work Visa for Canada
Recently, changes have been made to the way a person must apply for a Canada Work Visa. The fact still remains however, that in almost every case, a job offer is required. In addition, most Canada work visas also require labor market verification, known as a Labor Market Opinion (LMO). Once an employer wishing to hire a foreign worker obtains a positive LMO they may apply for a Canada work visa.
There are certain categories of Canada work visas that do not require an LMO. These categories are generally based on reciprocal treaties, the transfer of senior employees, or individuals who have been preliminarily selected for Canadian permanent residence but have not yet received their visa.
It is important that the foreign national applying for a Canada work visa have the credentials to perform the job in Canada. If the position is one of Canada’s regulated occupations, the foreign worker must be certified to practice their profession in Canada before they apply for their Canada work visa.
Where to Get a Canada Work Visa
For individuals who are residents or citizens of countries that do not require a visitor’s visa to enter Canada (TRV), a Canada work visa can be obtained at the border (as long as the necessary prerequisites are in place).
If you are from a country that requires a visitor’s visa then you must apply for your Canada work visa at the visa office responsible for your country. For more information on how long it takes to obtain a Canada work visa from a Canadian visa office.
Migration visa for Canada
One way to migrate to Canada and settle permanently is immigration visa for qualified workers. There is more than one immigration program which can help you get appropriate immigrant visa:
- Express Entry is an online system which consists of three immigration programs: Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program and Canadian Experience Class. When applying for this system your qualifications, education and work experience are being assessed and scored, based on which you are being invited to apply for immigrant visa through one of three programs. Conditions that you must fulfill are different and they depend on the program and employer’s nomination usually isn’t necessary.
- Provincial Nominees program (PNP) is dedicated to qualified workers who have a nomination (job offer) from Canadian employer from some province or territory, where they intend to settle permanently. For this program you can apply through Express Entry.
- Atlantic Immigration Pilot is the new immigration program for Atlantic Canada and same as previously mentioned, it requires nomination from an employer from that territory. It consists of two programs for qualified workers: Atlantic Intermediate-Skilled Program (AISP) and Atlantic High-Skilled Program (AHSP).
- Quebec-Selected Skilled Workers is immigration program for Quebec province and same as two before it requires nomination from employer who is from Quebec.
After approval and an invitation to apply for immigrant visa, you have a deadline of 60 or 90 days (it depends on the program) to star your application.
Conditions of Immigrant Visa
Specific conditions for immigrant visa differ from program to program and from province to province. General conditions that must be met are:
- You should have education and work experience for a specific job. Your knowledge and professional skills must be assessed positively by relevant and competent association
- You should have enough financial resources to support yourself for the first few months of your stay in Canada
- There are also other conditions regarding language skills, biometric data, health and character
Benefits of immigrant visa
Immigrant visa allows you to permanently settle in Canada, to live and work, to sponsor your family members for appropriate visas and to apply for Canadian citizenship if you fulfill all requirements.
Benefits of immigrant visa
Immigrant visa allows you to permanently settle in Canada, to live and work, to sponsor your family members for appropriate visas and to apply for Canadian citizenship if you fulfill all requirements.
Duration of visa
An immigrant visa allows you to stay permanently in Canada.
Application for immigrant visa
Application for immigrant visa is going online through website of Canada’s Home Affairs.
Visa fee and processing time
Visa fee for immigrant visa application is 1.040CAD and the average processing time is from 6 to 19 months.