Business Migration

The program provides entrepreneurs, investors and self-employed people to come to Canada for work purpose and might give them the opportunities to become a permanent resident.
Business people and business visitors are not the same.
Business people come to do business under a free trade agreement.
Business people can enter and work in Canada if they qualify under one of these agreements:

Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)
Other Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)

Business visitors

A business visitor is someone who comes to Canada to take part in international business activities without being part of the Canadian labour market. Business visitors usually stay in Canada for a few days or a few weeks but are able to stay for up to six months.

Professionals

To work in Canada as a professional, you must:

be qualified to work in one of the jobs on the skilled list (for example, accountant, computer systems analyst or engineer),
have a job offer from a Canadian business in that field and
have a work permit

Intra-company transferee

This is a person who is sent to work for the same company in a different country. If this is your case, you must:

have worked
- on an ongoing basis,
- for at least one year in the last three years,
- for the same or a related employer in the United States or Mexico,
be transferred to Canada to work short term for the same or a related employer,
work as a manager, as an executive or in a job that uses specialized knowledge, and
have a work permit

Traders and investors

To work in Canada as a trader or investor, you must:

be involved in planning, as a supervisor or executive, or in a role that involves essential skills,
- a large amount of trade in goods or services, mainly between Canada and your home country, or
- a large investment in Canada by you or your company,
meet any other rules of CUSMA and
have a work permit