I have read the forum and I am still not able to find out if my permit is open or restricted ? Can you tell me how can I do that ? My authorization letter has
Do you mean whether you have to live in the Kanton where you work? If you are a Canadian citizen, then it will be a "live in work-Kanton" permit. If you want to live in a different Kanton, you will have to get the permission of your work-Kanton. Easier done once you've arrived I suspect...and also gives you a chance to have a look around and see if you really need to be in a different Kanton.
You're non-EU. Your employer has spent a lot of time and money to get you a permit. Even if you get an open B right off the bat (not often but it can happen) any new employer would also have to go through the non-EU hiring process. Will they want to risk it knowing that you turned your back on the first employer?
You get what permit you get. If it's tied, you wait it out for a few years and then ask for it to be untied.
My two Rappen: Get your foot in the door before you start dancing around.
The best would be to check with AWA directly (Amt für Wirtschaft und Arbeit). In Zürich there is a formular ( https://awa.zh.ch/internet/volkswirt...+AB+online.pdf ) you can fill and send via the post. I presume in other cantons must be something similar.
I asked the gemeinde and they told me I just have to submit the new contract and they will check if everything is ok. Does this mean my permit is open ?
I read somewhere in the forums that this means it is open. For a closed one the employer has to go through the whole process again. Correct me if I am wrong.
I did not even interview yet lol. I just asked the gemeinde if I can change jobs and they told me that my permit allows me to switch jobs. They asked me to submit the new contract and we will check if everything is in order.
this is the latest entry date. Ideally you should have gottten another one stating from which to which date your permit is valid. Also, it is better to check with cantonal migration office, or AWA in the case of Zurich. Practice shows that local Gemeinde "experts" usually try to make an (un)-educated guess, rather than check the law. Just write an email with a copy of your permit attached. Ideally in german.