WORK PERMIT EXTENSIONS

Workers must extend or change their Canadian temporary work permits in four situations:

• The worker’s job may extend or change. In these cases, foreign workers must immediately apply to extend or change the conditions of their current work permit before the permit expires.
• The worker is offer a different job in Canada. In these cases, a worker must apply for a completely new work permit and cannot start their new job without a new work permit.
• The worker wants to live and work in Canada permanently. In these cases, the worker must apply under one of Canada’s permanent residence categories.
• The worker wants to leave Canada and then re-enter when work permit holders leave Canada, they will be allow to arrange to extend their work permit. This will allow the holder to resume work when he/she returns to Canada. When the worker returns to Canada, one of the following things will happen:
• If the work permit extension is still being process, the worker will be allow to enter Canada as a visitor until the processing is complete. The worker will NOT be allow to work until the extension is accepted. Part of the extension process may involve workers being ask to prove that they have enough money to support themselves in Canada.
• If the permit extension has be accepted, the worker will be allow to re-enter Canada and work immediately. If the extension is disapprove or not arrange for, the worker will have to apply for a completely new work permit in order to work again in Canada.

• You can apply to extend a work permit from within Canada if the work permit you applied for outside of Canada is still valid. You can extend your work permit for a period of time that adds up to but does not exceed a maximum of four years of work in Canada.