Temporary Resident Visa
OUR Eligibility PROGRAMS
VISITOR VISA – WORK PERMIT – STUDY PERMIT
VISITOR VISA – WORK PERMIT – STUDY PERMIT
VISITOR VISA
Tourism, Business, Super visa (applies to only parents & grandparents), Extensions and Restoration of lost visitor status
Eligibility Requirements To visit Canada, you must:
– have a valid travel document, such as a passport,
– be in good health,
– convince an immigration officer that you have ties—such as a job, home, financial assets or family—that will take you back to your home country,
– convince an immigration officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your visit, and
– have enough money for your stay. (The amount of money you will need can vary. it depends on things like how long you will stay, and whether you will stay in a hotel or with friends or relatives.)
You may also need a:
– temporary resident (visitor) visa, depending on your citizenship (Find out if you need a visa),
– medical exam and
– letter of invitation from someone who lives in Canada
WORK PERMIT
Live-in caregivers, Business people, Students, Professionals, and other labourers; extensions and restoration of lost worker status
Live-in/ In-Home caregivers, Business people, Students, Professionals, and other labourers; extensions and restoration of lost worker status
Eligibility Requirements:
The Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations contain requirements that enable IRCC to better protect your rights when you come to work in Canada by ensuring that employers respect the terms of their offers of employment.
In a work permit application, the employers will be evaluated on:
– whether the job offer is genuine,
– past history of employers compliance to the commitments outlined in job offers to foreign workers hired in the past two years in respect to wages, working conditions and the occupation, and
– compliance with Federal-Provincial/Territorial Laws.
In cases where the employer is found to have not complied with previous commitments to foreign workers, the employer may be deemed ineligible to hire a foreign worker for two years.
Worker eligibility requirements vary according to job, program, reason for requiring a work permit and other factor. Seek assessment to determine your eligibility for a work permit.
You may also need a:
– temporary resident (visitor) visa, depending on your citizenship (Find out if you need a visa),
– medical exam and
– letter of invitation from someone who lives in Canada
STUDY PERMIT
Minors, and College/university undergraduates, Extensions, and Restoration of lost status
To be eligible to study in Canada
– You must have been accepted by a designated learning institution in Canada.
– You must prove that you have enough money to pay for your:
– tuition fees
– living expenses for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada and
– return transportation for yourself and any family members who come with you to Canada.
– You must be a law-abiding citizen with no criminal record and not be a risk to the security of Canada. You may have to provide a police certificate.
– You must be in good health and willing to complete a medical examination, if necessary.
– You must satisfy an immigration officer that you will leave Canada at the end of your authorized stay.
Exceptions
In some cases, you do not require a study permit to go to school in Canada.
– If you wish to study in a short-term course or program
You do not need a study permit if you plan to take a course or program in Canada that lasts six months or less. You must complete the course or program within the period authorized for your stay in Canada.
– Foreign representatives to Canada
If you are a family member or staff member of a foreign representative to Canada accredited by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada (DFATD), you may not need a permit to study in Canada. You should contact your embassy in Canada. Your embassy can contact the Office of Protocol at DFATD to find out whether you need a study permit.
– Members of foreign armed forces
If you are a member of a foreign armed force under the Visiting Forces Act, you do not need a permit to study in Canada. If your family members, including minor children, want to study in Canada, they must meet the requirements.
– Foreign nationals who are Registered Indians in Canada
If you are a citizen of another country who has Registered Indian status in Canada, you do not need a permit to study in Canada.