Find out what type of work permit you need

Which option best describes you?

• Main (principal) applicant for a work permit

  Individual applications lightbox

  Main (principal) applicant for a work permit result

• Spouse or family of a foreign worker or international student

  Spouse or family lightbox

  You’re the family member of

  • a foreign worker
  • an international student
• Spouse or family of another applicant (for example, a permanent residence applicant)

  Spouse or family of another applicant lightbox

  You’re the family member of

  • a permanent residence (PR) applicant who included you in their application
  • an accredited foreign government representative (for example, a diplomat)
  • an Indigenous person who has been separated from their family by Canada’s border
  • another type of applicant