A bridging open work permit (BOWP) allows you to work while waiting for your permanent residency application results.

Meaning that foreign nationals in Canada who qualify for the program may be approved for a work permit to bridge the gap between the expiry of their current work permit and the results of their application for permanent residency (APR). The applicant must have submitted the APR under one of the below programs:

• Federal Skilled Worker Class (FSWC),
• Canadian Experience Class (CEC),
• Federal Skilled Trades Class (FSTC),
• Caring for children class or caring for people with high medical needs class (if the application was submitted before June 18, 2019)
• Provincial Nominee Class (PNC) for the applicants having no employer restrictions on nominations,
• Agri-Food Pilot (AFP)