毕业后工签、配偶工签、桥梁工签通常可以在境内申请，但基于LMIA或者豁免LMIA的工签通常要在境外申请或者在边境申请，这两种申请方法都有相当的拒签几率。
去年8月移民部出台了工签可以在境内申请的利好，我们已经多次强调过并不是找到工作甚至没有工作就可以在境内申请工签，依然要先获得LMIA或者满足豁免LMIA的条件，两者都非常难以实现，比旅转学（之后获得毕业工签或配偶工签）要困难得多。
近期移民部宣布该政策延期到2021年8月底，在此之前获得了LMIA或者符合豁免LMIA的条件依然可以直接在境内递交工签，不用交境外或者去边境。如果您的雇主支持LMIA的申请，可以联系我们办理，不仅可以获得工签，还可以在快速通道中加50分起。
再次强调该政策需要雇主的大力配合，比如打广告办理LMIA。即使申请人符合少数豁免LMIA的条件（交换学者、宗教工作、跨国企业内部调动、省提名），雇主也需要提供相当的支持。
Ottawa, March 29, 2021 — A temporary public policy that allows visitors to apply for and receive a work permit without having to leave Canada will be extended to August 31, 2021. The criteria will also be modified to allow any visitor who has a valid job offer to apply for an employer-specific work permit, regardless of the date they initially entered Canada.
Effective April 1, 2021, an applicant looking to benefit from this temporary public policy must
- have valid status in Canada as a visitor on the day they apply
- have remained in Canada with valid status
- have a valid job offer
- submit an in-Canada application for an employer-specific work permit that is supported by a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) or an LMIA-exempt offer of employment, no later than August 31, 2021
- meet all other standard admissibility criteria
This temporary public policy also provides the opportunity for applicants who meet these criteria and who had a valid work permit in the past 12 months to begin working for their new employer before their work permit application has been fully approved. To do so, they need to follow the steps on how to get authorization to work while they wait for approval.
More than 1,000 people with visitor status have applied for a work permit through this public policy since it was launched in August 2020.
Since March 2020, visitors have been prohibited from coming to Canada unless they are exempt for a specific reason, like reuniting with a family member.
