Business people: Work in Canada under a free trade agreement

As a specialist, you must have:

• knowledge at an advanced level of expertise and
• proprietary knowledge of your company’s
  • product
  • service
  • research
  • equipment
  • techniques or
  • management

How to apply for a work permit

To be eligible, you must be a citizen of one of the following:

• Australia (or permanent resident)
• Brunei
• Chile
• Japan
• Malaysia
• Mexico
• New Zealand (or permanent resident)
• Peru
• Singapore
• Vietnam

This is any corporation that is registered and operates in more than 1 country at a time.

CETA defines an investor as a manager or specialist who:

• is responsible for setting up an enterprise but
• is not paid by a Canadian source
• doesn’t have direct transactions with general public

CUKTCA defines an investor as a manager or specialist who:

• is responsible for setting up an enterprise but
• is not paid by a Canadian source
• does not engage in direct transactions with general public

CETA defines a graduate trainee as someone temporarily transferred to an enterprise in Canada to:

• develop their career or
• obtain business training

As a specialized knowledge worker, you must have:

• knowledge at an advanced level of expertise and
• proprietary knowledge of your company’s
  • product
  • service
  • research
  • equipment
  • techniques or management

How to apply for a work permit

Trainees are:

• employees with a post-secondary degree
• on a temporary work assignment
• getting more experience in the company to prepare for a senior position

How to apply for a work permit

These business activities include:

• commercial transactions by managers or financial services personnel
• public relations
• advertising
• tourism personnel
• translation and interpretation
• cook personnel attending or participating in a culinary event, or consulting with business associates
• IT service providers attending meetings or consultations
• franchise traders and developers seeking to offer their services

As a specialized knowledge worker, you must have

• knowledge at an advanced level of expertise
• proprietary knowledge of your company’s
  • product
  • service
  • research
  • equipment
  • techniques
  • management