06/17/2021
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That is abuse
Any behaviour that scares, controls, or isolates you could be abuse. Abuse can be physical, sexual, financial, or mental.
Examples of abuse that you should report in your application include:
• physical harm
• forcing you to work in a way that’s unsafe or puts your health at risk
• unsafe or unsanitary living conditions in employer-provided housing
• sexual touching that you did not agree to
• making unwanted sexual comments to you
• controlling where you can go
• stealing from you
• stopping you from seeing friends or co-workers
• taking some or all of the money you are paid
• threats, insults and intimidation
• forcing you to commit fraud
Open work permit for vulnerable workers
If you’re being abused or at risk of being abused in relation to your job in Canada, you may be eligible for an open work permit for vulnerable workers.
An open work permit lets you work for any employer in Canada, except for one that:
• is listed as ineligible on the list of employers who have failed to comply with the conditions or
• regularly offers st******se, erotic dance, es**rt services or erotic massages
This work permit helps protect your rights as a worker in Canada by helping you leave an abusive situation to find a new job. However, it’s a temporary solution and:
• has an expiry date, and
• can’t be renewed
If you’re approved for this work permit, it should give you enough time to find a new employer and apply for a new work permit. You must apply for another work permit before this one expires if you want to stay and work in Canada.
Who can apply
You can apply if you:
• are inside Canada
o applications made at a port of entry won’t be accepted
• have a valid employer-specific work permit
o this is a work permit that has your employer’s name on it and isn’t expired (or you applied to renew it before it expired)
• are being abused or at risk of being abused in relation to your job in Canada