part time work in Canada - international non-resident

I am planning to travel to Vancouver this summer.   Back home in New York I often pick up extra money being an extra in movies and tv shows.    Many production companies film and tape in Vancouver.    What kind of paperwork and permits would I to be able to do the same kind of work there.    Would I need to know in advance what jobs I may be hired for.  I ask because most of the time I apply for a job with a casting agency and get a call only either the next day, or, rarely two days later.  That would make it difficult to apply in advance.    Would I be able to work if my pay is under a certain amount, say a few hundred dollars without permits?   Thank You

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david ingram replies:

You will not be able to work without a permit and the employer has to apply for the permit./  It is unlikely that you would be successful in getting a permit as an extra.   It would take too long and be too expensive for the production unless you had some particular skill / look that just is not available locally.

However, the Forbes Magazine article I found about you would indicate other skills that could get you a visa as a mangement consultant in the computer business in one day under NAFTA (the North American Free Trade Agreement) .  That visa would NOT allow you to work as an extra but would allow you to consult for a company wanting to expand, renew, revamp their computer system, etc.

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