Work Permit – Intra-company Transfer (“ICT”)
What is ICT?
- For overseas company to transfer their personnel to Canada to work at its related-company (Managerial or Special Knowledge position).
- No mandatory language or educational requirement for Applicants
- LMIA-exempted, i.e. no recruitment effort for local Canadian
- Short Processing Time – 1-2 month is possible
- Help to achieve Permanent Residence (PR) goal
- Overseas company & Canadian company MUST be related (e.g. parent, branch, subsidiary, affiliate)
- Overseas Company is a Multinational Corporation (“MNC”), i.e. with established business operating and generating revenue in additional to home country
- Example 1: Established company has active business operations in China & in Canada (may request initial work permit of 3 years)
- Example 2: A company has active business operations in China plus in another country that’s not in Canada [For this scenario, the Canada company can be a new company (“Start-up”)] (initial work permit is only for 1 year)
- Demonstrate sufficient funding
- Applicant is currently working for the overseas company (at least 1-year continuous full-time)
- Position in overseas company: Managerial or Special Knowledge
Prepared on April 16, 2025