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Foreign nationals on closed work permits can continue to benefit from a temporary public policy that allows them to:
✅ Change employers
✅ Switch occupations
📩 BEFORE receiving a new work permit

Thanks to this COVID-era exemption (extended as of May 27, 2025), eligible workers can start new jobs faster—with IRCC approval in just 10–15 days!

You may qualify if you:
✔️ Are in Canada with valid status
✔️ Have applied for a new work permit
✔️ Were authorized to work at the time of application
✔️ Have a job offer for a new employer/role

⚠️ You MUST wait for IRCC confirmation before starting the new job.

⏳ This policy remains in effect until further notice—but it can be revoked at any time.

Book your consultation with Akhtar Immigration:
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Canada has announced changes to their visitor visa policies, ending the automatic issuance of 10-year multiple-entry visas.

The IRCC posted an update on Nov. 6 claiming that “multiple-entry visas issued to maximum validity are no longer considered to be the standard document.”

Previously, visitors to Canada could be granted multiple-entry visas for up to 10 years, which allowed them to enter and exit the country freely during that period.

Under the new rules, this will no longer be the default option. Now, visa officers will assess applicants based on an individualized basis to determine whether a single or multiple-entry visa will be issued and its validity period, the IRCC said.

Factors for issuing visas include an applicant’s purpose of visit, funds, medical conditions, ties to their home country, and more.

For multiple-entry visas, officers will also decide the validity period and can choose to provide a time frame shorter than the maximum 10 years.

The IRCC said factors will include whether there is a short-term purpose for the visit, an applicant’s status in their current country of residence, changes to ties to their country of residence and Canada over time and whether the economic or political conditions are unstable in their home country.


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📱Call: +1 289-632-1571
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Source: CTV News