CHANGES TO ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN CANADA FOR DEPENDENTS

Starting January 30, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (“IRCC”) will expand eligibility to work in Canada to spouses and dependent children of most work permit holders at all skill levels. An individual will be eligible for an open work permit if you are a spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a work permit holder who works in a job of any Training, Education, Experience and Responsibilities (TEER) category (0 to 5), or is the principal applicant and has an open work permit (example: post-graduation work permit holders at all skill levels), spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of an economic classes permanent resident applicant who holds a work permit.

The spouses and dependents of workers in a TEER 4 or 5 job under the low-wage stream of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program and the Agricultural Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program are not eligible at this time.

At NPZ Law Group, our U.S. and Canadian lawyers seek to assist clients with regard to employment and family immigration issues. If you or your friends or family should have any questions about any aspect of U.S. and Canadian Immigration Law, please feel free to contact us at info@visaserve.com or you can call our office at 201-670-0006 (ext. 104). We look forward to being able to assist you.