𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭.
A temporary public policy has been issued to allow certain temporary residents in Canada with a visitor status to apply for a work permit from within Canada. While all visitors in Canada can apply for an employer-specific work permit under the public policy, only those who held a work permit in the last 12 months may request interim authorization to work.
The public policy came into effect on August 24, 2020, and the eligibility criteria were expanded to allow all visitors who are in Canada with valid temporary resident status to apply inland for an employer-specific work permit, regardless of when they arrived in Canada.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐲 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟖, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑.