Marginal note:Class

191. The visitor class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become temporary residents.

Marginal note:Visitor

192. A foreign national is a visitor and a member of the visitor class if the foreign national has been authorized to enter and remain in Canada as a visitor.

Marginal note:Conditions

193. A visitor is subject to the conditions imposed under Part 9.

193.1 [Repealed, SOR/2008-309, s. 2]

193.2 [Repealed, SOR/2008-309, s. 2]

193.3 [Repealed, SOR/2008-309, s. 2]

193.4 [Repealed, SOR/2008-309, s. 2]

193.5 [Repealed, SOR/2008-309, s. 2]

Marginal note:Class

194. The worker class is prescribed as a class of persons who may become temporary residents.

Marginal note:Worker

195. A foreign national is a worker and a member of the worker class if the foreign national has been authorized to enter and remain in Canada as a worker.

Marginal note:Work permit required

196. A foreign national must not work in Canada unless authorized to do so by a work permit or these Regulations.

Marginal note:Application before entry

197. A foreign national may apply for a work permit at any time before entering Canada.

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.