Can I continue working even if my Canadian work permit expires?
Many Canadian work permit holders will, at some point, look to extend or change their permit to continue being employed in Canada.
If you are a foreign national in this position, it is important to understand that your ability to continue working after your permit expires depends on when you applied for a permit extension/change.
More specifically, only temporary workers who applied for a work permit extension/change prior to the conclusion of their original permit are eligible to continue working after their first permit expires*.
Canada’s immigration department is undergoing major changes
Last week, Canada's immigration department implemented major changes that have been influenced by a recent study it commissioned.
The purpose of the changes is to improve the operations of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC).
Earlier this year, IRCC received a report from one of its previous Deputy Ministers, Neil Yeates, on how IRCC can become a more effective and efficient department. Yeates' report was commissioned by IRCC to evaluate whether the department's current structure best enables it to achieve its mandate.
Canada’s international student population continues to soar
Canada is a top destination for international students. Immigration Minister Marc Miller has shared that Canada is on track to host around 900,000 international students in 2023. However, recent data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) suggests that number may be low.
Express Entry’s Targeted Occupations: How Many Transport Workers Does Canada Really Need?
Transport occupations are one of five sectors that Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has chosen to prioritize through Express Entry category-based draws in 2023.
To better use immigration to address labour market gaps in specific Canadian industries, the federal government in this country began conducting category-based draws – in addition to standard ones* – through the Express Entry application management system in June** this year.
Supreme Court of Canada determines that a person can only be inadmissible to Canada if they are a threat to national security
On September 27, the Supreme Court of Canada released a very important immigration law decision that limits the power of immigration officials and tribunals to remove foreign nationals with no criminal convictions on security grounds.
