Adil AwdahSo you are looking for Jobs in Canada but you don’t know if you can qualify for a work permit? There are thousands of jobs available in the country and every month more jobs are being created for the right candidate. There must be some jobs in Canada that do not require a work permit and the truth is – there are quite a few! In this article, we will reveal the kind of work you can do in Canada without ever applying for a work permit.
Some Jobs That Don’t Need a Work Permit
Athletes and Team Members
Professional or amateur athletes, coaches can partake in Canadian sports events without a work permit. However, if you are a professional athlete working in Canada your spouse will need a work permit if he or she will be moving to Canada with you.
Aviation Accident or Incident Inspectors
If there has been an accident involving aviation and the investigation requires the assistance of foreign individuals, those people do not need a permit to perform their investigation in Canada. Such a scenario is regulated by the Canadian Transportation Accident and Safety Board Act.
Business Visitor
Before you jump onto this bandwagon make sure you know what a business visitor is. Business visitors must visit Canada for official business purposes on behalf of their employer without entering the Canadian labor market. A business visitor’s place of work and the source of his or her income must both be located outside of Canada.
Civil Aviation Inspectors
Individuals who enter Canada temporarily due to their work on commercial international flights can perform their work without applying for a work permit. The condition is that flight operations and cabin safety inspectors must have the proper documentation confirming their positions.
Clergy
No work permit will be required of you if your work in Canada primarily involves preaching, presiding at religious events or providing spiritual guidance. If you have the intention to perform this kind of work in Canada, you must able to provide evidence confirming your ability to do the work and you must be able to show that your offer of employment and the religious group is real.
Convention Organizers
You can organize association meetings, corporate meetings, trade shows, exhibitions or consumer shows without a work permit if the event you are organizing is not for an organization that is actively doing business in Canada, located in Canada or has a branch in the country.
Crew
All crew members who are working on international transportation do not need work permits for their jobs in Canada. The requirement is that the mode of transport, for example, an airplane, must be not be owned or registered by a Canadian company.
Emergency Service Providers
People who come to Canada to provide emergency relief do not require a work permit.
Examiners and Evaluators
Academics who are guiding or mentoring their students and need to travel to Canada to fulfill this purpose can do so without applying for a Canadian work permit.
Expert Witnesses or Investigators
You do not need a work permit if you are entering Canada to be an expert witness or investigator before a regulatory body, tribunal or court of law.
Farm Work
If you work on a non-commercial farm in Canada as a volunteer you do not need to apply for a work permit. Your main reason for visiting the country must not be to perform the work, rather, you must be visiting Canada for tourism.
Foreign Government Officers
Sometimes the government of Canada will enter in an agreement with another country allowing a foreign national to come to work in a department or agency of the Canadian government. In this case, no work permit is needed. The family of the foreign national are also exempt from a work permit if the agreement between the countries is reciprocal.
Foreign Representatives
Foreign representatives do not require work permits to be in Canada. These official include diplomats, consular officers, representatives or officials of another country or international organization that Canada is part of.
Health Care Students
Students of medicine, occupational and physical therapy, nursing and medical technology can participate in a clerkship or practicum without a permit in Canada. They do however require express permission from a provincial regulatory body.
Implied Status
You can continue working in Canada on an expired work permit provided that you have applied for a new permit before the old one expired.
Judges, Referees and Similar Officials
Judges, referees, and similar officials can work in Canada without a permit only if they are involved in an international amateur sports contest.
Military Personnel
Military personnel who are serving a country mentioned in the Visiting Forces Act may enter Canada under official instruction without a work permit.
News Reporters
News reports are exempt from work permits if they reporting on even in Canada. However, you must not be working for a Canadian company in the process. Foreign correspondents are also exempt if they are not in managerial or clerical positions.
Off-Campus Work
Foreign students who are studying at a Canadian institution with a valid study permit may perform some work in Canada under circumstances. The work cannot be for more than 20 hours a week during a normal academic semester. You may work full-time during periods like summer and winter holidays.
On-Campus Work
You are allowed to work without a work permit on the campus of the school at which you study, for instance, you are allowed to work as a research assistant or teaching assistant.
Performing Artists
The list of performing artists who can work in Canada without a work permit is much too long to discuss here. As a guideline, If you are performing in Canadian production, you will most likely need a work permit.
Public Speakers
If you are a guest speaker for a specific event, a commercial speaker, or a leader of a seminar you can do this without a work permit under the condition that the event is no longer than 5 days in duration.
source: canadianvisa
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