On December\u00a015, 2012, Citizenship and Immigration Canada issued\u00a0Operational Bulletin 485. The title above and the contents below are self-explanatory.<\/p>\n
Effective December 15, 2012,qualifying foreign nationals currently in Canada who have submitted an application for permanent residence (PR<\/abbr>) under the Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP<\/abbr>), the Canadian Experience Class (CEC<\/abbr>), the Provincial Nominee Program (PNP<\/abbr>) or the Federal Skilled Trades Program (FSTP<\/abbr>) and who meet program eligibility requirements, may be considered for a bridging open Work Permit (WP<\/abbr>) if their current\u00a0WP<\/abbr>\u00a0will soon expire.<\/p>\n Foreign nationals, in Canada, who have been approved under one of these Economic Class programs and whose temporary residentWP<\/abbr>s are due to expire, require facilitation that enables them to maintain their status and allows them to continue working in Canada while they await final decisions on their\u00a0PR<\/abbr>\u00a0applications. Furthermore, efficiencies are gained by avoiding unnecessary requests to Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC<\/abbr>) for subsequent labour market opinions (LMOs<\/abbr>).<\/p>\n Qualifying foreign nationals who have submitted an application for\u00a0PR<\/abbr>\u00a0and are awaiting a final decision may find themselves in situations where the validity of their current temporary\u00a0WP<\/abbr>\u00a0is set to expire.<\/p>\n The applicant is then required to persuade his\/her current employer to reapply for another\u00a0LMO<\/abbr>\u00a0through\u00a0HRSDC<\/abbr>, or find a new employer altogether who is willing to hire him\/her and go through the application process in obtaining an\u00a0LMO<\/abbr>. As an alternative, the applicant could apply to remain in Canada and extend their status as a visitor but then they would be unauthorized to work. Otherwise, they must leave Canada as they no longer have status.<\/p>\n Conversely, applicants who apply under\u00a0in-Canada<\/em>\u00a0PR<\/abbr>\u00a0classes (Live-in Caregiver class, Spouses or Common-law Partners in Canada class, Protected Persons, etc.) become eligible for open\u00a0WP<\/abbr>s once their application has been \u201capproved in principle\u201d, or upon submission of their application. Furthermore, they do not require an\u00a0LMO<\/abbr>\u00a0or job offer from an employer in support of the open\u00a0WP<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n An open\u00a0WP<\/abbr>, which allows a foreign national to work for any employer in Canada, will provide these applicants with better flexibility to integrate and navigate the Canadian labour market given that they have already been found eligible for\u00a0PR<\/abbr>\u00a0in an economic program and may even be currently working in the Canadian labour market.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For full details please see:\u00a0http:\/\/www.cic.gc.ca\/english\/resources\/manuals\/bulletins\/2012\/ob485.asp<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 2012 \u5e74 12 \u6708 15 \u65e5\uff0c\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u516c\u6c11\u53ca\u79fb\u6c11\u90e8\u53d1\u5e03\u4e86\u7b2c 485 \u53f7\u4e1a\u52a1\u516c\u544a\u3002\u4e0a\u9762\u7684\u6807\u9898\u548c\u4e0b\u9762\u7684\u5185\u5bb9\u4e0d\u8a00\u81ea\u660e\u3002\u6458\u8981 \u81ea 2012 \u5e74 12 \u6708 15 \u65e5\u8d77\uff0c\u76ee\u524d\u5728\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u7684\u7b26\u5408\u6761\u4ef6\u7684\u5916\u56fd\u516c\u6c11\uff0c\u5982\u679c\u5df2\u6839\u636e\u300a\u52a0\u62ff\u5927\u79fb\u6c11\u6cd5\u300b\u9012\u4ea4\u4e86\u6c38\u4e45\u5c45\u7559\uff08PR\uff09\u7533\u8bf7\uff0c\u5219\u53ef\u7533\u8bf7\u6c38\u4e45\u5c45\u7559\u3002<\/p>\nIssue<\/h3>\n
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