Beginning July 26, 2021, individuals who have applied for the recently opened pathway to permanent residence (TR to PR pathway) will be eligible for an open work permit while awaiting the results of their application. The pathway to permanent residence was opened to international students who graduated from a Canadian institution, health care workers and those in other designated essential occupations on May 6, 2021. Further details on how to apply for this new open work permit will be added to IRCC’s website on July 26, 2021. Work permits issued under this policy will be valid until December 31, 2022.

To qualify for this one-time open work permit, the applicants must show that they:

• • have successfully submitted an application under one of the new permanent residence pathway’s streams
  • held a valid work permit, or were authorized to work without a work permit, at the time their permanent residence application was submitted
  • hold a valid work permit that is set to expire within the next 4 months
  • have temporary resident status, maintained status or are eligible to restore their status at the time their open work permit application is submitted
  • are in Canada at the time their open work permit application is submitted
  • were employed in any occupation at the time their permanent residence application was submitted
  • meet the language requirements of the stream under which they applied at the time their permanent residence application was submitted

An applicant’s spouse or common-law partner and dependent children 18 years or older may also be eligible to apply for an open work permit under this policy, if they are also in Canada.

Those who have applied to extend their work permit before their current one has expired may maintain their status and have authorization to work without a permit under the same conditions as the original while the new permit is being processed.

(Source: IRCC)