Intra‐company transferee work permits are appropriate when
a foreign corporation wants to transfer an employee to a Canadian
corporation that is related to the foreign corporation.
Requirements of Employee
To obtain the Work Permit, the employee seeking to be
transferred to Canada must have worked as an employee of the
foreign company for 1 continuous year, full‐time, within the
3 years immediately preceding the date of application.
Types of Work Permits
Intra‐company Transferee Work Permits can be obtained by a
qualified employee in the capacity of (1) Executive/Managerial and
(2) Specialized Knowledge.
Senior Manager/Executive
Decision‐making authority, discretionary power and
supervision of some staff are key requirements of the executive
category. To be eligible for this category, the employee must have
care, direction and control over one or more major components of
the Canadian company, including the supervision of managerial
staff. This employee is
