"Canada Work Visa" aka "Canada Work Permit"
information from
Immigration & Business Lawyers
at
CanadaVisalaw.com
What people often call a "Canada Work Visa" is officially known as a "Work Permit" by Citizenship and Immigration Canada
"Every year over 90,000 foreign workers enter Canada working temporarily to help Canadian employers address skill shortages in Canada. Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Human Resources Development Canada (HRDC) ensure that these workers will support economic growth in Canada and create more opportunities for all Canadian job seekers."
"In almost all cases you must have a valid work permit to work in Canada." [quote from CIC web site on "Work Temporarily in Canada" section as of 2003/09/15]
Update 2005.08.11