Intra-Company Transfers
This is a very popular category for international workers who want to move to Canada.
This category allows international companies to transfer their employees to Canada. If an individual is working in a multi-national company at a location outside Canada, he can take a transfer to Canada without the need for LMIA. He/ she is eligible to obtain LMIA- an exempt work permit to get transferred to any location of the company in Canada. Some requirements must be met in order to be eligible for the intra-company transfer.
Requirements for the Employee
- The employee must be working at some multinational company that has branches in Canada.
- The employee should be applying for a position in Canada that is either managerial, executive, or one where some special knowledge is required.
- The employee must have been working with the multi-national company for at least 1 year (full time). Managerial capacity, executive capacity, and specialized knowledge are identified from NAFTA ( North American Free Trade Agreement) as mentioned below.
Managerial Capacity
In order to be eligible, this position must meet certain criteria.
- The position must be for managing some department, organization or subdivision of the organization.
- The position must have the authority to hire or dismiss employees of the company.
- The position must have the authority for personnel actions like promotion.
Executive Capacity
In order to be eligible, this position must meet certain criteria.
- The position must have the right to establish policies of the organization.
- Receives supervision from higher-level executives or board of directors.
- Directs a major function of the organization.
Specialized Knowledge
- This position requires both proprietary knowledge and advanced expertise.
- Proprietary knowledge means having knowledge about the company’s products and tools whereas Advanced Expertise means knowledge used by the employee for the employer’s productivity.
Requirements for the Multi-National Company
- The enterprise inside and outside of Canada must have some relationship like a branch, subsidiary, etc.
- Both the enterprises should be engaged in regular provisioning of goods and services.