Canada Work Permits
A foreign national may require a temporary work permit to work legally in Canada depending on the nature of the job to the undertaken and many other situational circumstances. Foreign nationals with a valid temporary resident visa or who is visa-exempt can undertake some specific job roles such as athletes, clergy, news reporting, public speaking, etc without requiring a work permit. But the majority of other job roles, a work permit is often required.
Canada immigration and citizenship services offers different type of work permits: