- Your employer must apply for an LMIA
- Your employer must give you a temporary job offer
- You must have been granted a Temporary Work Permit by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
For immigration purposes, Canada defines work as an activity for which money is earned or an activity that competes directly with activities of Canadian citizens or Permanent Residents in the Canadian Labour Market. Canadian immigration regulations also at times allow for Open Work Permits which are not employer specific.