[ltr]Your application to study or work in Canada has been approved.[/ltr]
[ltr]Your study or work permit will be issued to you upon arrival in Canada, subject to your compliance with the[/ltr]
[ltr]requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations. It will allow you to study or[/ltr]
[ltr]work in Canada for a temporary period only. Read the terms and conditions carefully.[/ltr]
[ltr]You must enter Canada no later than the validity noted above. If you have been issued a visa, you must also[/ltr]
[ltr]enter no later than the visa validity date.[/ltr]
[ltr]This letter is not a passport or travel identification, and it is not a legal authorization permitting you to enter or[/ltr]
[ltr]remain in Canada.[/ltr]
[ltr]To facilitate your arrival in Canada, inform the officer of the reason for your visit (study or work) and present this[/ltr]
[ltr]letter with your passport. United States citizens entering Canada from the U.S. may show proof of citizenship (a[/ltr]
[ltr]birth certificate or a naturalization certificate, and photo identification) instead of a passport. United States[/ltr]
[ltr]permanent residents entering Canada from the U.S. may show their “green card” instead of a passport and[/ltr]
[ltr]photo identification. Your passport or U.S. travel identification must be valid, and must be valid beyond the[/ltr]
[ltr]period you intend to remain in Canada. If it is not, the validity of your study or work permit will likely be limited to[/ltr]
[ltr]correspond to the validity date of your passport or U.S. travel identification.[/ltr]
[ltr]In some provinces or territories, students and foreign workers are not eligible for public health insurance. You[/ltr]
[ltr]must ensure that you and any dependants have adequate health-care insurance or financial resources to cover[/ltr]
[ltr]possible contingencies. Further information is available from the ministry of health of the province or territory in[/ltr]
[ltr]which you intend to study or work.[/ltr]
[ltr]If you have a work permit, please be aware that foreign workers are protected by labour and employment laws.[/ltr]
[ltr]You are entitled to work in a safe workplace where your health is protected. If an employer does not pay the[/ltr]
[ltr]wages to which you are entitled, you can file a complaint with the federal or provincial/territorial department[/ltr]
[ltr]responsible for employment standards.[/ltr]
[ltr]IMPORTANT: Regulations have established a maximum cumulative duration of four years that a Temporary[/ltr]
[ltr]Foreign Worker can work in Canada. After four years of work has been accumulated, a period of 48 months[/ltr]
[ltr]spent not working in Canada must elapse before another work permit can be issued, with some limited[/ltr]
[ltr]exceptions. You are encouraged to keep track of any time you have not worked in Canada and retain any[/ltr]
[ltr]documents which can prove the time which you did not work. For more information on this, please visit our[/ltr]
[ltr]Website at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work.[/ltr]
[ltr]Thank you[/ltr]
[ltr]Your study or work permit will be issued to you upon arrival in Canada, subject to your compliance with the[/ltr]
[ltr]requirements of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations. It will allow you to study or[/ltr]
[ltr]work in Canada for a temporary period only. Read the terms and conditions carefully.[/ltr]
[ltr]You must enter Canada no later than the validity noted above. If you have been issued a visa, you must also[/ltr]
[ltr]enter no later than the visa validity date.[/ltr]
[ltr]This letter is not a passport or travel identification, and it is not a legal authorization permitting you to enter or[/ltr]
[ltr]remain in Canada.[/ltr]
[ltr]To facilitate your arrival in Canada, inform the officer of the reason for your visit (study or work) and present this[/ltr]
[ltr]letter with your passport. United States citizens entering Canada from the U.S. may show proof of citizenship (a[/ltr]
[ltr]birth certificate or a naturalization certificate, and photo identification) instead of a passport. United States[/ltr]
[ltr]permanent residents entering Canada from the U.S. may show their “green card” instead of a passport and[/ltr]
[ltr]photo identification. Your passport or U.S. travel identification must be valid, and must be valid beyond the[/ltr]
[ltr]period you intend to remain in Canada. If it is not, the validity of your study or work permit will likely be limited to[/ltr]
[ltr]correspond to the validity date of your passport or U.S. travel identification.[/ltr]
[ltr]In some provinces or territories, students and foreign workers are not eligible for public health insurance. You[/ltr]
[ltr]must ensure that you and any dependants have adequate health-care insurance or financial resources to cover[/ltr]
[ltr]possible contingencies. Further information is available from the ministry of health of the province or territory in[/ltr]
[ltr]which you intend to study or work.[/ltr]
[ltr]If you have a work permit, please be aware that foreign workers are protected by labour and employment laws.[/ltr]
[ltr]You are entitled to work in a safe workplace where your health is protected. If an employer does not pay the[/ltr]
[ltr]wages to which you are entitled, you can file a complaint with the federal or provincial/territorial department[/ltr]
[ltr]responsible for employment standards.[/ltr]
[ltr]IMPORTANT: Regulations have established a maximum cumulative duration of four years that a Temporary[/ltr]
[ltr]Foreign Worker can work in Canada. After four years of work has been accumulated, a period of 48 months[/ltr]
[ltr]spent not working in Canada must elapse before another work permit can be issued, with some limited[/ltr]
[ltr]exceptions. You are encouraged to keep track of any time you have not worked in Canada and retain any[/ltr]
[ltr]documents which can prove the time which you did not work. For more information on this, please visit our[/ltr]
[ltr]Website at http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/work.[/ltr]
[ltr]Thank you[/ltr]
