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What is Intra Company Transfer

The intra company transfer category was designed to assist multinational businesses to move executives temporarily when required to another country under the same company.

The intra company transferee refers to foreign workers who are sent to work for the same company in a different country. In order to qualify under intra company transferee a person must have worked continuously for at least one year under the same employer in the USA or Mexico, and are being transferred to Canada for a short terms for the same or related employer. The position that the worker holds must be a managerial or executive position and must have a work permit to be able to work in Canada.

Intra-Company Qualifications:

The Canadian government has introduced various programs that help business professionals enter into Canada without much hassle. This is where the Intra-Company Transfer work permit program comes in, as it allows certain employees like:

• Executives,