For Work Permits

Below is a list of direct links to government forms related to work permits. While we make every effort to keep this page updated, if you do not find what you are looking for, please click here to go to the Government of Canada’s immigration and citizenship quick-find forms page.

Apply for Work Permits 

• Determine if you are eligible for a work permit
• Determine which type of work permit you will need 
• Apply for a work permit
• Check application processing times
• Steps after you apply
• Cancel and application submitted online
• Prepare for arrival
• Extend your work permit
• Learn about credential assessment in Canada

Express Entry

• Find out how the Express Entry Program works
  • Federal Skilled Worker Program
  • Federal Skilled Trades Program
  • Canadian Experience Class
  • Provincial Nominee Programs
• Become a candidate
  • Determine your eligibility
  • Complete an Express Entry Profile
• If you have received an Invitation to Apply (ITA)
• Check application processing times
• Prepare for arrival under Express Entry

Types of Work Permits 

• Temporary workers
• Permanent workers
• Agricultural workers
• Live-in caregivers
• Business people
• Students
• Youth

Hire Foreign Workers 

• Hire permanent workers
• Hire temporary workers
  • Employer responsibilities after hiring a temporary worker 
  • Extend a temporary worker’s permit
• Hire a live-in caregiver
• Hire international students 
• Hire interns
• Hire Francophones