Find out if you need a work permit

Choose the option that best describes you:

• in Canada and applied for permanent residence in a program under Express Entry
• being sponsored under the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class
• a worker being hired in the Atlantic Immigration Pilot or the Atlantic Immigration Program

  Which program did you apply to?

  • I applied for permanent residence under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot on or before March 5, 2022
  • I applied for permanent residence under the Atlantic Immigration Program on or after March 6, 2022
• a provincial nominee (outside Quebec)

  Are you applying through Express Entry?

  • Yes
  • No

    Have you applied for permanent residence?

    • Yes
    • No
• applied for the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
• applied for the Agri-Food Pilot
• applied through the temporary resident to permanent resident pathway
• applied under humanitarian and compassionate grounds
• a Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holder

  Do you live in Quebec?

  • Yes

    Have you applied for permanent residence under the Quebec skilled worker program?

    • Yes
    • No
  • No
• a commitment certificate holder for the Start-up Visa Program

Choose the option that best describes you:

• filed a claim for refugee protection in Canada

  What’s the status of your claim?

  • I’m waiting for the Immigration and Refugee Board to make a decision
  • The Immigration and Refugee Board has rejected my claim, but I’m appealing their decision
  • I’m under a removal order, but can’t be removed from Canada
• protected person in Canada

• Yes

  Is your temporary resident permit valid for at least 6 months?

  • Yes
  • No
• No