{ "code": "wp_core_ca_v1", "title_en": "Work Permit Core Pathways (Canada)", "title_fr": "Voies de base des permis de travail (Canada)", "jurisdiction": "CA", "effective_from": "2026-01-01", "review_by": "2027-01-01", "notes_en": "Initial decision-support pack. Does not declare eligibility. Practitioner sign-off required.", "notes_fr": "Jeu initial d'aide à la décision. Ne déclare pas l'admissibilité. Signature du praticien requise.", "sources": [ { "code": "IRCC_EMPLOYER_SPECIFIC", "authority": "IRCC", "title_en": "Employer-specific work permits", "title_fr": "Permis de travail liés à un employeur", "url_en": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/employer-specific.html", "url_fr": "https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/travailler-canada/employeur-donne.html", "citation": "IRCC employer-specific work permit instructions", "review_by": "2027-01-01" }, { "code": "IRCC_IMP", "authority": "IRCC", "title_en": "International Mobility Program", "title_fr": "Programme de mobilité internationale", "url_en": "https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/hire-temporary-foreign/international-mobility-program/who.html", "url_fr": "https://www.canada.ca/fr/immigration-refugies-citoyennete/services/travailler-canada/embaucher-etranger-temporaires/programme-mobilite-internationale/qui.html", "citation": "IMP who you can hire", "review_by": "2027-01-01" }, { "code": "IRPR_186", "authority": "Justice", "title_en": "IRPR s.186 — Work without a permit", "title_fr": "RIPR art.186 — Travail sans permis", "url_en": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-186.html", "url_fr": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/reglements/DORS-2002-227/section-186.html", "citation": "SOR/2002-227, s.186", "review_by": "2027-01-01" }, { "code": "IRPR_200", "authority": "Justice", "title_en": "IRPR s.200 — Work permits", "title_fr": "RIPR art.200 — Permis de travail", "url_en": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/sor-2002-227/section-200.html", "url_fr": "https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/fra/reglements/DORS-2002-227/section-200.html", "citation": "SOR/2002-227, s.200", "review_by": "2027-01-01" }, { "code": "ESDC_WAGE", "authority": "ESDC", "title_en": "High-wage / low-wage LMIA streams", "title_fr": "Volets EIMT salaires élevés / bas salaires", "url_en": "https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers/median-wage.html", "url_fr": "https://www.canada.ca/fr/emploi-developpement-social/services/travailleurs-etrangers/salaire-moyen.html", "citation": "ESDC median wage thresholds", "review_by": "2027-01-01" }, { "code": "QC_AUTH", "authority": "MIFI", "title_en": "Quebec temporary foreign worker authorizations", "title_fr": "Autorisations Québec — travailleurs étrangers temporaires", "url_en": "https://www.quebec.ca/entreprises-et-travailleurs-autonomes/administrer-gerer/embauche-gestion-personnel/recruter/embaucher-immigrant/embaucher-travailleur-etranger-temporaire/comprendre-autorisations", "url_fr": "https://www.quebec.ca/entreprises-et-travailleurs-autonomes/administrer-gerer/embauche-gestion-personnel/recruter/embaucher-immigrant/embaucher-travailleur-etranger-temporaire/comprendre-autorisations", "citation": "MIFI temporary worker authorizations", "review_by": "2027-01-01" } ], "pathways": [ { "code": "LMIA_HIGH_WAGE", "branch": "lmia", "title_en": "LMIA — High-wage stream", "title_fr": "EIMT — Volet salaires élevés", "summary_en": "Employer-specific permit requiring a positive LMIA under the high-wage stream when wage is at or above the provincial threshold.", "summary_fr": "Permis lié à un employeur exigeant une EIMT positive au volet salaires élevés lorsque le salaire est égal ou supérieur au seuil provincial.", "rank_weight": 10, "requires_employer": true, "requires_caq": false, "criteria": [ { "code": "EMPLOYER_REQUIRED", "title_en": "Employer authorization required", "title_fr": "Autorisation de l'employeur requise", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.employer_required", "value": true }, "citations": ["IRCC_EMPLOYER_SPECIFIC", "IRPR_200"] }, { "code": "BRANCH_LMIA", "title_en": "LMIA branch hypothesized", "title_fr": "Branche EIMT