Changes to the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) Program
The Government of Canada has introduced important changes to the Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) program. These changes will affect how international companies transfer executives and senior managers to Canada. One key change involves what multinational companies must prove before transferring an executive or senior manager to Canada.
A multinational company that wants to transfer an employee from one of its locations outside of Canada to its Canadian office may be able to secure work authorization for that employee for up to three years initially, or in some cases, five or even seven years. Given this, what are the employer’s obligations to ensure the employee has a position to return to in their home country after their time in Canada? Is it even necessary to show this?
There have been significant changes to Canada’s immigration program, specifically affecting international or multinational companies bringing, or wanting to bring, specialized knowledge workers to Canada. The definition of specialized knowledge workers has changed, and this has, and will continue to have, a major impact on a company’s ability to apply for work permits for its employees successfully.
There have been some significant changes to the Canadian work permit program, which many international, multinational companies rely on to secure work permits for their employees inside Canada. One of the major updates is a change in the definition of what qualifies as a multinational corporation for applying for a work permit under Canada’s intra-company transfer program (ICT).
If a work permit holder in Canada has a permit with a specific work location, can they choose to work somewhere else once they arrive? The answer is yes, but before doing so, they may need to apply for a change of location request.
Hi there, welcome back. My name is Donovan Francis. I’m a Canadian immigration lawyer, and I help businesses with their employees’ work permit applications, saving them from all the legal hassle. In this video, I want to talk to you about the Intra-Company Transfer Startup Program, or ICT Startup.
The ICT Startup helps multinational companies that don’t yet have operations in Canada to eventually set up and send employees here.
When a Canadian employer is hiring a foreign national by submitting an offer of employment, they must include information about the wages the foreign worker will be paid. These wages need to match the median prevailing wage, meaning they should be similar to what others are paid for doing the same job in the same area as the foreign worker.
Using an unlicensed immigration agent and paying that agent to complete your Canadian immigration application comes with many risks. One of those risks is that your application may be refused outright, but even more important is the risk that you yourself may end up being barred from ever applying to enter Canada for a period of at least 5 years due to misrepresentation.
When a Canadian employer wants to hire a foreign national, they first need to engage the government of Canada. This lets the government decide if the position should be filled by a foreign national or a Canadian. One way the government gets involved is through what’s called an offer of employment.
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