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IMMIGRATION Document checklist Work permit
Canada
Consent to verification of documents
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Work permit
Dar es Salaam visa office
instructions
For the following countries:
Burundi, Comoros, Rwanda, Seychelles,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia
This application is made available free by
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Canada and is not to be sold to
applicants.
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disponible en franais
IMM 5944 E (05-2016)
Application for a work permit Checklist
Complete and place this checklist on top of your application.
You must submit a certified translation with any document that is not in English or French.
Failure to submit all required documentation may result in the refusal of your application or
processing delays.
Travel plans are done at your own risk until you receive the letter of authorization to work in
Canada from the High Commission.
False statements or submission of fraudulent documents will result in immediate refusal
Number of people travelling to Canada (principal applicant and accompanying family members):
In addition to a work permit, are you submitting applications for the
following?
Number
required
Open work permit - complete an application for a work
Spouse or permit
common law
partner Temporary resident visa (if not applying for an open work
permit) - complete an application for a temporary resident visa
Open study permit - for accompanying children aged 6-18
years old - no separate application form is required
Minor Children
Temporary resident visa (if a study permit is not required) -
no separate application form is required
Study permit for accompanying dependents aged 18-22
complete an application for a study permit which must include
Dependent over a letter of acceptance from a college or university in Canada
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Temporary resident visa (if a study permit is not required)
complete an application for a temporary resident visa
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Submit the following items:
Two passport photographs for each applicant. Signed, dated and taken in the past six
months.
Valid passport from each person requiring a temporary resident visa. Your passport
should be valid for at least six months from the date of travel to Canada.
Include all cancelled or expired passports, if applicable.
If you do not reside in your country of citizenship, please provide your work permit or
temporary stay permit.
A photocopy of the bio-data page of each applicants passport.
Copies of birth certificates for minor children and marriage certificate as applicable.
Job offer from your employer in Canada on headed paper indicating your job title,
duties, salary and dates of employment. Submit a copy of your contract if possible.
Evidence that you meet the requirements of the job offer (example: employment
references outlining previous jobs and job duties, copies of relevant education
certificates, proof of professional qualifications).
Other documents (family, financial, employment, property ties) in order to satisfy the
officer that you will return to your country of residence after your visit.
Self-addressed pre-paid return courier envelope to return your passport and
documents.
Consent to verification of documents form
If applicable, you must also submit:
If a minor is travelling with only one parent, custody documents or notarized
permission from the other parent is required.
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Applicants applying in the categories below should also submit the
following documents
Nurses, doctors and other medical professionals
Please note that you will be required to undergo a medical examination
Letter confirming eligibility for interim licensing or registration with the
regulatory body in the province to which you are destined in Canada (for example: the
College of Registered Nurses or the College of Physicians and Surgeons.) Clinical fellows
destined to British Columbia, Ontario or Alberta do not require a letter from the
regulatory body.
Original police certificate issued during the past twelve months.
Intra-company transferees
Letter from employer explaining why your transfer is necessary and how you meet the
requirements.
Evidence of relationship between current employer and employer in Canada.
Live-in caregivers
Evidence of completion of high school
Original police certificates from every country you have lived for more than six
months since the age of 18.
Contract with your employer in Canada.
Evidence of language ability in French or English.
Evidence that you meet the training or experience requirements of the program
(example: education certificates and reference letters outlining your duties and dates of
employment).
Truck Drivers
Evidence of completion of high school.
Copy of driving license (and counterpart document D740, if applicable).
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Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12
months.
Evidence of financial ability to support accompanying family members.
Provincial nominees
Provincial nominee certificate.
Post-doctoral fellows
Evidence of PhD completion (PhD certificate or letter from your university).
Visiting researchers
Research proposal outlining research to be undertaken in Canada, goals of research in
relation to your academic pursuits in your own country, how you were chosen, amount
and source of any funding you will receive.
Media crew
Full details of filming including purpose, location, dates, type of production,
distribution audience.
Telefilm Canada Co-op Agreement, if applicable.
Construction workers
Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12
months.
Quebec English language assistants
Please note that you will be required to undergo a medical examination
Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12
months.
Dclaration daffectation from the Ministre de lducation du Qubec confirming
details of your placement.
League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers
Please note that you will be required to undergo a medical examination
Letter from the League for the Exchange of Commonwealth Teachers confirming your
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placement details
Charitable workers
Original police certificate from your country of residence issued within the past 12
months.
Charity registration number of the employer in Canada.
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Consent to verification of documents
1. Applicant
I, (print full name) __________________________________________ consent to the release to
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) by the
issuing authorities all information required for the purpose of verifying the documents I have
submitted in support of this application.
Signature:____________________________________________________
Date: _________________________________________________________
2. Parent or Guardian (if applicable)
I, (print full name) __________________________________________ consent to the release to
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (IRCC) and Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) by the
issuing authorities all information required for the purpose of verifying the documents I have
submitted in support of this application.
Signature: ________________________________________________________
Date: ______________________________________________________________
