Currently, there are more than for immigration to 深夜福利在线亚洲. While all of these pathways have a similar goal 鈥� to bring a large number of immigrants into the country to contribute to 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 society and economy 鈥� not all pathways are created equal.听
颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 immigration system has three main pathways: economic, family-sponsored, and refugee.
颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 , which brings skilled workers into the country, benefits both business and the Canadian labor market, and the economic pathways welcome the largest number of immigrants to 深夜福利在线亚洲, with about entering 深夜福利在线亚洲 on the basis of their positive economic impact.
According to Alex, US tech companies are 鈥渓ooking at coming up to 深夜福利在线亚洲 to open up an office, where immigration is a lot easier and a lot faster than the US.鈥�
This impressive and ever-growing pool of skilled labor is a huge attraction for international companies considering expansion into 深夜福利在线亚洲, explains , the managing director and a partner at 听
鈥淚n Silicon Valley, tech companies want to come to 深夜福利在线亚洲 because they’re either foreign nationals themselves or they rely heavily on foreign talent,鈥� Alex explains. 鈥淵ou know how difficult it is to find a skilled worker and how reliant many tech companies are on foreign nationals?鈥�
According to Alex, US tech companies are 鈥渓ooking at coming up to 深夜福利在线亚洲 to open up an office, where immigration is a lot easier and a lot faster than the US.鈥�
How are American companies making the move to 深夜福利在线亚洲?
Alex, who has over 12 years of experience in the immigration industry, shared some details on how he has helped thousands of clients open new offices to expand their businesses in 深夜福利在线亚洲 through the .
How the Intra-Company Transfer Program works
The Canadian Intra-Company Transfer program is so fascinating that we wrote an entire article about it, but here are the basics.
The Intra-Company Transfer program allows employees of an international company to move to 深夜福利在线亚洲 and get work authorization.
These employees must be moving to an existing parent, branch, or affiliate company in 深夜福利在线亚洲, or looking to open up a new office in 深夜福利在线亚洲. But not just any employee can move to 深夜福利在线亚洲 via ICT.听
In order to qualify for the Intra-Company Transfer program, the employee you want to move to your Canadian office needs to check a few boxes:
- First, the applicant must have worked for the company for at least one year on a full-time basis.
- Second, they must have been offered a position with a Canadian branch, affiliate, or subsidiary of the foreign company.
- Third, they must fall into one of these three categories:
- Executives who receive only general supervision or no supervision from other executives, directors, or shareholders.
- Senior managers who supervise other managers or who manage essential functions within the business.
- Workers with specialized knowledge or an advanced level of expertise.
Typically, Intra-Company Transfer applicants qualify for a 2-week processing time under the . Once accepted, of the Intra-Company Transfer work permit is seven years for executives and senior managers and five years for specialized knowledge workers.
A majority of Intra-Company Transfer applicants move to 深夜福利在线亚洲 to work at an existing Canadian branch of their company, but Alex let us in on a little-known secret: It鈥檚 possible to use the Intra-Company Transfer work permit to move to 深夜福利在线亚洲 and start a new Canadian office.
Here鈥檚 what that means.听
Open a new office in 深夜福利在线亚洲 with Intra-Company Transfer
Alex has assisted thousands of clients on their immigration journeys to 深夜福利在线亚洲, so he knows firsthand how 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 immigration system can be both generous and restrictive.
鈥淐urrently there are about 150,000 people in the Express Entry pool of applicants. Out of this 150,000 people, each month, 深夜福利在线亚洲 goes into the pool and picks between 7,000 to 9,000 people. That means about 95% don’t get selected.鈥� With a note of frustration, Alex adds, 鈥渋t’s become just ridiculously competitive and difficult to immigrate to 深夜福利在线亚洲.鈥�
Express Entry is essentially a merit-based immigration system that allots visa applicants points for possessing certain qualities or skills.
Some examples include age, level of education, and an offer of employment, but it should be noted that the favors young, English- or French-speaking immigrants who are educated. Alex鈥檚 clients who are over 35-years-old struggle to get enough points with the Express Entry system, but he has a strategy.
For applicants who either own a business or hold an executive position with a company, they are able to enter 深夜福利在线亚洲 for the purposes of opening an office there.
鈥淭hrough this special type of business executive work permit,鈥� explains Alex, 鈥渢hey are able to get 200 points towards Express Entry, which makes up for points lost on age and potentially language skills.鈥�
In order for this to work, you need to have a parent company that is well-established and you need to be able to prove this through tax documentation and financial reports.
