Dear Miss Powell,
I read one of your articles where you said that a visitor can get a work permit. I came to Canada to visit my sick mother; now she has recovered nicely, but I don’t want to leave her alone. I am a practical nurse and so I was looking online to see how I can convert my visitor’s visa to a work visa, but can’t see where to download the forms or where to send in an application. Can you guide me, please?
– A.I.
Dear A.I.,
There is a temporary policy in place where visitors can apply to extend their stay in Canada as workers. This policy is applicable to persons who have entered Canada before August 24, 2020, maintained your legal status, and can satisfy the criteria to received work permit.
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The current state of closed Canadian borders and stringent
travel restrictions in efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic is
likely to be the reality for the foreseeable future. Yet Canadian
employers in key sectors continue to face labour force shortages.
Currently, all foreign nationals are barred from entering Canada
for discretionary purposes. Travel to Canada, even for
non-discretionary reasons, is particularly challenging for people
arriving from any country other than the U.S., unless they meet one
of a limited number of exceptions – including persons who
In British Columbia, foreign workers are protected from unfair
employment practices under the
Temporary Foreign Worker
Protection Act (the Act ). Since the Act was
enacted in 2018, the BC government has taken additional measures to
extend protections to foreign workers. This includes the creation
of two separate registries: one for employers that hire foreign
workers in British Columbia, and one for foreigner worker
recruiters. Employers who hire temporary foreign workers under the
Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) in British Columbia are
required by the Act to register with the provincial government
before December 15, 2020.
The BC government is now retaining a public registry of