Free Trade Agreement Work Permit - Intra-Company Transferees — Canada

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the type of worker or employment this route is for.

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the employer, sponsor or transfer relationship required.

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the decisive professional requirements of this route.

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the work allowed, any tie to employer or sector and family accompaniment.

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

The intra-company transferee duration cap applies to people entering under the international trade agreement provisions of R204(a) as well as under R205(a): once the cap is reached (7 years for executives and managers, 5 years for specialised knowledge workers) the person must complete 1 year of full-time employment in the enterprise outside Canada before re-applying, and time worked under one provision counts towards the cap under the other. The official source does not state the initial duration, renewal or a longer-term residence direction.

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The citation gives the CAP, not the initial validity or the renewal increments for an R204(a) permit; the '3 years initial, 2-year renewals' figures on the same page are stated for the R205(a) administrative codes C62 and C63 and were not applied here.
This passage comes from the ICT operational manual, not from the registered free trade agreement page, which says nothing about duration.
No longer-term residence direction is stated for this route.

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After an ICT has reached their maximum duration of work cap (7 years for executives and managers or 5 years for specialized knowledge workers), they must complete 1 year of full-time employment in the enterprise outside Canada if they wish to re-apply as an ICT. This requirement, which also exists in the FTAs, applies to all foreign nationals in the ICT category, whether they enter under the provisions of paragraph [R205(a)](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-205.html) or under the international trade agreement provisions of paragraph [R204(a)](http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2002-227/section-204.html). It also applies to foreign nationals who wish to switch from a work permit issued under paragraph R205(a) to a work permit issued under paragraph R204(a).

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Free Trade Agreement Work Permit - Intra-Company Transferees

What type of worker, employment situation, occupation or professional activity is this pathway actually designed for?

Does the applicant need a job offer, employer, sponsor, transfer relationship or other employer involvement? What is important about that employer relationship?

What are the few decisive professional characteristics of the pathway: occupation, qualifications, experience, salary, skill level, shortage status, labour-market condition or equivalent?

What work does the permission allow? Is the holder tied to an employer, occupation or sector? Can family accompany where clearly established?

How long is the permission normally granted for, how is it renewed, and what longer-term residence direction exists if officially stated?

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