Most American residents required a work permit in Canada if they want to work in Canada. American citizens are to stay in Canada with their American passports for up to six months, but if you want to migrate from America to Canada, you must meet certain conditions.
There are two categories of Canada’s work permit one of them is LMIA which stands for Labor Market Impact Assessment.
The federal government of Canada uses the LMIA to decide how the recruitment of international workers impacts the salary and employment of labor in Canada. Some job recruitment needs an LMIA and therefore, Canada’s employers appeal to the government of federal and acquire a neutral or positive LMIA before hiring foreign workers.
There is no need for LMIA in the second category of work permit because of economic and social interests between Canadian and U.S citizens. For Example, an American citizen may be qualified for an LMIA free work permit under the USMCA (United State-Canada-Mexico-Agreement). Under the USMCA American residents have more flexibility to work in Canada.
The type of work permit required depends on your type of work. If you are relocating within the company’s branch in Canada then you need Intr-Company Transfer.
Particular tech companies and professions will permit you to visit Canada in about 4 weeks via the Global Talent Stream. The recruitment process under this program includes fulfilling particular eligibility like meeting the LMIA and allegiance to particular wages requirements, among others.
It is important to note that coming to Canada as a foreign worker provides an advantage if you want to immigrate. Canada’s many economic class immigration streams either offer higher scores or are designed for foreign nationals who have Canadian work experience. For example, you can score higher under Express Entry for complete work experience in Canada.
Eligibility to work without a work permit in Canada
In several cases, business visitors to Canada do not need a work permit in Canada.
The Business visitors are foreign nationals who can visit Canada to cooperate in international business activities, but they are not allowed to visit being involved in the Canadian labor market.
Some particular business visitors can visit Canada based on the nature of the work they choose to do. They are allowed to start a business or conduct a trading activity without a Canadian work permit.
At the time of arriving in Canada business visitors show the following:
- Their business plan is to stay in Canada for less than six months.
- They are not allowed to involve in the Canadian labor market.
- Their primary business point of view is located outside Canada with their income source and profit.
- They must show documents supporting their application.
- They need to meet basic entry requirements such as travel documents, sufficient money for their stay in Canada and return back to home, a passport, a plan to leave the country at the end of their trip, and they don’t have any health risks or criminal records.
There are several reasons which allow business visitors to visit Canada these are given below:
- Conferences, business meetings, fairs, and conventions.
- For purchasing Canada’s goods and services as a foreign entity.
- For taking orders for services or goods from Canada.
- Offer services after-sales.
- Being trained under the parent company in Canada for work outside of Canada.
- For the training purpose of a Canadian subsidiary of an international company.
