A Canada Open Work Permit (OWP) is a type of work visa that allows foreign nationals to work for any employer in Canada without needing a specific job offer. Unlike employer-specific work permits, ...

Canada is moving toward tightening its Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) program, a pathway that hundreds of thousands of international students depend on to stay and work in the country after ...

Canada Tightens PGWP Rules: Post-Graduation Work Permit Approvals Could Drop 30% in 2025 Canada Work Permit Alert: Stricter Rules May Slash Post-Graduation Work Permit Approvals by 30% For many ...

Canada has barred holders of visitor visas from applying for work permits while inside the country, effective immediately. This was made known by the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC ...

Measures support talent attraction, help 'restore balance in immigration system' Canada's "Express Entry" measure for certain international medical doctors, announced on December 8, forms part of a ...

Effective December 1, 2025, the Canadian government has implemented an increase in several immigration-related fees, impacting both inadmissibility-related applications and the International ...

The IRCC announced in August 2024 the early termination of a public policy allowing visitors to apply for work permits from within the country, effective immediately. The policy had been introduced in ...

Canada will allow international graduates with recently expired or close-to-expiring work permits to stay in the country for an additional 18 months, the government announced today. Starting April 6, ...

A Bill before the Canadian Parliament could allow Ottawa to pause or cancel visa categories, tighten asylum rules and impose ...

Tens of thousands of international students with postgraduate work permits may see their visas expire this year, throwing doubt on their prospects in Canada and causing economists to suggest that some ...

Paperwork for migrant workers taking months or more than a year to process Migrants lose right to work, access health care amid processing delays Some migrants turning to exploitative employers or ...