Canada Open Work Permit: Effective January 21, 2025, Canada has introduced stricter eligibility criteria for family Open Work Permits (OWPs), limiting them to spouses of specific foreign workers and ...

On January 14, 2025, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced that effective January 21, 2025, open work permit (OWP) eligibility will be changed so that only spouses of certain ...

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A migrant-rights group is calling on Ottawa to grant temporary work permits and employment insurance access to farm workers from Jamaica who have been affected by Hurricane Melissa – particularly ...

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 ...

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 ...

OTTAWA, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Canada announced an immediate, two-year cap on international student permits and said it would also stop giving work permits to some postgraduate students as it seeks to ...

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 ...

Canada has barred holders of visitor visas from applying for work permits while inside the country with immediate effect. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced the significant ...

Canada has long had one of the world’s most open immigration policies. Now, faced with a growing popular backlash, it’s changing the rules. By Matina Stevis-Gridneff Photographs by Ian Willms ...