An immigration pathway under the international mobility program that enables qualified business owners to transfer their businesses to Canada and obtain a work permit is called intra company transfer.
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Who Can Apply
There are three categories of individuals who might benefit from an ICT program:
- Business owners, entrepreneurs, and shareholders of successful companies who are holding executive positions in that company and who plan to do similar work in Canada.
- Key workers of a business who have advanced specialized know-how that is not common or unique.
- Senior and functional managers who are working in a foreign agency and plan to occupy the same position in Canada.
ICT Canada Requirements
- The home company should be functional for about twelve months before expansion to Canada.
- The home company should be financially capable of supporting foreign operations in Canada.
- The home company should be related to the company in Canada as a parent, subsidiary, or affiliate company and Canadian operations would be a possible enterprise and outcome in job creation for Canadians.
Executive Capacity
To meet the requirement for executive capacity, a position should meet some or all of the following criteria:
- Directs the organization’s management or a key element of the organization's function
- Establishes the policies and goals of the organization, element, or function
- Practices broad latitude in open decision-making and gets only general supervision or direction from higher-level executives, stockholders, or the board of directors of the organization.
Managerial Capacity
To meet the requirement for managerial capacity, a position should meet some or all of the following criteria:
- Manages the organization, or a unit, subdivision, function, or element of the organization
- Supervises and controls the work of other professional or executive workers, or manages an important function within the organization, or a unit or subdivision of the organization
- Has the power to employ and fire or suggest those, also other, personnel actions; if no other worker is supervised, functions directly at a senior position within the organizational hierarchy or for the function managed.
Requirements
Specialized Know How
To meet the requirement for specialized know-how, a position should meet both of the following criteria:
- PROPRIETARY KNOW-HOW – Company-specific knowledge linked to a company’s item or services. It implies that the company hasn’t disclosed specifications that would enable other agencies to copy the item or service.
- ADVANCE EXPERTISE – Specialized know-how gained through significant and recent experience with the organization and used by the individual to contribute majorly to the worker’s productivity.
