Canada: Work Visas

Express Entry is largely designed for higher-skilled occupations under the NOC TEER system, typically TEER 0 through 3. While this captures many managerial, professional and technical roles, it excludes a significant portion of the workforce that employers rely on every day. For example, roles such as shippers and receivers, material handlers, cashiers, retail salespersons, home support workers, food and beverage servers etc. fall within TEER 4 and 5, and in many cases, there is simply no viable federal pat

Learn the top LMIA‑exempt work permit options for Canadian employers who want to retain foreign workers with expiring Open Work Permits, including Post‑Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs). Explore pathways including Free Trade Agreements, Mobilité Francophone, International Experience Canada, Reciprocal Employment, and Significant Benefit permits.

Across Canada, employers are losing valued workers – not to competitors, but to expiring work permits. For many businesses, especially those relying on recent graduates, the ticking clock on a Post‑Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) or any other open work permits has become one of the most disruptive and expensive risks to operations. Too often, employers only become aware of the issue or start exploring options for their workers once the work permit expiry is right around the corner—at which p