There are specific requirements for all applicants that you must meet depending on where you are located when you apply for your work permit.
But regardless of where you apply or the type of work permit you apply for, you must:
Demonstrate to an official that you will leave Canada when your work permit expires.
Prove that you have enough money to take care of yourself and your family members during their stay in Canada and to return to your country.
Obey the law and have no criminal record (we may ask you to provide a criminal record certificate).
Not be a danger to the security of Canada.
Be in good health and undergo a medical examination, if necessary.
Not plan to work for an employer who is listed as “ineligible” on the list of employers who have failed to meet the conditions.
Not plan to work for an employer who regularly offers striptease, lap dancing, escort services or erotic massages.
Provide the officer with any other documents he or she may ask you to provide to prove that you can enter the country.
There are three ways to apply: outside Canada, within Canada and when entering through a Port of Entry.
Here we will review what are the requirements to enter Canada if you apply through a Port of Entry.
The first thing to do is to apply for your work permit before you travel to Canada.
However, you can apply for a work permit upon entering Canada if you meet the requirements.
To apply at a Port of Entry (POE), you must meet all of the following requirements:
Be eligible for an electronic travel authorization or to travel without a visitor's visa.
Meet other requirements depending on the type of work permit you are applying for.
Applicants for company-specific work permits
Your employer must have completed all required steps for your specific work permit.
Open work permit applicants
You must be eligible to apply for an open work permit.
You may also have to undergo a medical examination before coming to Canada.
Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program
If you will be working in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program, you cannot apply for a work permit at a point of entry.
Biometric Data
Most applicants cannot present their biometric data at a point of entry.
To present your biometric data at a point of entry, you must meet two requirements:
Start and finish your application at the same point of entry.
Be eligible to apply for a work permit at a point of entry.
Eligible applicants can submit their biometric data at these entry points:
Alberta
Calgary International Airport
Carway
Coutts
Edmonton International Airport
British Columbia
Abbotsford
Aldergrove
Boundary Bay
Douglas
Kelowna Airport
Kingsgate
Osoyoos
Pacific Highway
Roosville
Vancouver International Airport
Victoria Ferry/Belleville
Victoria International Airport
Manitoba
Boissevain
Emerson
Sprague
Winnipeg Airport
New Brunswick
Edmunston
Moncton Airport
St. Stephen 3rd Bridge
Newfoundland and Labrador
Ferry Point
St. John's International Airport
Nova Scotia
Halifax International Airport
Yarmouth
Ontario
Ambassador Bridge
Blue Water Bridge
CBSA Toronto City Centre Airport (TCCA)
Cornwall
Fort Frances
Hamilton Airport
Lansdowne
London Airport
Ottawa International Airport
Peace Bridge
Pearson International Airport (Terminal 1)
Pearson International Airport (Terminal 3)
Pigeon River
Prescott
Queenston
Rainbow Bridge
Rainy River
Sault Ste. Marie
Windsor Tunnel
Woodstock
Quebec
Armstrong
Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport
Quebec City International Airport
St-Armand
St-Bernard-De-Lacolle
Stanstead
Saskatchewan
Fortune
North Portal
Regina Airport
Saskatoon Airport
Yukon
Whitehorse Airport (Erik Nielsen Whitehorse)
It is extremely important to remember that citizens who do not require a visa, only an eTA, are still eligible to apply at the port of entry but cannot do Flag Pole*, i.e., they need to leave the country, or if they have an American visa, leave to the US and apply upon re-entry.
You must also have all your application documents complete, verify what times and days the Port of Entry processes Work Permits on land and that all your documents are in English or French.
*A term given to the action of changing immigration status at the Canada-U.S. border.
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