Intra-Company Transferee tips for resource companies
Our natural resources industry is crucial to Canada's
economy, contributing billions of dollars annually. However, the
industry faces unique challenges in attracting and retaining
talent, particularly overseas.
One of the best immigration solutions for global resource
companies is the Intra-Company Transferee (ICT) immigration
program, which allows Canadian companies with related entities in
other countries to temporarily transfer key employees to Canada.
The ICT program supports accompanying family members and
facilitates a later permanent residence application.
INTRA-COMPANY TRANSFEREE PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The ICT program allows for the transfer of employees between a
company's international offices. There are ICT programs under
free trade agreements and generally under General Agreement on
Trade in Services (GATS), but for the purposes of this article,
they are effectively the same. To qualify, the employee
