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Canada Intra-Company Transfer
Canada Intra-Company Transfer is globally recognized intra-company pathway that is more tempting than the pathways in U.S. and UK. This pathway permits the international companies that has a parent company, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Canada, to transfer their qualified employees into Canada. These qualified employees will receive Canada Work Permit for the validity of 5 years (Specialized Knowledge workers) or 7 years (Executive and Senior Managers).
Unlike the usual Canada work permit and LMIA process, this particular pathway is exempted from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) which make the process simpler, quicker and cost effective. However, the Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) still be crucial for administering the compliance and due diligence for the work permits under this stream.
- The primary advantage is the LMIA exemption under this pathway. This means that the applicant and his/her organization do not need to undergo the stringent process of LMIA.
- The application processing time is faster as compared to the other permanent or in fact temporary visas. Canadian authority may take from 1 to 3 months to process the application.
- As opposed to the 4 years of Work Permit duration for standard temporary foreign workers, the Intra-company transferees enjoys the Work Permit duration of 5 years or 7 years as per their category.
- Probably the biggest advantage of this pathway is that you can attain Canada Permanent Residency under Express Entry by acquiring Canadian Experience.
- By working in Canada for minimum 1 year, you can attain 50 to 200 Comprehensive Ranking System points according to your NOC under the Canada Immigration
- Under this pathway, your Spouse is also eligible for an open work permit and children above 5 years are eligible for Canada study permit
- Your entire family will come under the Health coverage under the provincial health insurance program
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
Below is the category of the professionals who are eligible to apply for Canada Intra-Company Transfer:
- Executives and Senior Managers – Executives who manage and direct the management or a major component of the organization and Senior Managers who manages a department, subdivision, or function of the organization, are eligible for the program.
- Functional managers – These managers do not necessarily need to manage staff, however he/she must operate at a senior level or the function within the organization. NOC groups 0013 to 0016 is included under this pathway and NOC groups 01 to 09 may also be included depending on the responsibility of the position.
- Specialized knowledge – These professionals must have advance expertise and proprietary knowledge of the company’s service, products, equipment, research, techniques or management. This knowledge must be critical to the business of the Canadian branch.
These professionals must meet the below requirements:
- They must be currently working with the multi-national company who are aiming to work in a parent, a subsidiary, a branch, or an affiliate of that multi-national company.
- They must have a continuous employment for 1 year in the last 3-year period in a similar position outside Canada
- They must be willing to transfer the skills and knowledge in Canada and must be undertaking employment at a legitimate establishment of that company
Requirements for the company:
- The international company must secure physical space in Canada to operate and send employees to the country.
- They must demonstrate comprehensive business plan to staff the new operation in Canada
- Company must have the financial capacity and investments to start the business operation in Canada and compensate employees.
- Company must demonstrate that they can support executive or management function when transferring executives or managers
- Company must demonstrate that will be doing business which will directed by management at the Canadian operation when transferring a specialized knowledge worker.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED
- Evidence stating that the foreign national is currently working with the MNC outside Canada that plans to transfer him/her to Canada
- Proof that the employee has been employed in a similar position for 1 year (full-time) within the 3-year period in the MNC
- The outline and brief on the designation, place in the company, job description and responsibilities of the employee
- outline and brief on the employee’s intended position in Canada
- arrangements for salary and payment
- Employee’s length of intended stay in Canada
- Evidence relationship between the company in Canada and the foreign company
- Proof of continuous business between both companies
- For specialized knowledge workers, documentation stating the employee’s specialized knowledge
WORK PERMIT DURATION
- For Executives and managers: If the office is a start-up, then the work permit duration is 1 year, otherwise the validity is up to 3 years. These professionals are allowed 2-year renewals under this pathway with a total period of stay with maximum 7 years.
- For Specialized knowledge workers: If the office is a start-up, then the work permit duration is 1 year, otherwise the validity is up to 3 years. For this profile, 2-year renewal is allowed with a total period of stay with maximum 5 years.
Work permit renewal can be possible:
- When the company Canada and foreign company still maintain a qualifying business relationship
- The new office in Canada has a continuous provision of goods or services for the past years
- The new office has been staffed appropriately
How Abhinav help you for Canada Intra-Company Transfer?
Abhinav Immigration Services is the global leaders in the immigration verticals with a historic operation and domineering presence in India for 26 years. Our experience and competence in providing quality visa services and solutions reflect the wisdom of our organization. We at Abhinav will take care of your entire process of Canada Intra-Company Transfer including documents preparation, due diligence, stage-wise application review, and application submission, liaison with the authorities, visa application submission and settlement services. Most importantly, we will also provide all the help and support for the Intra-Company Transfer applicants in the Canada Permanent Residency application process.
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