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I don’t have a Canada Revenue Agency number. How do I submit an offer of employment?

All Canadian organizations with employees must have a Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) business number. If you want to hire temporary workers, you will need to get a CRA number.

There is an exception if the foreign worker is both the employer and the temporary worker. This applies if you are a foreign worker who is:

  • self-employed or an entrepreneur and
  • starting a business in Canada

In this case, you must email us with the following information:

  • your name
  • your date of birth
  • your citizenship and country of birth
  • your gender

We will use this information to link your offer of employment (as the employer) to your work permit application (as the temporary worker).

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