hypothétique", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.branch_hypothesis", "value": "lmia" }, "citations": ["ESDC_WAGE", "IRCC_EMPLOYER_SPECIFIC"] }, { "code": "EMPLOYER_ACTIVE", "title_en": "Employer is an active business", "title_fr": "L'employeur est une entreprise active", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "employer.active_business", "value": true }, "citations": ["IRPR_200"] }, { "code": "NOC_PRESENT", "title_en": "NOC 2021 code recorded", "title_fr": "Code CNP 2021 consigné", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "exists", "fact": "job.noc_2021" }, "citations": ["ESDC_WAGE"] }, { "code": "WAGE_PRESENT", "title_en": "Hourly wage recorded for stream comparison", "title_fr": "Salaire horaire consigné pour comparer le volet", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "exists", "fact": "job.wage_hourly" }, "citations": ["ESDC_WAGE"] }, { "code": "WAGE_STREAM_REVIEW", "title_en": "Confirm wage against provincial high-wage threshold", "title_fr": "Confirmer le salaire par rapport au seuil provincial des salaires élevés", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "wage_gte_threshold", "fact": "job.wage_hourly", "province_fact": "employer.worksite_province" }, "citations": ["ESDC_WAGE"] } ] }, { "code": "IMP_EXEMPTION", "branch": "imp", "title_en": "LMIA-exempt employer-specific (IMP)", "title_fr": "Permis lié à un employeur dispensé d'EIMT (PMI)", "summary_en": "Employer-specific work under an IMP exemption code after offer of employment in the Employer Portal.", "summary_fr": "Travail lié à un employeur au titre d'un code de dispense du PMI après offre dans le Portail des employeurs.", "rank_weight": 20, "requires_employer": true, "requires_caq": false, "criteria": [ { "code": "BRANCH_IMP", "title_en": "IMP branch hypothesized", "title_fr": "Branche PMI hypothétique", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.branch_hypothesis", "value": "imp" }, "citations": ["IRCC_IMP"] }, { "code": "EXEMPTION_CODE", "title_en": "Exemption code identified", "title_fr": "Code de dispense identifié", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "exists", "fact": "auth.exemption_code" }, "citations": ["IRCC_IMP"] }, { "code": "EXEMPTION_IN_CATALOG", "title_en": "Exemption code present in published WP catalog", "title_fr": "Code de dispense présent dans le catalogue WP publié", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "registry_contains", "registry": "exemptions", "fact": "auth.exemption_code" }, "citations": ["IRCC_IMP"] }, { "code": "EMPLOYER_REQUIRED", "title_en": "Employer still required", "title_fr": "Employeur toujours requis", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.employer_required", "value": true }, "citations": ["IRCC_IMP", "IRPR_200"] }, { "code": "EXEMPTION_CRITERIA_REVIEW", "title_en": "Verify category-specific IMP criteria", "title_fr": "Vérifier les critères PMI propres à la catégorie", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "manual_review", "reason": "Confirm nationality, role, qualifications, and category instructions for the exemption code." }, "citations": ["IRCC_IMP"] } ] }, { "code": "OPEN_PERMIT", "branch": "open", "title_en": "Open work permit category", "title_fr": "Catégorie de permis de travail ouvert", "summary_en": "Open permit pathways where employer authorization is not required. Category-specific criteria still apply.", "summary_fr": "Voies de permis ouvert où l'autorisation de l'employeur n'est pas requise. Les critères propres à la catégorie s'appliquent toujours.", "rank_weight": 30, "requires_employer": false, "requires_caq": false, "criteria": [ { "code": "BRANCH_OPEN", "title_en": "Open-permit branch hypothesized", "title_fr": "Branche permis ouvert hypothétique", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.branch_hypothesis", "value": "open" }, "citations": ["IRCC_EMPLOYER_SPECIFIC"] }, { "code": "EMPLOYER_NOT_REQUIRED", "title_en": "Employer authorization not required", "title_fr": "Autorisation de l'employeur non requise", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.employer_required", "value": false }, "citations": ["IRCC_EMPLOYER_SPECIFIC"] }, { "code": "STATUS_KNOWN", "title_en": "Worker status recorded", "title_fr": "Statut du travailleur