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臨時居民家庭成員開放式工作簽證政策變更 Changes to open work permits for family members of temporary residents

加拿大政府進一步加強臨時居民計劃的完整性與質量，同時支持國家的經濟目標與勞動力市場需求

作為2024年9月宣佈的更廣泛措施的一部分，加拿大移民、難民與公民事務部（IRCC）將調整國際學生與外國工人家庭成員申請開放式工作簽證（OWP）的資格。

自2025年1月21日起，只有特定國際學生和外國工人的配偶才能申請家庭OWP。

對於國際學生：
家庭OWP將限於以下類型國際學生的配偶：

  • 為期16個月或以上的碩士課程的學生
  • 博士課程的學生

對於外國工人：
家庭OWP將限於以下類型外國工人的配偶：

  • 從事TEER 0或1類職業的工人
  • 在勞動力短缺領域或與政府優先事項相關的行業中從事特定TEER 2或3類職業的工人

這些行業包括自然與應用科學、建築、醫療保健、自然資源、教育、體育和軍事部門。完整清單將於2025年1月21日公佈。

此外，外國工人在其配偶申請OWP時，其工作許可證必須至少有16個月的有效期。外國工人的受養子女將不再符合家庭OWP的申請資格。

過渡安排：

  • 根據先前措施批准且尚未過期的OWP將繼續有效。
  • 如果國際學生需要更多時間完成課程，或家庭成員獲得的工作許可證期限短於主申請人的許可證期限，家庭成員（包括配偶和受養子女）可以在加拿大申請續期工作簽證，只要：
    • 申請符合當前工作簽證的標準；以及
    • 續期的申請期限與主申請人的學習或工作簽證期限一致。

不受影響的群體：
受自由貿易協定涵蓋的工人的配偶以及正在轉為永久居民身份的人士將不受此變更影響。

其他選項：
不再符合家庭OWP資格的家庭成員，可以申請加拿大其他符合資格的工作簽證類型。

The Government of Canada is continuing to strengthen the integrity and quality of our temporary resident programs while supporting the country’s economic goals and labour market needs.

As part of the broader measures announced in September 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is changing open work permit (OWP) eligibility for family members of international students and foreign workers.

Effective January 21, 2025, only spouses of certain international students and foreign workers will be able to apply for a family OWP.

Family OWPs will be limited to spouses of international students who are enrolled in

Family OWPs will also be limited to spouses of foreign workers who are employed in

  • TEER 0 or 1 occupations, or
  • select TEER 2 or 3 occupations in sectors with labour shortages or linked to government priorities
    • These include occupations in the natural and applied sciences, construction, health care, natural resources, education, sports and military sectors. The full list will be available on January 21, 2025.

In addition, the foreign worker must also have at least 16 months remaining on their work permit at the time when their spouse applies for the OWP. Dependent children of foreign workers will no longer be eligible.

OWPs that were approved under the previous measures and have not expired will remain valid. In situations where students may need more time to complete their program or where family members received a shorter work permit than the principal applicant, in-Canada family members (including spouses and dependent children) can apply to renew their work permit as long as

  • they are applying under the same criteria as the current work permit, and
  • the requested duration of the renewal matches that of the existing study or work permit of the principal applicant

Spouses of workers covered by free-trade agreements and those transitioning to permanent residence will not be impacted by these changes. Family members who will no longer qualify for a family OWP can apply for any type of work permit they are eligible for under Canada’s work permit programs.

原文：https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/changes-open-work-permits-family-members-temporary-residents.html

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