SOURCE-BACKED ANSWER

How much does Spousal open work permit cost and how long does it take?

Government fees and processing times can change and may differ by stream, country and family size. Confirm the live fee and processing-time controls on www.canada.ca immediately before paying or planning a deadline.

Practical order

1. 1

   Record the principal person’s current work permit or approval, occupation, employment, validity dates and any permanent-residence pathway referenced by the live family-member rules.

2. 2

   Use the exact IRCC worker category, occupation or PR-process section to record which spouses or dependent children may apply and any timing or validity condition.

3. 3

   Prepare civil relationship records plus the principal worker’s passport, permit, employment, occupation, pay or PR-application records named by the current category.

4. 4

   In the spouse or family member’s own IRCC account, answer the live questions for the selected category and retain the resulting open-work-permit checklist.

5. 5

   Complete the forms factually, upload relationship and principal-person evidence, pay IRCC directly and retain the submission and later response records.

6. 6

   Read the issued open work permit for restrictions and expiry, compare its validity with the passport and principal person’s status and retain the decision.