Employment

Earn While You Learn in Canada

The country offers a high standard of living and has good job prospects for potential migrants. Which means many jobs opportunities are available for students on and off-campus. The people are friendly, the payout is good and there exists a healthy work/life balance. If you’re studying in Canada, it is advised that you have enough funds in your bank to sustain your stay there without the need to work because there is no guarantee you will get work while studying. So here Globe Overseas help you to get work while learning.

Employment

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There is a difference between getting hired for a full-time dream job after completing your studies and working part-time to support your living while you are studying. When it comes to looking for a full-time job while you have completed your international programme, you would definitely want to experience the foreign industry. To be eligible for working after your graduation, you must apply for a work permit under the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program. It issues a work permit to students to foreign post-secondary students who wish to remain temporarily in Canada after graduation to work in their field of study.
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A visa giving one the ability to take a job in a country other than the one in which one is a citizen. There are different types of work visas. One kind may require the holder to have a local employer as a sponsor, and to return home if he/she loses the job. Another visa may be more general and may allow the holder to work at any job for a certain period of time. Work visas are generally temporary, though most may be renewed.

Types Of Work Visas

There are 2 types of work permits:

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You may be eligible for an open work permit if you:
are an international student who graduated from a designated learning institution and are eligible for the Post-Graduation Work Permit Program
are a student who’s no longer able to meet the costs of your studies (destitute student)
have an employer-specific work permit and are being abused or at risk of being abused in relation to your job in Canada
applied for permanent residence in Canada
are a dependent family member of someone who applied for permanent residence
are the spouse or common-law partner of a skilled worker or international student
are the spouse or common-law partner of an applicant of the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program
are a refugee, refugee claimant, protected person or their family member
are under an unenforceable removal order
are a temporary resident permit holder
are a young worker participating in special programs

In each of these situations, you must meet additional criteria to be eligible.

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)

The Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP) offers you a way to immigrate to Canada. Through the SINP, Saskatchewan:

invites residency applications from non-Canadians who want to make Saskatchewan their home; and
nominates successful applicants to the federal government, so they can gain permanent residency in Canada.

The SINP is only one of the steps toward becoming a permanent resident in Saskatchewan. All applicants must also apply for residency through Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Canadian Immigration Commission.

Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is a document that an employer in Canada may need to get before hiring a foreign worker. A positive LMIA will show that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. If you have a job offer in Canada and want to get a work permit, the LMIA route may be the way to proceed. Canada’s LMIA process serves as proof that no Canadian citizen or permanent resident is ready, willing, and able to fill a specific position in Canada, and so the employer is allowed to hire a foreign worker. In order to obtain an LMIA, employers must advertise the position for at least four weeks and potentially interview candidates who are Canadian citizens or permanent residents. Only then and only if the business can prove that those interviewees did not fulfill the job description, may the business be given the green light to hire a foreign worker. The worker must then apply for a Canadian work permit, supported by the LMIA, before beginning work in Canada. This results in a temporary work permit and is an excellent pathway to permanent immigration to Canada. Many Canadian immigration programs require a person to have one year of Canadian work experience in order to qualify. Once you have a year of experience, chances are you’ll be in a great position to pursue Canadian permanent resident status.

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There is a choice of three SINP categories you can apply to. You will also have to complete the federal application forms at the same time.

International Skilled Worker: for skilled workers who want to work and live in Saskatchewan.
Saskatchewan Experience: for foreign nationals who already live and work in Saskatchewan.
Entrepreneur and Farm: for those who plan to start a business or buy and operate a farm in Saskatchewan.
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Be sure to upload and save all federal forms to your SINP online application.
If you need more space for any form, attach a separate sheet of paper to the back of the intended form and indicate the number of the question you are answering.
Answer all questions. Your application will be rejected if you leave any sections blank.
Write the answer “None”, for any sections that don’t apply to you. For example, on Schedule A – Background/Declaration, question 11 is about past military service. If you have never served in the military, answer this question with “None”.
If your application is accepted and the information you provide in the forms changes before you arrive in Canada, you must inform the SINP office and the visa office where your application was sent. Be sure to do this even if your visa has already been issued.

You must list all dependents on your application to the SINP even if they’re not coming to Canada with you. The dependents to list include:
Spouse – A husband or wife of the opposite or same sex;
Common-law partner – A person of the opposite or same sex that you’ve lived with in a relationship like a marriage, for at least one full year; and,
Dependent children – Daughters and sons (including step-children, children adopted before the age of 22, and children who are not in your custody) who:
are under the age of 22 and do not have a spouse or common-law partner; and/or
are 22 years old or older and have depended on your financial support since before the age of 22; and
they are unable to financially support themselves because of a mental or physical condition.

Parents and siblings of the principal applicant cannot be included in the SINP application.
If you don’t include dependent family members in your application, they can’t be nominated for permanent residency later. If you have dependents that won’t be coming with you to Canada, you must provide a detailed reason and supporting documentation stating why they won’t be coming with you. The SINP may disqualify your application if your dependents are not coming with you and the supporting documentation is not enough (e.g. financial reasons, unresolved custody issues, etc).

Owner-Operator Program

The owner-operator policy is not a formal immigration program. Rather, it is a work permit issued under the federal Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). There is no annual quota on the number of work-permits that can be issued. The latest rules governing new business owners under the TFW program is gaining considerable local and international attention to many foreign business entrepreneurs and investors. A foreign investor-entrepreneur, motivated to live in a particular area of Canada, can purchase a suitable business and relocate to that area of choice before the permanent residence is granted. This is far more advantageous than trying to meet provincial immigration program requirements in areas of Canada that are not desirable.

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To qualify as an owner-operator, the foreign investor must have:
Verifiable, transferable management experience.
Sufficient assets to purchase the targeted business in Canada.
Sufficient language abilities in either English or French to actively work as a manager in the business.
Controlling interest in the business: own more than 50% of the shares and cannot be dismissed

Ownership of shares does not by itself guarantee that a foreign national qualifies as an owner-operator. The offer of employment must be made to a foreign investor that will be actively engaged in the management of the business. This will be assessed by reviewing the foreign national’s intention to operate the business as well as prior experience in managing or operating a business.
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Employment

Earn While You Learn in Canada

Employment

Job Prospects

Work Visa

Types Of Work Visas

Open Work Permit

Employer-specific work permit

Who can apply for an open work permit?

Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program (SINP)

Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)

Benefits of SINP

How to Apply

General Guidelines for Completing the Forms

Owner-Operator Program

What is the process?

Who is an ideal candidate?

When can the work permit holder apply for Canadian permanent residence?

How long does this process take?

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