OPEN WORK PERMIT

• You are an international student who graduated from a designated learning institution and is eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program.
• You are a student who's no longer able to meet the costs of your studies (destitute student).
• You are a holder of an employer-specific work permit and are being abused or at risk of being abused in relation to your job in Canada.
• You are a dependent family member of someone who applied for permanent residence.
• You are the spouse, common-law partner or dependent child of a low- or high-skilled worker.
• You are the spouse or common-law partner of an applicant of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program or the Atlantic Immigration Program.
• You are a refugee, refugee claimant, protected person or their family member.
• You are under an unenforceable removal order.
• You are a temporary resident permit holder.
• You are in Canada and being sponsored as a spouse, common-law partner, conjugal partner or accompanying dependent child.
• You are a young worker participating in special programs.
• You are under an unenforceable removal order.
• You are a Quebec investor who received a Quebec Notice of Intent to Select.
• You are the spouse or common-law partner of an international student in Canada, that one of these situations applies to his case :
  • Studying a master's or doctoral degree program or
  • Participating in an eligible pilot program, such as Le projet de reconnaissance des compétences d'infirmières et d'infirmiers recruté-e-s à l'international. or
  • Studying in one of the following professional programs at a Canadian university :
    • Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS, DMD)
    • Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor (LLB, JD, BCL)
    • Doctor of Medicine (MD)
    • Doctor of Optometry (OD)
    • Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm)
    • Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
    • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN, BSN, BNSc)
    • Bachelor of Education (BEd)
    • Bachelor of Engineering (BEng, BE, BASc)