09/25/2025
This open work permit authorizes you to work for most employers for most industries in Canada. It can be issued with a validity period up to the expiry of your partner’s study permit.
You may be eligible for an OWP if your spouse or common-law partner is an international student enrolled in one of the following programs:
🔸 A doctoral program.
🔸A master’s program of 16 months or longer.
🔸An eligible professional program:
-Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS, DMD).
-Bachelor of Law or Juris Doctor (LLB, JD, BCL).
-Doctor of Medicine (MD).
-Doctor of Optometry (OD).
-Pharmacy (PharmD, BS, BSc, BPharm).
-Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM).
-Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN, BSN).
-Bachelor of Nursing Science (BNSc).
-Bachelor of Nursing (BN).
-Bachelor of Education (BEd).
-Bachelor of Engineering (BEng, BE, BASc).