This is not job-specific work permit and this work permit allow the candidate to work for any employer in Canada.
It does not require LMIA or job offer in order to work for an employer
Employer restricted Work Permit – This is also known as closed work permit which allows a foreign worker to work for a specific employer for a defined period of time and at specified location. These are limitation for Employer specific work permit
Closed Work Permit require LMIA or in some cases its LMIA exempt
LMIA is a verification process by which Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) verify that hiring the foreign worker will not impact the job market of Canada.
The ESDC assess the process on various parameters. In order to fill the labour shortage, the employers can request to hire Temporary Foreign Worker which can be done by positive LMIA.
The LMIA confirms that there is a need of TFW to fill the labour shortage which means that there is no Canadian and Permanent Resident is available to do the particular job for which a LMIA can be doneLMIA can be applied by business with legitimate business and in operation for at least 1 year To apply for work permit, TFW require
It is an open work permit which can be applied by spouses or common law partner of International Students studying full time in Canadian DLIs having
With Open work permit Spouse can work full time with any employer for a specified period of time. Graduates who receive PGWP their spouses or common-law partner is eligible for Open Work Permit for the same duration as the principal Work permit holder
Open work permit can also be applied by the Spouses or common law partners of TFW working in NOC O, A or B job category.
It can be applied by the students who are studying in Canadian DLIs - college / institute / university. The course should have the co-op component, based Co-op work authorization student can apply for a Co-Op Work Permit.
It can be applied by those applicants who have applied for Permanent Residence. This can allow the applicant to work till the Permanent Residence application result not received. Below are the requirements for BOWP
The applicant may be eligible for BOWP if the applicant have applied to one of the permanent residence programs below.
Students who have graduated from eligible Canadian DLIs must apply for Post Graduate Work Permit to gain the Canadian work experience. Students who have complete the studies are allowed to work while they are waiting for the decision on Post Graduate Work Permit application. The students must meet all below criteria
PGWP is issued only once, and it cannot be extended.
The extension of Work permit can be done before the status is expired. To keep the implied status the application should be submitted in time