TR to PR pathway candidates can proceed to obtain longer open work permits…

Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has prolonged its momentary public coverage permitting momentary resident (TR) to everlasting resident (PR) pathway candidates to obtain longer open work permits (OWPs) whereas their functions are in course of.

This coverage additionally extends the eligibility of spouses, common-law companions, and dependent kids of principal PR candidates for OWPs.

This momentary public coverage has been prolonged to December 31, 2026.

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The TR to PR pathway was a limited-time immigration pathway that allowed international employees with expertise in important occupations, well being/well being companies professions, OR latest graduates of a Canadian post-secondary establishment to use for PR. This pathway closed in 2021.

Candidates nonetheless within the PR course of might proceed to profit from the prolonged OWP coverage.

Candidates to this PR pathway who acquired an Acknowledgement of Receipt (AOR) from the division on their software, and who can present legitimate language check outcomes and proof of approved work, can now apply for a further OWP till the tip of 2026.

Eligibility standards for PR candidates to use for an OWP

For a principal PR applicant to be eligible to obtain an OWP beneath this coverage, they have to:

• Have momentary resident standing (together with maintained standing) or be eligible to revive their momentary resident standing;
• (If relevant) maintain a piece allow that has lower than 4 months validity when making use of;
• Have submitted an OWP software on-line by an IRCC safe account beneath this public coverage;
• Point out on their software which PR public coverage they’ve utilized beneath initially as a part of the TR to PR pathway;
• On the time once they had utilized for everlasting residence, have held authorized work authorization*, and have obtained a particular language capability** on an IRCC-approved language check; and
• Have acquired e-mail affirmation from IRCC that their PR software beneath a specific public coverage*** was acquired and was throughout the allotted cap for that coverage; OR have acquired a letter from the Shopper Help Centre (CSC) offered when an alternate software format (e.g., paper copy) was requested by IRCC.

The preliminary PR software submitted by the applicant can’t have been withdrawn or rejected earlier than making use of for this OWP—solely candidates with functions presently in course of will likely be thought of.

*Authorized work authorizations can embrace, however will not be restricted to:

• A legitimate work allow;
• Authorization to work beneath a public coverage; and
• Authorization to work beneath part R186 of the rules.

**Particular ranges of language check outcomes are as follows:

***Momentary public insurance policies beneath which functions can construct eligibility beneath this extension coverage will be discovered on IRCC’s web site.

Work allow holders who apply for an OWP beneath this coverage have to pay the work allow processing charge however don’t have to pay the open-work allow holder charge often related to OWP functions.

Eligibility standards for members of the family to obtain an OWP beneath this coverage

Relations of principal candidates (as outlined beneath) could also be eligible for an OWP in the event that they meet the eligibility situations set out beneath.

For members of the family of the principal applicant to be eligible for an OWP beneath this coverage, they have to:

• Have submitted an OWP software on-line by an IRCC Safe Account and have included the Distinctive Shopper Identifier (UCI) of their principal applicant member of the family within the software;
• Be in Canada once they submit their work allow software;
• Be a real member of the family of the principal applicant:
  • a partner or common-law accomplice;
  • a dependent baby* of both the principal applicant or of their partner/common-law accomplice; or
  • a dependent baby of a dependent baby.
• Have been included as an accompanying member of the family within the principal applicant’s PR software;
• Be 18 years of age or older on the time that the work allow software is submitted; and
• Have legitimate momentary resident standing or be eligible to revive their momentary resident standing if they’re in Canada on the time of submitting their software.

*For Canadian immigration, a dependent baby is outlined as:

• Underneath 22 years of age; and
• Not married or in a common-law relationship.

Kids who’re 22 or older might qualify as “over-age” dependents in the event that they:

• Have trusted their dad and mom for monetary assist since earlier than they reached the age of 22; and
• Can’t financially assist themselves as a result of a psychological or bodily situation.

If a principal applicant has had their PR software rejected, IRCC will even refuse all related work allow functions.

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