Canada’s lifeboat scheme: Stream B and OWP briefing note
STREAM B (new policy as of August 15, 2023, expires August 31, 2026)
To be eligible for Stream B, you must
hold a valid passport issued by one of the following:
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China
United Kingdom to a British National (Overseas) as a person born, naturalized or registered in Hong Kong
be physically present in Canada when you apply and when you get permanent residence
have valid temporary resident status in Canada
intend to live in Canada, in any province or territory other than the province of Quebec
have worked in Canada for at least 12 months full time, or an equal amount of part-time hours in the 3 years before you apply.
For more information on Stream B, please see the webpage below:
OPEN WORK PERMIT (new policy as of February 8, 2023, expires February 7, 2025)
Please note that eligibility requirements for OWP are unchanged from the announcement dated February 6, 2023.
To be eligible for OWP, you must
hold a valid passport issued by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the United Kingdom to a British National Overseas
Your work permit will be valid for up to 3 years or until your passport expires, whichever comes first.
For example, if your passport is valid for 6 months, then you will be issued an open work permit for 6 months.
To maximize the duration of the open work permit, make sure your passport is valid for at least 3 years from the date of approval.
Tell us how long you want your work permit to be valid.
meet the education requirements for post-secondary, graduate or post-graduate studies (see below for details)
Education requirements for post-secondary studies
You must have graduated no more than 10 years before you apply for this open work permit, with one of the following:
a degree (for example, associate, bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral) from a designated post-secondary learning institution in Canada or an institution abroad
a diploma from a program of at least 2 years from a designated post-secondary learning institution in Canada or an institution abroad
a graduate or post-graduate credential
from a program of at least 1 year
that required the completion of a post-secondary degree or diploma, as a prerequisite for acceptance into the program
you must have received the post-secondary degree or diploma no more than 5 years before you started the graduate/post-graduate program
from one of the following:
a designated learning institution in Canada
an institution abroad
For more information on the Open Work Permit, please see the webpage below:
加拿大救生艇計劃：Stream B及OWP簡報
Steam B（新政策於2023年8月15日生效，2026年8月31日屆滿）
要符合循Stream B申請永久居留權的資格，你必須：
持有以下其中一本有效護照：
香港特區護照
BNO英國國民（海外）護照
在申請和獲得永久居留權時身處加拿大
擁有有效的加拿大臨時居民身分
打算在加拿大任何省份或地區居住，但不包括魁北克省
在申請前的3年內，已在加拿大全職工作至少12個月，或同等兼職工作時間。
欲了解更多關於Stream B的資訊，請參閱以下網頁：
OWP開放式工作簽證（新政策於2023年2月8日生效，2025年2月7日屆滿）
請注意OWP的申請資格要求自加拿大移民部於2023年2月6日宣布延長及擴大計劃後並沒有改變。
要符合申請OWP的資格，你必須：
持有有效的香港特區護照或BNO英國國民（海外）護照
符合大專、大學或研究院課程的學歷要求（詳見下文）
專上教育的學歷要求
在申請開放式工作簽證前，你必須已在10年內畢業，並持有以下其中一個學位：
加拿大指定專上學院或海外學院頒發的學位（例如：副學士、學士、碩士或博士學位）
加拿大指定專上學院或海外學院頒發的兩年制或以上文憑
大學或研究院證明書
所修讀課程為一年制或以上課程
入讀有關課程的先決條件為已完成修讀專上教育學位或文憑課程
在開始修讀有關大學或研究院課程前，你必須已在5年內取得有關專上教育學位或文憑
有關學歷證明書由以下教育機構頒發：
加拿大指定學院
海外學院
欲了解更多關於OWP開放式工作簽證的資訊，請參閱以下網頁：