Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations

Marginal note:Application on entry

• 198 (1) Subject to subsection (2), a foreign national may apply for a work permit when entering Canada if the foreign national is exempt under Division 5 of Part 9 from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa.

• Marginal note:Exceptions

  (2) A foreign national may not apply for a work permit when entering Canada if

  • (a) a determination under section 203 is required, unless

    • (i) the Department of Human Resources and Skills Development has provided an opinion under paragraph 203(2)(a) in respect of an offer of employment — other than seasonal agricultural employment or employment as a live-in caregiver — to the foreign national, or

    • (ii) the foreign national is a national or permanent resident of the United States or is a resident of Greenland or St. Pierre and Miquelon;

  • (b) the foreign national does not hold a medical certificate that they are required to hold under subsection 30(4); or

  • (c) the foreign national is a participant in an international youth exchange program, unless they are a national or permanent resident of the United States or their application for a work permit was approved before their entry into Canada.