You need a work permit A family member of someone who applied for permanent residence needs a work permit

If you’re a family member who has been included in an application for permanent residence, you need a work permit to work in Canada.

You may be eligible for an open work permit if you’ve been included in one of the following applications for permanent residence that has been found complete or has received a positive eligibility assessment:

• Agri-Food Pilot
• Atlantic Immigration Program
• Canadian experience class
• caring for children class or caring for people with high medical needs class
• federal skilled trades class
• federal skilled worker class
• Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP)
• holders of a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) who applied for PR including
  • Quebec skilled worker class
  • Quebec investors program
• Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot – Direct to PR stream
• Provincial Nominee Program
• Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot Program
• Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP)
• start-up business class

You may also be eligible for an open work permit if you’ve been included in an application for permanent residence based on humanitarian and compassionate grounds and the application has been approved in principle.