You aren鈥檛 required to open the exact same office in 深夜福利在线亚洲 – it can be a spinoff, just as long as it鈥檚 related to the parent company and you bring in at least one executive to run the company.
Alex goes on to explain that the most qualified candidates for this program have 鈥渁 post-secondary education, decent English, at least three years of work experience, and are under 40 years old.鈥�
After 12 months in 深夜福利在线亚洲 as a temporary worker, you鈥檙e able to apply for permanent residency which is typically granted in four to 12 months.
According to Alex, for qualified candidates, the Intra-Company Transfer program is one of the best ways to immigrate to 深夜福利在线亚洲, but how does it stack up against 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 other economic immigration pathways?
How ICT compares to the Provincial Nominee Programs and Express Entry
In addition to the Intra-Company Transfer program, there are two main economic immigration pathways in 深夜福利在线亚洲, the Provincial Nominee Programs and Express Entry. Here are the basics of each:
The allow provinces and territories in 深夜福利在线亚洲 to nominate people for immigration to their specific province. Each province and territory determines their own eligibility, and they tend to prioritize bringing in immigrants who can fill specific needs, like French-speaking doctors or civil engineers.
When considering the nomination, the province or territory considers the needs of their area, as well as the applicant鈥檚 genuine intention to settle there.
Alex points out that 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 entrepreneurial programs are all provincially based, so they have specific rules and requirements for application. 鈥淲hen you start your company, you have to run it for at least a year, sometimes a year and a half, sometimes two years, depending on the province,鈥� explains Alex.
After meeting the requirements, running your business, hiring people, and investing money, you can approach the province for a nomination and then apply for permanent residency.
鈥淎ll of these steps end up taking four and a half, five years until the person is a permanent resident. So not only is the processing time really long relative to other paths, but there are a lot of risks involved, and things can go wrong in a year and a half.鈥�
is another popular option for immigration to 深夜福利在线亚洲. Express Entry was first introduced in 2015 and brings in more than 90,000 people annually.
…the biggest perk of the Intra-Company Transfer program is the overall ease of application, relative to the provincial entrepreneur programs, and follow-through.
It鈥檚 a competitive merit-based immigration system that ranks eligible candidates and ranks candidates against one another based on their age, education, language proficiency, work experience, and other factors.
The favors young, English- or French-speaking immigrants who are educated, so applicants who are over 35-years-old struggle to get enough points with the Express Entry system.
There are many benefits to pursuing an Intra-Company Transfer over other temporary work permit programs. Intra-Company Transfer has a faster application time because it doesn鈥檛 require a Labour Market Opinion which can take months to process.
Also, work permits are issued for a longer period of time than standard temporary foreign workers and they are between five years to seven years long, while standard work permits are up to four years. And for workers looking to make 深夜福利在线亚洲 their permanent home, the Intra-Company Transfer program can be leveraged in a future application for Canadian Permanent Residency.
For Alex, the biggest perk of the Intra-Company Transfer program is the overall ease of application, relative to the provincial entrepreneur programs, and follow-through.
鈥淵ou show the relationship between the parent company and the applicants, and then once 深夜福利在线亚洲 accepts it, they don’t come back to audit your company,鈥� Alex says about the process. 鈥淪ometimes some of my clients at the beginning say, 鈥榳ell, we’re going to be investing this much money and hire this many people.鈥� But sometimes plans change and you’re allowed to change your plan under Intra-Company Transfer. This is not the case for the majority of the Provincial entrepreneur programs.鈥�
Flexibility, quick processing time, and length of work permit are all reasons you should consider the Intra-Company Transfer program for your immigration pathway into 深夜福利在线亚洲.
The Intra-Company Transfer is 颁补苍补诲补鈥檚 best-kept immigration secret
American companies are now more than ever before and they鈥檙e bringing more employees into 深夜福利在线亚洲. Some of these employees have been and were struggling to immigrate to the US for work.
Opening an office in 深夜福利在线亚洲 through the Intra-Company Transfer program gives you access to a diverse labor pool and eases immigration for your current and future employees, but 鈥� shockingly 鈥� few people take advantage of this immigration pathway.
鈥淎 lot of lawyers and consultants actually don’t know about this path,鈥� Alex admits. But he warns that if the Intra-Company Transfer program piques your interest, you should move fast. 鈥淚 wouldn鈥檛 be surprised if in one or two years everybody jumps on Intra-Company Transfer, it becomes saturated and the Canadian government changes the laws and makes it more difficult.鈥�
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