On August 11, 2024, Canada’s Minister of Citizenship and Immigration signed a new temporary public policy, effective immediately until December 31, 2024, with the aim of transitioning a greater portion of current temporary residents to permanent residency.
The policy allows eligible foreign nationals who hold an employment offer, a valid work permit or held a valid work permit which has expired as of May 7, 2024 and a support letter from the province or territory they reside in, outlining their placement in an Expression of Interest pool or other application inventory process following an initial assessment of the candidate by the province/territory, to be issued an open work permit before receiving a nomination from the province or territory.
Further details of the eligibility criteria are given here.
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