Immigration and Refugee Protection Act

(IRPA)

LMIA exemption code (December 14 and

before)

LMIA
exemption code (December 15, 2022,

and after)

Public policies issued
under A25.2 (inside Canada):

•        Open work permits for Hong Kong recent graduates
•       Optional open work permits for permanent residence pathways for Hong Kong residents
•     Open work permits for foreign nationals with a support letter from a province or territory Instructions for special measures in response to
•              global events can be found under Service delivery –
  Special measures.
• Special measures.

Expired:

·        
Public policy: Open
work permits for
applicants under the temporary resident to permanent resident

pathway

·        
Public policy to issue an open work
permit to certain post-graduation work permit (PGWP) holders – April 6 to December 31, 2023 – archived

·        
Temporary public policy: Graphic designers working on live-action

television or film in Canada – September 10, 2021 to March 9,

2022

·       
Temporary public policy to facilitate
the issuance of an open work permit
to former or current
PGWP holders –

June 13 to December 31, 2022

·       
Temporary public policy to facilitate
the issuance of an open work permit
to former or current PGWP
holders during the coronavirus (COVID-19)

pandemic – January 27 to July 27, 2021

R01

R01

Public policies issued
under A25.2 (outside Canada)

Instructions for special measures in response to global events can be found under Service delivery –
Special measures.

·        
Open work permits for Hong Kong

recent graduates

·       
Open work permits
for H-1B visa
holders and their family members

·   
   Open work permits for foreign nationals with a support letter from

a province or territory

R01

R02

Regulations

LMIA exemption code (December 14 and before)

LMIA exemption
code

(December 15, 2022 and after)

Canada–international
non-trade agreements Unique work situations:

·   Airline personnel (operational, technical and ground personnel)

·  United States government personnel

T11

T11

Canada-United
States-Mexico Agreement
(CUSMA) Traders

T21

T34

CUSMA Investors

T22

T35

CUSMA Professionals

T23

T36

CUSMA intra-company transferee (ICT) Executives or senior managers

T24

T37

CUSMA ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T24

T38

Colombia
– Traders

T21

F10

Colombia
– Investors

T22

F11

Colombia – Professionals and technicians

T23

F12

Colombia
– ICT Executives or senior managers

T24

F13

Colombia
– ICT Management trainees

T24

F14

Colombia
– ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T24

F15

Colombia
– Spouses and common-law partners

T25

T25

Chile – Traders

T21

F20

Chile – Investors

T22

F21

Chile – Professionals

T23

F22

Chile – ICT Executives or senior managers

T24

F23

Chile ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T24

F24

Korea,
South – Traders

T21

F30

Korea,
South – Investors

T22

F31

Korea, South – Contractual
service suppliers and independent professionals

T23

F32

Korea, South – ICT Executives or senior managers

T24

F33

Korea, South – ICT Management trainees

T24

F34

Korea,
South – ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T24

F35

Korea,
South – Spouses and common-law partners

T25

F36

Panama – Professionals

T23

F42

Peru – Traders

T21

F50

Peru – Investors

T22

F51

Peru – Professionals and technicians

T23

F52

Peru – ICT Executives or senior managers

T24

F53

Peru – ICT Management trainees

T24

F54

Peru – ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T24

F55

GATS Professionals

T33

T33

Canada-European Union
Comprehensive Economic and
Trade Agreement (CETA) Investors

T46

T46

CETA Contractual service
suppliers

T47

T47

CETA Engineering
technologists and
scientific technologists

T48

T48

CETA Independent professionals

T43

T43

CETA ICT Executives or senior managers

T44

T44

CETA ICT Graduate trainees

T44

T42

CETA ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T44

T41

CETA
Spouses and common-law partners of intra-corporate transferees (T44, T42 or
T41)

T45

T45

CPTPP Investors

T50

T50

CPTPP ICT Executives or senior managers

T51

T51

CPTPP ICT Management trainees

T51

T54

CPTPP ICT Specialized knowledge workers

T51

T55

CPTPP
Professionals and
technicians

T52

T52

CPTPP Spouses

T53

T53

UK
Independent professionals

T43

F60

UK – ICT – Executives or senior managers

T44

F61

UK – ICT – Management trainees

T44

F62

UK – ICT – Specialized knowledge

T44

F63

UK Spouses of intra-corporate transferees (F61, F62 or F63)

T45

F64

UK Investors

T46

F65

UK Contractual service
suppliers

T47

F66

UK Engineering
technologists and
scientific technologists

T48

F67

Canada–Ukraine Free
Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
overview

Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) – Business visitors

N/A

Canada–Ukraine Free
Trade Agreement (CUFTA) – Investors

N/A

F70

Canada–Ukraine Free
Trade Agreement (CUFTA)
– Intra- corporate transferees

N/A

F71,
F74

Canada–Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (CUFTA) – Professionals

N/A

F72

Regulation

LMIA
exemption code:

December 14 and before

LMIA exemption code:

December 15, 2022 and after

Canada-provincial/territorial

·        
Nominated by a province for permanent residence

·        
Significant investment

projects

·        
Exceptional or unforeseen events (such

as natural disasters)

T13

T13

Atlantic Immigration Program

C18

C18

Ǫuebec investors with notice
of

intent to select

–

T10

Regulation

LMIA exemption
code:

December 14 and before

LMIA
exemption code:

December
15, 2022
and after

International Experience
Canada Program

C21

C21

Regulation

LMIA
exemption code:

December
14 and

before

LMIA
exemption code:

December
15, 2022

and
after

Significant
benefit – General Unique work situations

·        
Airline personnel (foreign airline security guards)

·        
Interns with international organizations recognized under
the Foreign Missions and International
Organizations Act

·        
Rail grinder operators, rail welders or other specialized track maintenance workers

·        
Experts on mission, working for a United Nations office in Canada

·        
Foreign physicians coming
to work in Quebec

·        
Caribbean agricultural liaison officers

C10

C10

Entrepreneurs
or self-employed business owners Unique work situations

·        
Fishing guides (Canadian lakes)

·        
Foreign camp owners
or directors, and
outfitters

·        
Foreign freelance race jockeys

C11

C11

Provincial business candidates or Quebec
self-employed applicants with a Quebec
Selection Certificate (CSQ)

C11

C60

ICT – Executives, senior or functional managers – Existing business in Canada

Unique work situations

·        
Airline personnel (station managers)

C12

C62

ICT – Specialized knowledge

C12

C63

ICT – Employees starting a branch or affiliate in Canada

C12

C61

Emergency
repair or
repair personnel
for out-of-warranty
equipment

C13

C13

Essential
workers for the
production stage of television and film

C14

C14

Rural
and Northern
Immigration Pilot

C15

C15

Rural
and Northern
Immigration Pilot
spouses

C17

C17

Live-in caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted

A71

A71

Caregivers whose
permanent residence application is submitted under the Home Child Care Provider Pilot
(HCCPP) or Home Support Worker Pilot (HSWP) (occupation-restricted open
work permit)

C90

C90

Spouses and dependants at age of majority of caregivers whose permanent residence application is submitted under the HCCPP or HSWP

C91

C91

Certain Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently in Quebec

A75

A73

Public policy
for spouse or common-law partner in Canada (SCLPC) class or family
class applicants to apply in Canada

A74

Bridging open work permits (BOWPs)

A75

A75

Permanent
resident facilitation
work permit
categories

·        
Caregivers under the HCCPP or HSWP

·        
Yukon Community Pilot (YCP)

A75

A75

Quebec Selection Certificate (CSQ) holders currently outside Quebec

A76

A76

Start-up
business class (SUV)
permanent resident visa applicants

A75

A77

Regulation

LMIA exemption
code:

December 14 and before

LMIA
exemption code:

December
15, 2022
and after

Reciprocal employment Unique work
situations

·        
Fishing guides (border lakes)

·        
United States government personnel (family members)

C20

C20

Residential summer camp counsellors

C20

C24

Coaches and athletes

C20

C26

Academic exchanges
(professors, visiting
lecturers)

C22

C22

Performing arts

C23

C23

Regulation

LMIA
exemption
code: December 14 and before

LMIA exemption code: December 15,
2022 and after

Research

C31

C31

i.1) Educational co-op
– Post-secondary level

C32

C32

i.2) Educational co-op – Secondary level

C33

C33

Act

LMIA
exemption code: December 14 and before

LMIA exemption code:
December
15, 2022 and after

Francophone mobility

C16

C16

Spouses or common-law partners of
high-skilled workers (TEER 0 through 3)

C41

C41 C41

For applications received by IRCC on or after January
21, 2025, if the principal foreign national is not transitioning to
permanent residence

Spouses or common-law partners of
full-time students

C42

C42

Post-grad employment
– PGWP

C43

C43

Post-doctoral Ph.D.
fellows

C44

C44

Medical or dental residents and medical research fellows

C45

C45

Dependent children of a high- skilled worker (TEER
0 to 3)

C46

Spouses or common-law partners of a low-skilled
workers (TEER 4 or 5)

C47

Dependent children of a low- skilled worker (TEER 4 or 5)

C48

Family members of economic class permanent residence applicants

C41

C49

Academic award
recipients

C44

C52

Innovation Stream
pilot

C88

Act

LMIA exemption code: December 14 and before

LMIA exemption code: December 15, 2022 and after

Religious work

C50

C50

Charitable work

C50

C51

Regulation

LMIA
exemption code

a. Refugee
claimants

S61

b. Persons under an unenforceable removal order

S62

Regulation

LMIA exemption
code

Permanent residence applicants in Canada:

a.       
Live-in-caregiver class
(LCP)

b.       
Spouse or common-law partner in Canada class
(after eligibility

passed)

c.        
Protected persons
under subsection A95(2)

d.       
Section A25 exemption (humanitarian and compassionate

grounds)

e.       
Family members of the above

A70