Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  aid, assist, assistance, help(noun) the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose. 2  aid, assistance, help(noun) a resource.
1 The entire processing time can be as little as six months.  International Students with One Year of Canadian studies and 67 points. Foreign students with at least 12 months studying or working experience in Canada can qualify for permanent residence if they obtain at least 67 points.
The reason is because it typically takes a Canada Border Services Agency (âCBSAâ) officer less than 30 minutes to process an application, whereas it can take Citizenship and Immigration Canada (âCICâ) weeks or months to either process an application or schedule a landing interview. Who Can Flag-Pole (Work Permits) In the work permit context, regulation 198 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (âIRPRâ) provides that: (1) Subject to subsection (2), a foreign national may apply for a work permit when entering Canada if the foreign national is exempt under Division 5 of Part 9 from the requirement to obtain a temporary resident visa.