ACADEMIC EXEMPTIONS
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Under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA), universities and colleges in Canada can hire certain types of foreign academics without requiring a Human Resources and Social Development Canada (HRSDC) labour market opinion, and/or without the foreign academic requiring a work permit.
POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM WORK PERMITS AND HRSDC LABOUR MARKET OPINIONS :
Foreign workers who do not need a Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) work permit or an HRSDC labour market opinion include:
- Academic consultants and examiners;
- Graduate assistants;
- Self-funded researchers.
Entry to Canada
These academics can apply as visitors directly at a CIC visa office
or at a Canadian Port of Entry, in the case of citizens of the United States, St. Pierre et Miquelon and Greenland.
POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM HRSDC LABOUR MARKET OPINION ONLY :
Foreign workers who need a CIC work permit, but do not require an HRSDC labour market opinion include:
- Post-doctoral fellows;
- Research award recipients;
- Eminent individuals, for example leaders in various fields;
- Guest lecturers;
- Visiting professors;
- Citizens of the U.S. and Mexico appointed as professors under the university, college and seminary levels of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA);
- Citizens of Chile appointed as professors under the Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA).
Entry to Canada :
These academics can apply for a work permit directly at a CIC visa office
or at a Canadian Port of Entry, in the case of citizens of the United States, St. Pierre et Miquelon and Greenland.