Work Permit Scarborough: RCIC-Led Application Help for Workers and Employers
A work permit in Scarborough is the IRCC authorization a foreign national needs to work in Canada legally without permanent residence or citizenship. Mirzoyan Immigration is a licensed RCIC firm that prepares and submits work permit applications for Scarborough workers and employers, serving the city in person, online, or by phone. Every file is built and filed by a licensed RCIC: Narek Mirzoyan, RCIC # R1005184, or Vahe Mirzoyan, RCIC # R514223. The firm handles both programs, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program, across open, closed, LMIA, and LMIA-exempt permits, from intake to decision. Service is flat-fee, in English, Russian, and Armenian. For the national reference, read our complete guide to work permit in Canada.
Last reviewed by Narek Mirzoyan, RCIC # R1005184, on 2026-05-30.
Who is this service for?
You already know you need a work permit, and now you are choosing a firm. The fit is strongest when one or more of these apply to you. If your goal is permanent residence with no temporary-status step, that is a different service line, and the work permit in Canada guide maps where the two paths meet.
You live in Scarborough and have a Canadian job offer on either the LMIA or the LMIA-exempt route.
You hold a permit and need an extension or a change of conditions before it expires.
You are a Scarborough employer hiring foreign talent into a local role and need the LMIA or Offer of Employment handled.
You are finishing at Centennial College or the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) and need an employer-specific work permit.
You qualify for an open permit (spouse open work permit, bridging open work permit, post-graduation work permit, or International Experience Canada) and want RCIC representation.
What Mirzoyan Immigration Handles for Your Scarborough Work Permit
Mirzoyan Immigration runs the file from eligibility screening through decision. Intake confirms the route first: the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP, LMIA-based) or the International Mobility Program (IMP, LMIA-exempt), and whether the permit will be open or closed. The firm then drafts and submits the IRCC forms: IMM 1295 for applicants outside Canada, IMM 5710 for inside-Canada extensions and changes of condition, and IMM 5707 for family information. For IMP files, the firm prepares the Offer of Employment through the IRCC Employer Portal. For TFWP files, the firm coordinates the LMIA support documentation directly with the Scarborough employer's HR or counsel. Biometrics scheduling at the Toronto Visa Application Centre, medical-exam coordination with an IRCC panel physician, police certificates, and IRCC portal upload all sit with the firm. You provide passport, civil documents, and employment history, and you attend biometrics in person. To hire a work permit consultant, start with the firm's national service page.
How the Work Permit Process Works for Scarborough Applicants
The process moves through five stages. Each stage has work the firm does and work you must do. Mirzoyan Immigration serves Scarborough clients at every stage in person, online, or by phone, with no travel required.
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The licensed RCIC handling your file confirms LMIA-based versus LMIA-exempt, open versus closed, and inside-Canada versus outside-Canada filing. You provide the passport bio page, your current status documents, and the Scarborough employer's job offer or LMIA decision letter if you have it.
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The firm liaises with your Scarborough employer for LMIA evidence under the TFWP, or for the Offer of Employment and the $230 compliance fee under the IMP
[VERIFY: IMP compliance fee]. You confirm the employer contact, the signed retainer, and the NOC code on the offer. -
The firm drafts IMM 1295 or IMM 5710 plus IMM 5707, assembles the supporting documents, and reconciles every field against the IRCC checklist. You provide civil documents, education credentials, including Centennial or UTSC transcripts where they prove the NOC, and a photo to IRCC specifications.
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The firm submits through the IRCC secure account and schedules biometrics
[VERIFY: IRCC online portal status]. You pay the biometrics fee and attend in person at the Toronto Visa Application Centre. There is no Scarborough-proper Visa Application Centre. -
The firm monitors the file, responds to any Procedural Fairness Letter, receives the decision, and briefs you on the permit conditions: employer name, NOC, location, and end date. You confirm receipt and acknowledge the conditions. The decision arrives within the published processing window
[VERIFY: IRCC processing times].
Documents You Will Need to Submit
IRCC asks for two kinds of proof: who you are, and what the job is. The exact list depends on the route, and the firm confirms it at intake.
From you, the worker:
Passport bio page. Establishes identity and travel-document validity.
A digital photo to IRCC specifications, for IMM 1295 or IMM 5710.
Your current Canadian status document (study permit, prior work permit, or visitor record), if you are applying inside Canada.
The job offer letter, with the occupation code, wage, and work location stated.
The LMIA decision letter and LMIA number, on the TFWP route only.
