Ensure that along with your opinion you cite relevant sections and subsections of the IRPA, IRPR, Operations Manuals and/or Jurisprudence in your response.

Case #1

Clarissa has been offered a Teaching Assistant position with relation to her research grant at a location situated off campus. She contacts your office in a panic since she has noticed there is almost a 2 month processing period for a work permit and she does not know what to do.

What would you advise?

Case #2

Lin, a wrestler from China emails your office. She will be performing in Canada for a two week period and would like to know if she is required to get a visitor's visa and work permit.

What would you advise her in your email response?

Case #3

Anthony Hernandez is an American citizen and currently employed as a truck driver with an American company.

He has contacted your office by mail, indicating that he has been employed by his company for the past 5 years, travelling all over the country. He has been contracted to make truck deliveries to Canada approximately 3 times per year.

He would like to know the procedure for applying for a work permit and the location of the office that would process the application. Please respond to Mr. Hernandez in a letter format.