consigné", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "exists", "fact": "worker.status" }, "citations": ["IRPR_200"] }, { "code": "OPEN_CATEGORY_REVIEW", "title_en": "Confirm open-permit category criteria", "title_fr": "Confirmer les critères de la catégorie de permis ouvert", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "manual_review", "reason": "Confirm PGWP, spouse, bridging, vulnerable worker, or other open category requirements." }, "citations": ["IRCC_EMPLOYER_SPECIFIC"] } ] }, { "code": "R186_NO_PERMIT", "branch": "r186", "title_en": "Work authorized without a permit (IRPR 186)", "title_fr": "Travail autorisé sans permis (RIPR 186)", "summary_en": "Activity may fall under IRPR 186. A listed occupation alone is not enough; each paragraph has distinct conditions.", "summary_fr": "L'activité peut relever du RIPR 186. Une profession listée ne suffit pas; chaque alinéa a ses propres conditions.", "rank_weight": 40, "requires_employer": false, "requires_caq": false, "criteria": [ { "code": "BRANCH_R186", "title_en": "R186 branch hypothesized", "title_fr": "Branche R186 hypothétique", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "auth.branch_hypothesis", "value": "r186" }, "citations": ["IRPR_186"] }, { "code": "ACTIVITY_REVIEW", "title_en": "Confirm exact IRPR 186 paragraph and conditions", "title_fr": "Confirmer l'alinéa exact du RIPR 186 et ses conditions", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "manual_review", "reason": "Match activity, duration, and reuse limits to the specific IRPR 186 paragraph." }, "citations": ["IRPR_186"] } ] }, { "code": "QC_CAQ_GATE", "branch": "quebec", "title_en": "Quebec CAQ / simultaneous LMIA gate", "title_fr": "Porte CAQ Québec / EIMT simultanée", "summary_en": "For Quebec work over 30 days under TFWP, employer LMIA and temporary selection/CAQ sequencing must be verified.", "summary_fr": "Pour un travail au Québec de plus de 30 jours au PTET, la séquence EIMT et sélection temporaire/CAQ doit être vérifiée.", "rank_weight": 15, "requires_employer": true, "requires_caq": true, "criteria": [ { "code": "PROVINCE_QC", "title_en": "Worksite is Quebec", "title_fr": "Lieu de travail au Québec", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "employer.worksite_province", "value": "QC" }, "citations": ["QC_AUTH"] }, { "code": "CAQ_FLAG", "title_en": "CAQ requirement flagged", "title_fr": "Exigence de CAQ signalée", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "quebec.caq_required", "value": true }, "citations": ["QC_AUTH"] }, { "code": "QC_PROCESS_REVIEW", "title_en": "Confirm simultaneous ESDC/MIFI filing and CAQ package", "title_fr": "Confirmer le dépôt simultané EDSC/MIFI et le dossier CAQ", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "manual_review", "reason": "Verify Quebec exemptions, francisation, and temporary selection form version." }, "citations": ["QC_AUTH", "ESDC_WAGE"] } ] }, { "code": "STATUS_MAINTAINED", "branch": "status", "title_en": "Maintained status / filing-location risk", "title_fr": "Statut conservé / risque lié au lieu de dépôt", "summary_en": "Inside Canada status, expiry, and maintained-status conditions change forms and work authorization.", "summary_fr": "Le statut au Canada, l'expiration et le statut conservé changent les formulaires et l'autorisation de travailler.", "rank_weight": 50, "requires_employer": false, "requires_caq": false, "criteria": [ { "code": "INSIDE_CANADA", "title_en": "Worker is inside Canada", "title_fr": "Le travailleur est au Canada", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "eq", "fact": "worker.location", "value": "inside" }, "citations": ["IRPR_200"] }, { "code": "STATUS_EXPIRY_KNOWN", "title_en": "Status expiry recorded", "title_fr": "Expiration du statut consignée", "is_blocking": true, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "exists", "fact": "worker.status_expiry" }, "citations": ["IRPR_200"] }, { "code": "MAINTAINED_STATUS_REVIEW", "title_en": "Confirm maintained-status work conditions", "title_fr": "Confirmer les conditions de travail en statut conservé", "is_blocking": false, "is_critical": true, "condition": { "op": "manual_review", "reason": "If applying before expiry, confirm same employer/job/location limits for employer-specific permits." }, "citations": ["IRPR_186", "IRPR_200"] } ] } ] }