Advice About Visas & Immigration
I want to work in Canada...
In almost all cases (for exceptions see below) you
must have a valid work permit to work in Canada.
Be aware of the following rules:
1. You have to find an employer in Canada who
is willing to offer you a job
(The Canadian Embassy can not assist you with your job
search.)
2. In most cases, your potential employer has to get a labour market
opinion or 'confirmation' of the job offer from the Department of Human
Resources and Skills Development (HRSD), formerly HRDC. However, some types
of work are confirmation
exempt. (There are also certain exemptions that apply to academics
and students and media crews).
Do not apply for a work permit in Berlin before this 'confirmation' has been
received by your potential employer.
3. If you are over 18 years old and plan to
work in Canada for longer than six months, you will
need a police certificate (original) for each country
in which you have lived for more than six months since
reaching 18 years of age. It must be obtained for yourself
and for your spouse/partner accompanying you to Canada.
4. Citizens of certain
countries will receive a temporary resident visa
in addition to the work permit. Those citizens will
therefore have to send their original passports when
applying.
There are a number of special programs (i.e. Live-in
Caregiver, IT specialists, etc.). Please visit the website
of Citizenship and Immigration Canada before applying
to find out if you might qualify for one of these programs.
Once you have assembled the above documents, you
can start the application
procedure for a work permit with the Immigration
section of the Canadian Embassy in Berlin.
Exceptions
In some cases, no work permit is required (see list
below). However, citizens of certain
countries do still need a temporary resident
visa even if they fall into the categories below:
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