Canada's 1-year travel visa review has been greatly accelerated, and tourists can use the travel-to-work policy to obtain immigration status.

The speed of applying for a Canadian tourist visa from China has greatly increased. It used to take more than 4 days, but recently it has been reduced to 47 days. At this juncture, Canada's tourist visa has suddenly accelerated its approval, which has also added a lot of flexibility to the vast number of immigrant applicants.

In August, 22, the Immigration Bureau introduced a temporary policy of online application for tourist visas to work visas in China, allowing domestic tourist groups to apply for work permit online, stay in Canada legally, accumulate work experience in Canada, and then obtain Canadian permanent residence status (Maple Leaf Card) through provincial nomination or CEC. This temporary policy, released in August 22, was originally planned to be closed on February 28, 222, but now the Immigration Bureau has postponed it again until February 28, 223. This means that small partners with tourist visas (maintained status or restoration status is also counted) can convert their tourist visas into closed work visas in Canada before February 28, 223.

what is a closed work permit?

closed work permits are opposite to open work permits, so this temporary policy is not applicable to open work permits (such as PGWP holders and spouse open work permit holders). Closed employer-specific work permit can be divided into two categories: one is Lmia-supported, and the other is lmia-exempt offer of employment (employers need to register with the employer portal to get an Offer of employment number, and then applicants apply for work permit with the Offer of employment number. Common applications are provincial nominations and work visas). In most cases, it is in line with the first category, that is, the applicant needs to obtain the offer from the Canadian employer first, and then the employer can apply for a closed work visa after handling the labor approval Lmia.

Before the implementation of this temporary policy, there are two ways for overseas applicants to apply for work permit:

1) To apply overseas, it is recommended to submit a language score of at least IELTS 5 (especially NOC AB post) to prove whether they are qualified for this job, so as to ensure the successful approval of the work permit;

2) Applicants who enter the country with a Canadian tourist visa and go to the border for an interview to change their work visas will face great challenges if they are not fully prepared, have poor English expression skills (especially for NOC AB posts), are nervous on the spot and have trouble answering questions;

With this policy, it means that applicants with limited English ability can submit their applications for work permit online in Canada without submitting their language scores, and they don't have to risk going to the border for an interview to change for work permit. After the applicant LMIA is approved, it can completely submit an online work permit application supported by the New Deal, which solves the problem of poor language for most people.

Special note:

This policy only allows closed work permits, that is, designated employers. This temporary policy not only restricts the work unit, workplace and employer, but also restricts the position. This means that you need the cooperation of your employer to qualify for the application, and you can't change your employer and job position without authorization while holding this work permit.

The applicant must meet the following conditions:

1) The applicant is in Canada at the time of application;

2) You have valid visitor status in Canada at the time of application, including maintained status or restoration status. If your visitor status has expired, you need to restore your visitor status before applying for a work permit. If the applicant has held a work permit in the past 12 months, the applicant who later changed his identity to a visitor because the work permit expired can apply for authorization to start working during the approval period of this work permit;

3) During August 22 to February 28, 223, submit the labor approval document (lmia) approved by ESDC or get the work permit application of lmia-exempt offer of employment (such as provincial nomination work permit) in Canada;

4) Hold a valid employer's job offer；;

5) Meet other entry requirements, such as physical examination and no crime.

Changing jobs from travel to work is suitable for people:

1) Accompanying mothers, you can change to work permit status to accumulate work experience in Canada, and later get a maple leaf card through provincial nomination category or CEC. If it is a NOC AB post, children can also attend public primary and secondary schools for free, leaving a tuition fee of 15, Canadian dollars per year;

2) applicants with poor domestic language performance, poor work background, low immigration budget and low academic qualifications. Using this temporary policy, IELTS scores can be exempted, and there is no high requirement for the applicant's domestic work background and academic background.

Difficulties in this temporary policy:

1) Support from Canadian employers is required.

the applicant needs to find an employer who meets the client's work experience first, and at the same time, the employer also needs to apply for labor approval LMIA from ESDC, which is difficult to match, and reliable employers are hard to find.

2) Apply for labor approval LMIA

If employers in Canada need to recruit foreign workers, they must first submit an LMIA application to ESDC. With LMIA conformation letter, workers can apply for work permit.

LMIA application qualification:

Applying for labor approval requires extremely strict and complicated employer qualification, so it is not an easy task to apply for LMIA. Simply put, at least the following five requirements must be met:

The position to be recruited must meet the National Occupational Category of Canada (NOC) and the salary should meet the average salary in the employer's region;

The employer must advertise for four consecutive weeks (at least three recruitment platforms) in Canada four weeks before applying for approval, and prove to the labor department that it cannot find suitable employees in Canada;

In addition to advertising, employers need to consider other ways to recruit and increase the possibility of approval by the labor department;

If the employer submits a high-paying position, it also needs to submit a transition plan to the labor department, promising to retain the existing Canadian citizens or permanent employees;

when submitting the application for approval, the employer also needs to attach many documents of the company, such as business registration certificate, business license and one-year tax return 1/125/T2 125.