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Before we dive into the detailed requirements, please be aware that you must already have a job offer from a Canadian employer in order to apply for a CPTPP work permit for professionals and technicians.
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is a broad agreement designed to facilitate trade between Canada and 10 other participating nations. As a part of this agreement, Canada has arranged special work permit agreements with Australia, Japan, and Mexico in order to allow professionals and technicians with specialized knowledge to work temporarily in one anothers’ countries.
Canada allows eligible workers to obtain work permits of up to one year in length (with the possibility of extension) to complete work contracts with Canadian employers. These work permits are exempt from requiring a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), which saves Canadian employers time and money when hiring foreign talent.
If you are eligible for a CPTPP work permit, it is a relatively simple and fast way to gain the authorization to work in Canada. Plus, from a Canadian employer’s perspective, it is also a relatively straightforward process for hiring a foreign worker, especially when compared to a costly and time consuming LMIA-based work permit.
In order to be eligible for a CPTPP work permit for professionals and technicians, the foreign worker has to meet several criteria:
Applicants must be a citizen or permanent resident of Australia, Japan, or Mexico. The other countries in the TPP do not have the same agreement with Canada.
Applicants must have a job offer from a Canadian employer. This job offer must be for a profession on the list of eligible occupations (included below).
The applicant’s wage must be equal to or above the prevailing wage for other similarly qualified professionals and technicians in the region of employment.
Applicants must demonstrate they hold specialized knowledge — both in a theoretical and practical capacity. This must be further proven through one of these two means:
For professionals:
For technicians:
Applicants must demonstrate their ability to communicate in either English or French. There is no language testing requirement for CPTPP work permits, but applicants may be asked to provide evidence of their language abilities through proof of English- or French-language education, past work experience in English or French, etc.
Only certain occupations are eligible for CPTPP work permit for professionals and technicians. And, these occupations vary depending on whether you’re applying as a resident of Australia, Japan, or Mexico. Here’s a breakdown of eligible occupations for each country:
Professionals
Most managerial and professional occupations are eligible — that is to say, occupations at National Occupational Classification (NOC) Skill Level 0 and A. These jobs typically require a post-secondary degree.
However, there are a few of these occupations which are not eligible:
Technicians
Only a few technical occupations are deemed eligible, with most NOC B occupations excluded. The current list of eligible occupations includes:
A Japanese associate’s degree, the equivalent of such a degree or a higher level of education is required.
If you meet the eligibility criteria for a CPTPP work permit for professionals and technicians, you can apply in any of three ways:
Spouses of CPTPP work permit applicants are eligible to apply for an open work permit as long as the principal applicant meet is either of the following:
The spousal open work permit will match the validity period of their partner’s work permit.
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