The famous Canada Bridging Open Work Permit is a permit which suitably assists temporary workers from abroad to stay in the country for the period of their petition procedure for permanent residency (PR). The same eliminates pressure from not only the employees but also their Canadian recruiters/companies. It also permits them to carry-on doing a job in the nation even as they cool their heels to know the outcome of their immigration submission.
Frankly, it is quite normal for an overseas worker, working in the Maple Leaf Country, to learn that his temporary work permit is about to lose its validity during the course of his PR submission procedure. Prior to the BWP, such a worker had to go through the long-drawn-out course of filing a petition for work visa renewal, in case he wanted to carry-on doing a job in the country.
In a situation wherein it’s not possible to get a work visa, the applicant (and his family) could do either of these: reside in the nation as a visitor, consequently losing an earning from work, or depart from the nation until a PR permit offered.
At the present, the present temporary overseas workers may submit a petition for an Open BWP provided them:
- are in the Maple Leaf Country;
- have legal status on a work visa which is about to terminate inside four months;
- have obtained authorization from Immigration Canada that their petition submitted for PR–filed via the Federal Skilled Worker Class, a Provincial Nominee Category, Canadian Experience Category, or Federal Skilled Trades Class–is eligible for processing.
Eligibility Authentication for PR Submission
The corroboration of eligibility is normally made available for the petitions submitted via the Federal Skilled Worker Scheme when the Central Intake Office (CIO) has forwarded or mailed a favorable letter for Final Determination of Eligibility. For the Federal Skilled Trades Scheme, the Canadian Experience Category, & the Provincial Nominee Schemes, affirmation of eligibility is typically exchanged when an Acknowledgement of Receipt has been forwarded by mail or letter.
Those who lack any of the said papers must get in touch with the immigration department or ask for a reproduction of the notes involving their immigration petition, to find-out if their PR submission has been declared qualified, for processing purposes.
Gaining Bridging Open Work Visa
This permit has a validity period of one year, post it’s offered. During the given time-frame, an aspirant may learn the fate of his PR petition. In case Immigration Canada takes no decision during this period, the candidate is at a liberty to request for BWP extension. In case a candidate is submitting a petition for PR, via a Provincial Nominee Program, the BWP is confined to the particular province he has filed a petition to.