The Offer of Employment number from the Employer Portal, on the IMP route only.
Education credentials and, where the occupation requires it, proof that you actually hold the qualification the role calls for.
Employment history, with reference letters that confirm the duties match the occupation.
From the employer, on the LMIA route:
The LMIA application materials and decision (ESDC's process sits outside this engagement).
Recruitment evidence (advertising records and applicant assessments).
Business-legitimacy documents (articles of incorporation, recent payroll records).
Conditional items:
A police certificate from the country of residence, where the officer requires one.
An upfront medical exam for certain occupations and countries.
Typical Timeline and Government Fees for a Scarborough Work Permit
Processing time depends on the category and on whether you file from inside or outside Canada. A standard LMIA-based closed permit runs roughly 8 to 16 weeks, while the Global Talent Stream targets about 2 weeks for both the LMIA and the permit. The employer's LMIA stage runs separately and can add 2 to 4 months on top. Your Scarborough file's elapsed time also turns on three local factors: how fast you assemble civil documents, how cooperative the Scarborough employer is on LMIA evidence or the Offer of Employment, and Toronto Visa Application Centre biometrics capacity. There is no Scarborough-proper Visa Application Centre. Processing times shift month to month, so the firm checks the live IRCC tool at intake and again before submission.
Government fees are set by IRCC. A closed work permit totals about $240 per worker, $155 processing plus $85 biometrics, and an open permit totals about $340 once the $100 open work permit holder fee is added. The Scarborough employer pays separately: $1,000 per position for an LMIA under the TFWP, or $230 in compliance fees under the IMP. Mirzoyan Immigration charges a transparent flat fee for its work, set by the permit category and quoted at the consultation. See our flat-fee structure, or book a consult for the written quote.
Common Mistakes That Lead to Refusals on Scarborough Work Permits
In my consultations with Scarborough workers and employers, four refusal patterns repeat. Each one is preventable when you flag it before submission. A refused work permit costs months of lost authorization and leaves a refusal on your IRCC record, so it pays to catch these now.
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A positive LMIA is job-specific by design. The employer name, the NOC code, the wage, and the work location on the LMIA must match the job offer letter and the work permit application exactly. Officers compare the three documents at intake. A Scarborough food-service, retail, or eldercare worker whose offer letter shows a wage below the prevailing wage for the NOC and region, a location that differs from the LMIA, or a job title that does not map to the coded NOC fires a Procedural Fairness Letter or a refusal
[VERIFY: ESDC prevailing wage rules]. A second common version: the worker quotes the LMIA application file number where IRCC required the LMIA decision number, and the file is returned. -
A closed permit names the employer, the NOC, and the work location. A worker on a closed permit at a Scarborough employer tries to switch to a same-NOC role at a Markham or Pickering employer on the same permit, or starts the new job the day after signing the offer. That is unauthorized work, because the new employer needs a new application and authorization first. IRCC's interim work authorization policy can bridge an eligible change once the new application is filed and authorization is granted by webform, but starting before that authorization is the trigger CBSA flags
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The offer letter states the NOC, but the file does not prove the worker actually qualifies for it. A Centennial or UTSC graduate files without the transcripts, the credential, or the reference letters that show the duties and the experience the coded NOC requires. The officer cannot connect the worker to the role, reads the offer as unsupported, and refuses for failing to meet the category criteria. The fix is a duties-to-NOC evidence map built before drafting, not after a request for documents.
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The exemption code is the single most consequential field in an IMP application. A Scarborough employer files an Offer of Employment under the wrong code, or the worker's facts sit at the border of two codes and the file is built under the weaker one. A mis-coded Offer of Employment produces one of two outcomes: the officer refuses for failing to meet the category, or the officer reclassifies the file internally and delays it for months. The February 24, 2026 tightening of the C10 significant-benefit code has already changed which fact patterns survive officer review
[VERIFY: February 24, 2026 C10 operational instructions].
Book Your Scarborough Work Permit Consultation
Ready to start your work permit application from Scarborough? Book a consultation with a licensed RCIC, in person, online, or by phone, serving Scarborough workers and employers across the TFWP and IMP. Bring your job offer and LMIA decision letter if you have them. Book a Scarborough work permit consultation →
Why Clients Choose Mirzoyan Immigration
One on One Advisory. When you hire Mirzoyan Immigration, your questions go directly to a licensed practitioner. Not an intake coordinator. Not a paralegal assistant. The person who reviews your document is the person who notarizes it and answers your questions about it.
