🇨🇦 Canada · Work Visa
Work permit categories, eligibility, sponsorship, application steps, and processing times.
Work permits and immigration are administered by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Employer-specific permits often require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) from ESDC.
- Work permits are either employer-specific (often LMIA-based) or open.
- Express Entry manages applications for several economic permanent-residence programs.
- Some workers are LMIA-exempt under international agreements or mobility programs.
Official authorities
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Visas, work permits and permanent residence.
- Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA).
Official-information aggregation, not legal advice. Always verify on the authority's own site.
Government portals
- Government of Canada — Canada's federal service portal — immigration, taxes, benefits, and travel info
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — Express Entry, Provincial Nominee Program, work/study permits, and PR card applications
- Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) — T1 personal tax returns, corporate taxes, GST/HST, and benefit applications (CCB)