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Work permit

A work permit is temporary authorization to work in Canada. It may support future permanent residence planning, but it does not automatically become PR.

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Work permit to PR in Canada

Learn how Canadian work experience, job offers, occupations, and province programs can affect permanent residence planning.

Canadian immigration with a job offer

Learn how job offers can affect work permits, provincial programs, and Canadian immigration planning without assuming every offer creates PR eligibility.