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Extend or change the conditions on your work permit: If you can’t apply online

Problem with the online application

If you’re trying to apply for a work permit online in one of the categories below, you may have problems getting the right result. If you’re not sure if this applies to you, ask your employer.

LMIA-exempt applicants

  • Permanent residence applicants in Canada who
    • used Express Entry to submit their permanent residence application, and
    • have received an acknowledgment of receipt letter (A75)
  • Open work permit pilot program for permanent residence applicants in the spouse or common-law partner in Canada class (A70)
  • Foreign physicians coming to work in Quebec (C10)
  • Refugee claimants (S61)
  • Failed refugee claimants waiting for removal who need to support themselves (S62)
  • Persons under an unenforceable removal order (S62)
  • Live-in caregivers who have submitted their permanent residence application (A71)
  • In-Canada applicants under the Home Child-Care Provider Pilot or the Home Support Worker Pilot (C90) and their family members (C91)
  • Post-graduation work permit extension (C43)
  • Destitute students (H81)
  • Holders of a temporary resident permit that’s valid for a minimum of 6 months (H82)
  • Start-up visa workers (A75)
  • International Experience Canada: Extend your participation or change conditions on your work permit (C21)

LMIA-required applicants

  • Seafood-processing workers
  • Agricultural workers who are not part of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program

Visitors to Canada

  • Visitors in Canada applying for an initial study permit, work permit or both who are accompanying a spouse holding a low-skilled work permit

Most people have to apply online to extend their stay in Canada as a worker. In a few cases, you may not be able to apply online.

Apply on paper to extend or change the conditions on your work permit

Follow the steps below to apply on paper to extend your stay as a worker.

Step 1: Get the application package

This package includes the application guide and all the forms you need to fill out.

Read the guide before you fill out the application form:

International Experience Canada applicants

If you’re extending your participation or changing your work permit under International Experience Canada (IEC), you must follow the IEC-specific instructions.

If your application is not completed properly, it may take longer for us to process it.

Tips for downloading and completing the forms

  • You can fill it out and save it using a computer.
  • You’ll need Adobe Reader 10 or higher.
  • You must also turn JavaScript on.
  • Filling out the form on a computer is easier than filling it out by hand.
  • Having trouble downloading the form? See, “How do I download and open a PDF form?”

Documents

Application to Change Conditions, Extend my Stay or Remain in Canada as a Worker

You can’t fill out and save the application form using your Internet browser. To use the form, you need to:

  1. Use your computer (Mac or PC). The form won’t open on mobile devices (iPads, tablets, mobile phones, etc.)
  2. Install Adobe Reader 10 (or higher)
  3. Download the PDF file to your computer. Save the file in a place you can remember.
  4. Make sure you use Adobe Reader to open the form. Sometimes if you try to open the form directly, it will use your Internet browser to try to open it.

Note: If you are applying online, you don’t need to print and sign the form.

Get the form
Having issues with the form?

If you have questions about the forms, find answers to your questions in the Help Centre.

Step 2: Prepare your application package

Make sure you submit all the pages of the form.

  1. Click the “Validate” button at the top or bottom of the form.
    • This makes sure that you answered all the questions in the form and will help you avoid processing delays.
  2. A new page with barcodes and a signature line will automatically be added at the end of your form.
  3. Print, sign and date the form.
    • Print on white, bond-quality, non-glossy paper.
    • Use a laser printer.
  4. Place the barcode page at the top of your package. If you have more than one package, place a separate barcode page on each one.

Find out more about the barcode form.

Step 3: Pay your application fees

In most cases, your fees will include processing fees for you and anyone you include on your application

Our instruction guide can help you understand which fees apply to you and show you how to pay them.

Step 4: Submit your application

Submit your completed application to the address given in the application package. Make sure you include the fee receipt and all the necessary documents.

Alternate formats

If you can’t apply online or use the forms above because of a disability, you can ask for other formats including large print and braille. Contact the Client Support Centre (in Canada only) or submit a Web form for other formats.

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