After you apply

After we receive your application at the local office

• we’ll contact you within 5 business days to tell you what to do next
• we may ask you to do an interview

This work permit is a temporary solution to help you remove yourself from an abusive situation. The work permit

• has an expiry date
• can’t be renewed

If you’re approved for this work permit, it should give you enough time to find a new employer and apply for a new work permit. You must apply for another work permit before this one expires if you want to stay and work in Canada.

After you get your open work permit, we may contact your employer to perform an inspection. We won’t contact them for any other reason.

Inspections

We inspect employers to make sure they follow the rules when hiring temporary workers through the International Mobility Program or the Temporary Foreign Worker Program. Inspections are meant to protect temporary workers.

If you’re approved for the open work permit for vulnerable workers, we may ask you to give us information to help us inspect your former employer. You don’t have to give us information. The choice is yours.

The inspection can happen at any time after you get your open work permit.

Open work permit for your family members

Family members who came with you to Canada may also be eligible for an open work permit if your application is approved. They must complete their own application but may submit it together with your application.