Applicants for a work permit will have to secure a job offer from a Canadian employer. The job offer must be validated with Human Resources & Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) through a Labour Markert Opinion (LMO). The Canadian employer will have to demonstrate, among other criteria, that a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident could not be found to fill the position sought by you. Once validated by HRSDC, an application for the work permit may then be submitted to Citizenship & Immigration Canada, (CIC). All applicants must clear a routine medical examination as well as provide a security clearance certificate prior to approval of the application. The criteria for job offer validation relies heavily on the current Canadian marketplace and the current needs of certain sectors of the economy. The nature of your job title will, therefore, be crucial in determining whether or not you would be eligible to work in Canada.

A foreign worker's spouse is now entitled to apply for and receive an open work permit and remain in Canada with his/her partner. (This now applies to Common-Law & Same Sex couples). The application may be submitted within Canada to the Case Processing Centre located in Vegreville, Alberta and may take 4-6 weeks for processing. United States citizens should always look to the North American Free Trade Agreement, (NAFTA), for quicker and easier ways of temporarily entering Canada to work. Whether a skilled worker, performer, investor, business visitor or other immigrant, we offer comprehensive assessments of your chances of entering Canada directly at a Canadian port-of-entry via NAFTA - entering Canada temporarily from the US made simple, quick and affordable.

Legal services are also offered for those wishing to:

We are also able to appeal most negative decisions in the Federal Court of Canada.

International students at public post-secondary institutions are now allowed to work off-campus while completing their studies. Furthermore, students are allowed to work for two years, rather than one year.

Citizenship applications may be submitted as long as the Permanent Resident complies with the residency obligation with respect to every five-year period if, on each of a total of 730 days in that five-year period they are physically present in Canada, outside Canada accompanying a Canadian citizen who is their spouse or common-law partner, outside Canada employed, (or their spouse or common-law spouse is employed), on a full-time basis by a Canadian business or public service of Canada or a Province.