The Mirzoyan Methodology. Every file moves through six stages before IRCC sees it: Risk diagnosis, Evidence mapping, document verification, consistency audit, submission; and IRCC response management. Each stage catches a specific officer-flag pattern.
Service in English, Russian, and Armenian.
A transparent flat fee, never billed by the hour.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Work Permits in Scarborough
How much does it cost to hire an RCIC firm in Scarborough for a work permit application?
Mirzoyan Immigration charges a transparent flat fee. The amount depends on whether the route is an LMIA-based closed permit, an LMIA-exempt IMP permit, or an open permit, and whether the file involves a prior refusal. The same flat fee applies in person, online, or by phone. The full fee is quoted in writing at the consultation. IRCC government fees are separate: a closed permit totals about $240 per worker and an open permit about $340, with the employer paying the LMIA or compliance fee on their side.
How long does a work permit take to process for a Scarborough worker in 2026?
Processing time depends on the category, the visa office, and whether the file is filed from inside or outside Canada. A standard LMIA-based permit runs roughly 8 to 16 weeks, the Global Talent Stream targets about 2 weeks, and the employer's LMIA stage runs separately on top. There is no fixed Scarborough figure. The only reliable number is the IRCC processing-times tool, checked for the route and visa office on the day the file is submitted.
Do I need to come to an office to apply for a work permit from Scarborough, or can it be handled online?
No office visit is required. Mirzoyan Immigration serves Scarborough workers and employers in person, online, or by phone, whichever suits the file. Consultations run over Zoom or Microsoft Teams, and documents are exchanged through a secure client portal. The eligibility screening, form drafting, employer-side coordination, and IRCC submission are identical whichever way you meet. Many Scarborough clients complete the entire file without leaving home.
Can I start the work permit application if my Scarborough employer has not finished their LMIA?
Not the submission. For a TFWP closed permit, the Scarborough employer must hold a positive or neutral LMIA decision before the worker submits IMM 1295 or IMM 5710. Mirzoyan Immigration can begin the eligibility screening and document gathering while the LMIA is still in process at ESDC. The submission itself waits for the LMIA decision number, because IRCC requires the decision number, not the application file number.
Can Mirzoyan Immigration handle a study-to-work permit switch for a Centennial College or UTSC graduate in Scarborough?
Yes. The firm advises Scarborough graduates on the common routes: a post-graduation work permit, an employer-specific work permit under the TFWP or IMP, or a spouse open work permit where a Canadian-citizen or permanent-resident spouse grounds it. The firm confirms which route fits at intake and files the matching IRCC form. The national pathway map sits on the work permit guide, which this page links to.
Related Mirzoyan Immigration Services
The national-level work permit content sits on a dedicated page. For programs, eligibility, and application steps across Canada, read our complete guide to work permit in Canada. To hire a national work permit consultant, start with the firm's service page. Workers elsewhere in the Greater Toronto Area can use the matching city pages: work permit Toronto, work permit Brampton, and work permit Mississauga.
Next Steps for Your Scarborough Work Permit Application
A clean work permit file moves through IRCC on the published standard for its category, while a returned or refused file can cost months and a lapsed LMIA can mean your employer restarts the labour market test. Two real reasons to start now: a positive LMIA is usually valid for about 6 months from issuance, and the worker must apply before that window closes; and IRCC processing times shift month to month, so locking the route today protects against a slower standard tomorrow. Book a free 15-minute call with our Canadian immigration representatives, or call 1-888-636-2122. Every consultation is with Narek Mirzoyan, RCIC # R1005184, or Vahe Mirzoyan, RCIC # R514223.
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Narek Mirzoyan is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC#R1005184) in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, a proud member of the Canadian Association Of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC), a Licensed Paralegal (P12490) with the Law Society of Ontario, the founder of Mirzoyan Canadian Immigration Services Inc. and an immigrated to Canada himself. That experience shapes how he explains each step to clients.
Vahe Mirzoyan is a seasoned Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC#R514223) with over a decade of dedicated experience working with individuals, corporations, and institutions on the full spectrum of Canadian immigration law. With a career built on precision, integrity, and an unwavering commitment to client success, Vahe has established himself as a trusted authority in Canadian immigration.
This page is general information about Canadian work permits and does not constitute legal or immigration advice. Individual circumstances vary, and IRCC rules can change without notice. For advice specific to your situation, book a consultation with a licensed Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant at Mirzoyan Immigration.