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Arehived: June 2, 2025 11:45:49 AM From: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Sent: [requester] To: [requester] Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (RCC Subject: [requester] Importance: Normal Sensitivity: None [requester] see our response to your question Question: J am seeking clarification regarding the requirements for an open work permit as a Start-Up Visa (SUV) applicant under the Temporary Public Policy (TPP) detailed on the IRCC website: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services /immigrate-canada/start-visa/work-permits.htm! According to the IRCC guidelines, applicants should reply "No" to the following question during the application process: "I have a job offer and my employer gave me an offer of employment number or LMIA number (or proof that your employer applied for an LMIA)."" Get your document checklist Before you apply, use our Come to Canada tool to get a personal document checklist. Answer the following questions in the tool exactly as shown: Question Answer What would you like to de in Canada? Work How long are you planning to stay in Canada? Temporarily - more than 6 months Thave a job offer and my employer gave me an offer of No ] employment number or LMIA number (or proof of that | your employer applied for an LMIA). | Do you pian to work in ane of the Following categories? No Will you be coming to Canada under an active public Yes policy or special measure announced by IRCC? 000899

How to fill out the IMM 1295 form * Application for work permit made outside of Canada form (IMM 1295) 2

Under Details of Intended Work in Canada, fillin the information as

follows

Question Answer

1 What kind of work permit Open Work Permit

lare you applying for?

2.a} Name of Employer Enter the name of your start-up {if known) or

your own name 4.My occupation in Canada + Job title: start-up visa entrepreneur will be + Brief description of duties: Enter the work you'll be doing for your business However, | recently received a request letter from IRCC instructing my client to create an Employer Portal and pay the compliance fee. This has caused some confusion, as my application was explicitly for an open work permit and not a work permit under A77. To address the situation, | intend to advise my client to create the Employer Portal and pay the compliance fee as requested. However, | would also like to advocate that these requirements should not apply to an open work permit under the SUV program in accordance with the TPP. | would greatly appreciate clarification on whether the creation of the Employer Portal and the payment of the Employer Compliance Fee are necessary for this specific type of work permit (SUV optional open work permit: Thank you for your time and assistance. | look forward to your guidance. [NAME REDACTED] You are correct that with the launch of the new SUV open work permit, and when applying applicants are no longer required to create a job offer in the Employer Portal and pay the employer compliance fee. We suggest that you respond to the officers request to create and submit a job offer and pay fees and advise them that you are applying for an open work permit and that this is not needed. For more information, please visit Work permits for Start-Up Visa applicants - Canada.ca. We hope this information is of assistance. Thank you kindly. The Immigration Representatives Mailbox De: Envoye: [requester] A: Immigration Representatives / Représentants immigration (IRCC) <[IRCC Immigration Representatives mailbox]> Objet: [requester] 200900

s.19(1) Be erccrinpcoass Soayen con Dear [requester], My name is [requester] | am a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with membership number am seeking clarification regarding the requirements for an open work permit as a Start-Up Visa (SUV) applicant under the Temporary Public Policy (TPP) detailed on the IRC website: https:/www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/immigrate-canadalstart-visa/work-permits.htm| According to the IRCC guidelines, applicants should reply "No" to the following question during the application process: "I have a job offer and my employer gave me an offer of employment number or LMIA number (or proof that your employer applied for an LMIA).” Get your document checklist Before you apply, use our Come so Canada too! to get a personal document checklist. Answer the following questions in the tool exactly as shown: Question Answer What would you like to do in Canada? Work How long are you planning to stay in Canada? Temporarily -more than 6 months Thave a job offer and my employer gave me an offer of No ] employment number or LMIA number (or proof of that | your employer applied for an LMIA). | Do you plan to work in one of the following categories? No Will you he coming to Canada under an active public Yes policy or special measure announced by IRCC? How to fill out the IMM 1295 form + Application for work permit made outside of Canada form (IMM 1298) at Under Details of Intended Work in Canada, fill in the information as follows: Question Answer 1 what kind of work permit Open Work Permit lare you applying for? 2.a)Name of Employer Enter the name of your start-up i known) or your own name 4, My occupation in Canada _« Job title: start-up vise entrepreneur will be + Brief description of duties: Enter the work you'll be doing for your business However, | recently received a request letter from IRCC instructing my client to create an Employer Portal and pay the compliance fee. This has caused some confusion, as my application was explicitly for an open work permit and not a work permit under A77, To address the situation, | intend to advise my client to create the Employer Portal and pay the compliance fee as requested. However, | would also like to advocate that these requirements should not apply to an open work permit under the SUV 000901

$.19(1) FFD erccepcress Semone conse Program in accordance with the TPP. “ernest sino I would greatly appreciate clarification on whether the creation of the Employer Portal and the payment of the Employer Compliance Fee are necessary for this specific type of work permit (SUV optional open work permit Thank you for your time and assistance. | look forward to your guidance. 000902