Work Permit

Immigration

If your Post-Graduation Work Permit is expiring before permanent residence is secured, your options depend on your application status and eligibility. This guide explains possible PGWP extensions, Bridging Open Work Permits, employer-supported permits, maintained status, visitor status and restoration. It also outlines when you must stop working and why protecting temporary status cannot wait for a PR invitation.

Immigration

Canada’s latest unemployment-rate update means low-wage LMIA applications in six additional census metropolitan areas will not be processed from October 9 through January 7. Kamloops and Chilliwack now fall below the threshold. Defined sectoral, caregiver and short-duration exemptions still apply.

Immigration

A complete guide to Canada’s LMIA process in 2026, explaining employer and worker responsibilities, high- and low-wage rules, work permits, costs, scams and potential PR pathways. It also covers the removal of Express Entry job-offer CRS points and temporary rural-employer measures.

Immigration

PGWP expiring in 2026? Your options may include Express Entry, provincial nomination, a Bridging Open Work Permit, employer-specific work permits, Atlantic Immigration Program pathways or changing to visitor status. This guide explains what PGWP holders should consider before expiry, how to protect legal status, when you may continue working and how to build a realistic pathway toward Canadian permanent residence.

Immigration

Canada has expanded a temporary measure allowing eligible spouses of Quebec skilled worker applicants to obtain open work permits, helping families stay together while addressing labour shortages.