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Approved permanent residence applicants- can you travel to Canada now?
Applicants were instructed to submit a Web form to have their COPR and PRV reissued. As of January 5, 2021, applicants with an expired COPR and PRV are no longer required to submit a Web form. IRCC will be contacting applicants directly once they are approved to come to Canada. Additionally, the following COPR/PRV holders are able to travel to Canada.
Big news! Visitors can apply for a work permit without having to leave Canada and can start work while it processes.
Effective as of August 24, 2020, the public policy will benefit employers in Canada who are facing difficulties finding workers during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as foreign workers who have had to change their status to visitor due to a work permit expiry, or they didn’t have a job offer to apply for a new work permit.