What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?
The exemption removes only the need for a work permit, and only for work in one of the listed occupations, which for this group are aviation accident or incident investigator, civil aviation inspector, crew member and emergency service provider. Being in a listed occupation is not sufficient on its own: the person may still need to meet certain requirements to be eligible for the exemption. The official source does not state whether the person is tied to an employer or whether family may accompany.
See recorded sources
Limits of the record- The captured page says nothing about accompanying family members.
- It does not say whether the exempt person may work for any employer, may change employer, or for how long the work may last; each occupation's own requirements are on separate pages that are not in this batch.
- The page is largely an index of links - these three slices are close to all of its own prose.
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You **may not** need a work permit if you’re working in an occupation included in the list below. However, even if your occupation is listed, you may still need to meet certain requirements to be eligible for a work permit exemption.
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### Emergency and transportation
- [aviation accident or incident investigator](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/need-permit/aviation-investigator.html)
- [civil aviation inspectors](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/need-permit/aviation-inspector.html)
- [crew members](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/need-permit/crew-member.html)
- [emergency service providers](https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/work-canada/need-permit/emergency.html)
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Even if you don’t need a work permit to work, you’ll likely still need a visitor visa or an electronic travel authorization (eTA) to enter Canada.
