Open work permit means not job-specific. These people can apply ‘Open work permit’

1. Permit residence applicants in Canada
2. Dependent family members of some permit residence applicants
3. Spouses and common-law partners of some workers and international students
4. Refugees, refugee claimants, protected persons and their family members
5. Few temporary resident permit holders
6. Few young workers participating in special programs.

This visa has some conditions on your work permit. First, Specific employer, the name of the employer you can work for, Period of work and lastly, Place of the work (if applicable). These are including such as

1. Working for a film or television production
2. An academic
3. Researcher at certain Canadian institutions
4. Co-op student on a work term
5. Repair or maintenance worker for industrial or commercial equipment
6. Religious worker or someone working for a charity
7. Professional athlete or coach
8. Dancer, actor, orchestral musician or opera singer or someone in a related job
9. Entrepreneur
10. Working on a farm (agricultural worker)
11. Intern with an international organization recognized under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act

1. Athlete or coach
2. Aviation accident or incident investigator
3. Business visitor: 1 st ). Business people can come to do business through ‘free trade agreement’. These are North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) e.g. FTA with Chile, Peru and Colombia and Korea and in last, General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS), there are Three groups of business people are covered in it under rule R186(a) and R205(a) C12.
   1. Business Visitors,
   2. Professionals &
   3. Intra-Company Transferees.

Business Visitor. Who came Canada for business activities, but not part of the Canadian labour market.

1. Civil aviation inspector
2. Clergy
3. Convention organizer
4. Crew member
5. Emergency service provider
6. Examiner and evaluator
7. Expert witness or investigator
8. Family member of foreign representative
9. Foreign government officer or representative
10. Health care student
11. Judge, referee or similar official
12. Military personnel
13. News reporter or film and media crew
14. Producer or staff member working on advertisements
15. Performing artist
16. Public speaker
17. Student working off-campus
18. Student working on-campus

Note: The detail list is available on Canada Official Immigration website.

For Canada Renewal of temporary resident within Canada or permit residency:

You can apply in this category if you are legally admitted as a ‘Foreign Worker’ and you need extension. Your temporary resident status should be valid while
applying. If your existing counterfoil visa is expired/valid for single entry.

Extension: Detail of this heading. Canada Renewal of temporary resident from within Canada. You can apply in this category if you are legally admitted as a ‘Foreign
Worker’ and you need extension. Your temporary resident status should be valid while applying. If your existing counterfoil visa is expired/valid for single entry.