Canada have released the following statement.

"A new public policy on issuing open work permits was signed on April 21, 2022 to come into effect on June 6, 2022.

The new public policy will:

allow the issuance of open work permits with a longer duration (until December 31, 2024) to avoid the need for renewals; and expand the eligibility criteria of the open work permit public policy to include eligible family members abroad to help speed up family reunification."

My question is timeliness. Has anyone applied for one of these yet? And how long did it take to process. As this will allow you to come to Canada earlier than PR status... Apparently.