There are a number of in-demand occupations in Canada that can qualify you for a category-based draw under Express Entry, and ...

New permit for workers in the agricultural and fish processing industries would allow workers to move between employers if ...

Cameroonian immigrant Suzanne Minkam may soon lose both her 17-month-old daughter’s spot in a Quebec subsidized daycare and ...

The federal government has announced changes to open work permit (OWP) eligibility for family members of international students and foreign workers. According to the government, the revised policy, ...

In Ontario, open work permits for vulnerable workers soared to 435 in the first quarter of 2025, up from just 45 during the same period last year, according to the most recent federal data. Jeff ...

Open work permits, which untethers migrants from a single abusive employer, grew from 240 in 2019 to more than 2,000 in 2023 — and immigration watchdogs say numbers will increase.

The Quebec government is now saying the children of immigrants with open work permits who are currently attending subsidized ...

This policy allows immigration officers to grant open work permits to at-risk migrant workers in abusive situations. The permits are valid for up to 12 months and are exempt from the government ...

Parents from France and Ukraine are threatening to sue Quebec’s Family Ministry if the government excludes their children ...

To address some of these concerns, Canada introduced the Open Work Permit for Vulnerable Workers in 2019. This policy allows immigration officers to grant open work permits to at-risk migrant ...

Full-time international students from certain post-secondary institutions in Canada may be eligible to apply for a post-graduation work permit (PGWP) after graduation. The PGWP is an open work permit ...

Open work permit: These permits are less restrictive than employer-specific permits. An open work permit allows you to work for any employer in Canada (with a few exceptions), in any location.