Step 5: the bridging work permit while PR processes

Step 5 of 5 · updated 2026-08-16 · compiled from GSDC's own pages

In one line: after filing for PR you can apply for an employer-specific work permit and start earning instead of waiting.

PR takes time, but you do not have to wait it out. After filing, you can apply for the pilot's temporary work permit, start earning and build local experience, and move straight into status when it comes through.

What the permit looks like

• It is employer-specific and only valid for the designated employer that recommended you; duration and how to apply follow IRCC's current guidance.
• A spouse or common-law partner can apply for an open work permit at the same time, limited to work within the same community.
• The forms and process differ depending on whether you are inside or outside Canada, per IRCC's pilot work-permit page.

• The permit is tied to the employer, and changing employers mid-way affects the whole path. Get advice before you move.
• If an existing permit (a post-graduation permit, say) is close to expiring, plan the overlap yourself; nobody else will sequence this for you.

That is all five steps. The overview, the numbers and the FAQ are back on the guide's front page, and housing has its own. RCIP / FCIP guide → Sudbury rent levels and trends →

Compiled by the lakebbs editorial desk from GSDC's (Invest Sudbury) RCIP / FCIP and candidate pages. It is navigation, not immigration advice; the rules for any given intake are whatever GSDC's notice for that window says, and policy changes.