Canada Open Work Permit: From next year, Canada will extend work visa eligibility to family members of Open Work Permit (OWP) holders, potentially benefiting thousands of Indian professionals and other foreigners. This comes as the country faces severe labour shortages.
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What does the Open Work Permit allow?
The Open Work Permit allows foreign nationals to work for any employer and in any job in Canada. Sean Fraser, the Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship, said that his department will extend work permits to family members of temporary foreign employees.
“Canada is expanding work permits for family members! Starting in 2023, spouses and children of a principal applicant will be eligible to work in Canada,” Sean Fraser sent a tweet.
“Expanding the eligibility for work permits to family members accompanying the principal applicant to Canada will help address labour shortages by assisting employers in finding the workers they need,” he remarked.
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The new measure will help employers find the workers
Employers across the country continue to identify a lack of workers as their most significant challenge, according to Sean Fraser, who added that the new measure will help employers find the workers they need to fill labour gaps by expanding work permits to family members at all skill levels, resulting in over 200,000 foreign workers’ family members being able to work in Canada.
He said, “As a result of this new approach, it is estimated that family members of more than 200,000 foreign workers could begin working in Canada, offering a greater opportunity for both foreign workers seeking to work in Canada and for employers addressing their labour needs.”
Previously, spouses were only eligible for a work permit if the main applicant worked in a high-skilled occupation. The policy will be implemented in three stages.
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