Spousal open work permit checker
Find out whether your spouse or partner can get an open work permit based on your study or job.
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Official sources
Rules last checked Nov 3, 2026
- IRCC: Help your spouse or common-law partner work in Canada (students)
- IRCC: Open work permits for family members of foreign workers, who can apply
- IRCC program delivery instructions: Spouses of workers in TEER 0 or 1, or select TEER 2 or 3 occupations (C41), Annex A
- IRCC program delivery instructions: Family members of workers transitioning to permanent residence (C41, C46)
- IRCC program delivery instructions: Family members of workers who are permanent resident applicants (C49)
- IRCC: Spouses of temporary workers who applied under Quebec’s PSTQ
- IRCC: Open work permit for spouses being sponsored in Canada
- IRCC program delivery instructions: Public policy for sponsored spouses in Canada (A74)
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