in this video i'm going to be sharing with you guys how to apply for an
open work permit in canada to be eligible you are someone who is applying or already
applied for permanent residency under the spouse or common law partner in canada class
or someone who has already applied or included in an application
for permanent residency on humanitarian and compassionate grounds
another option could be a family member included in an application for permanent residency that is
deemed complete and also it must fall under one of the following which is federal skilled worker
program canada experience class provincial nominee program federal skill trades program family class
caring for children and caring for people with high medical needs class and then for this
option it's uh you're someone a spouse or a family member of someone studying or working temporarily
in canada based on the conditions below uh you can pause and read those conditions below and see
if it applies for you or your spouse and then finally you've recently graduated from a canadian
post-secondary institution uh definitely this one would be for a postgraduate work permit
which is also a type of open work permit let's quickly jump into the eligibility uh criteria
options so i can show you guys how to answer these questions so that you can start the application
process if you're looking to apply from outside of canada check in the description area and uh
you see the options to get this process started let's quickly dive in so the first thing you do is
on here you choose where you're applying from so for this option we're gonna say we're applying
from inside of canada if you are thinking of applying from outside of canada check in the
description area below so that you can see the option on how to apply from outside of canada
then does any of these situations describe you so pretty much these are like the eligibility
criteria for someone applying inside of canada and all you have to do is read that and if it
applies to you you choose a yes and do you have a postgraduate work permit, has this is
mostly for people who are trying to um apply for the new uh postgraduate work permit extension
so if this applies to you you can choose that if you choose a yes then it's going
to tell you apply under a public policy for post graduate work permit holders and then
you're going to click on this to apply for that option but if that is not you just click on no
and then you go all the way down create an account or sign in so once you get to this
point you either sign it with your sign-in partner or you sign in with your gc key the option one so
we're gonna sign it once you sign in your screen is gonna look just like mine if you've submitted
an application process it's gonna show up here and if you're working on on an application that you're
yet to submit it's going to show down here so the first thing you do is apply to come to canada
and then determine your eligibility and apply online so we're going to click on this
then we are going to answer the eligibility question so that we can get the application
form for the process what would you like to do in canada we're going to choose work how
long are you planning to stay in canada we're going to choose temporarily more than six months
here you're going to choose the code on your passport so for this option i'm going to use
nigeria and because we're applying um for an open work permit in canada that means you're gonna be
in canada for this option if you're applying from outside of canada check in the description area so
that you can see how to go about that process so in here we're just going to choose canada
canada do you have a family member who is a canadian citizen
if you if you have someone you choose a yes if no say no here you are going to choose
the date uh when you were born your month and the day and then you click on next
if you are a permanent resident of the united states of america you are going to choose yes
if no choose no and keep going what is your current immigration status in uh in canada
so based on someone applying within canada it let's just assume that you're trying to like
um apply for an open work permit so and that means you're trying to like uh extend the one you have
already or renew the one you previously had so all you're gonna do is you choose worker next
so now based on what i said in the powerpoint presentation
um does any of the following apply to you i'm gonna say no i'll say no based on your own
options if it applies to you you are going to choose yes and are you a spouse common
law partner dependent child of someone who is a foreign so for this one i am gonna choose
no and here choose yes because i am applying as a spouse or common law partner or dependent child of
someone who holds a study permit or a full-time student at a university so this is how
you're gonna apply one of these options is gonna apply to you if you're applying within canada then
you choose next here you're gonna say your choose your marital status single or married
and then you choose the province where you will be spending most of the time so as you can see
our result right here it says you will need a temporary resident visa to return to canada
and then you may be eligible to work in canada with an open work permit so we click on continue
now we're going to create your our personal checklist so this is going to be your own
personal checklist that is going to help you uh with the documents you're going to be submitting
for this particular application process so you hit on continue are you accompanying a family member
who has status in canada sometimes this questions might be confusing if you click on this button
it's going to tell you what if you don't do not understand it's going to explain what you need
to know and also if you do not understand what accompanying means you can click on that button and
it tells you accompanying uh you means that this person intends to come to canada at the same time
as you and then you go on back so if it's a yes for you you say yes if it's a no you just say no
and next when does your status in canada expire so basically this is um as someone
who is trying to renew um their open work permit the previous one they had before
or if you do not have an open work permit you're just trying to yeah um you're just trying to like
extend as in your stay it's asking you when the work permit or the study permit you have
is going to expire or depending the type of permit you have so let's say this is 2021 20 21
here let's say we're gonna choose this is april we're gonna choose may let's say it's expiring
by may by june rather june the 6th so if you're a little bit confused i also have i'm going to leave
in the description area how to extend or change the conditions of your uh work permit in canada
i explained a little bit on how to figure this out if you're a little bit confused and again remember
you can always click on this button and it's going to tell you
a non-citizen's position in a country for example permanent resident or visitor
if you're confused so next have you had any medical exam performed by ircc authorized panel
um physician within the last 12 months if yes you choose yes if no you choose no basically this is
just trying to get information from you because if you haven't that means they might need you to do
a medical exam that's the basics of some of those questions so here i'm going to choose
yes or no depending on what applies for you do you want to submit an application for a family member
if you're helping someone apply then you're going to choose yes if you're doing it yourself you say
no are you giving someone access to your application if you're using a representative
like i said previously then you're going to say yes but if you're doing it by yourself you say no
in the past ten years have you given your fingerprint so if you have you say yes if you
haven't you say no next there are fees associated with this application will you be paying your fees
i will say yes i'll be paying my fees and then are you able to make a digital copy of your documents
i would say yes next will you be paying your application fees online i would say yes next
now you have the option to review your questions if you feel like the answers you provided doesn't
really seem okay you can change them and if you want to start from the beginning you can go
down here and start again so you go all the way way down after reviewing your answers and click
continue then it's going to tell you walk you through on the steps use your account save your
application upload your documents pay your fees and submit your documentation so click continue so
now it's telling you that based on the answers i provided my own personal checklist is gonna be uh
application forms application to change conditions extend my stay or remain in canada as a worker and
then i'm gonna provide a passport a digital photo proof of upfront medical exam and then application
for temporary resident visa made outside of canada this is an optional document sometimes it could be
okay to just complete all of them and submit right but if like because it's an optional you can still
leave it right so once you've uh uh done all of this if they need this they would definitely
gonna let you know that you need to complete this particular one and submit if you're unsure on how
to apply for fill out this uh particular form i do have a a video on how to apply for a visitor visa
to canada which is uh this temporary resident visa i'm also going to leave it in the description area
so once you get to this point you are going to download this one and then fill it out in
the description area i will leave a video on how uh to fill out this particular application
on how to change conditions extend your stay or remain in canada as a worker specifically
for open work permit if you're interested in that video check in the description area
uh uh description area for that video once you finish watching it then you upload and submit all
these other documents here over here you are going to see where you're going to hit continue or next
and then you pay your fees and you submit your application thank you guys for watching