Semi-Skilled temporary work permit
To apply for a semi-skilled temporary work permit, your employer needs to help determine if you are eligible. Your employer may need to get a labour market opinion from Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC). A labour market opinion confirms that the employer can fill the job with a foreign worker.
Changes have been made to the Low Skill Pilot Project. If you are a temporary foreign worker in Canada who obtained a work permit under this Pilot, you may be affected. The official title of this Pilot Project is “The Pilot Project for Hiring Foreign Workers in Occupations that Require a High School Diploma or Job Specific Training (occupations listed in sections C and D of the National Occupations Code.”
Changes in Effect
The changes made under this category include an extension to the maximum period of time an employer can hire a foreign worker in a low skill job from 12 months to 24 months. Further, employers can now keep any foreign workers they have for the 24 months without having them leave Canada.
Changes in Effect for the Applicant
If you have already been working for 12 months, you may apply to extend your work permit in Canada for 12 more months without having to leave Canada. However, after working for 24 months you must return to your home country for four months before you can apply for a new work permit under the Low Skill Pilot Project. Further, your employer must apply for a renewal or a new Labour Market Opinion (LMO) from Service Canada to extend your job offer.
It is also important to note:
• You may still work while your case is being processed if your work permit has not expired.
• If your work permit expired no more than 90 days ago, you may apply to restore your temporary status and for a new work permit.
• You are not allowed to work in Canada while your application for restoration is being processed.
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