NAFTA Work Permits

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), American and Mexican citizens may be eligible for facilitated processing when applying for a Temporary Work Permit in Canada. Work Permits under the arrangements of NAFTA mostly don’t require a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). Despite the fact that LMIA-exempted workers and employers who utilize the NAFTA program must consent to all arrangements overseeing temporary work in Canada. Since American and Mexican natives don’t require a Temporary Resident Visa to enter Canada, applications for a NAFTA Work Permit might be done at a Port of Entry, (for example, a fringe intersection or air terminal), or by a Visa office, either on the web or by paper. There are different classifications of brief work secured under NAFTA:

NAFTA Professionals
NAFTA Intra-Company Transfers
NAFTA Traders
NAFTA Investors

NAFTA Professionals

A NAFTA Professional must be eligible to work in one of around 60 focused job offers. Contingent upon his or her offer, a candidate might be required to give accreditations and additional verification of work involved in the field.

NAFTA Professionals must have a pre-approved job in Canada that coordinates their capabilities. People who wish to perform independently employed work in Canada are not qualified for this class.

Visa immigration services and consultants

NAFTA Traders

Under NAFTA, some American and Mexican traders are eligible to apply for a Canadian work permit without the need for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). In order to qualify for this LMIA-exemption, a trader must demonstrate their involvement in the substantial trading of goods or services principally carried out between the United States or Mexico, and Canada. As well, the investor’s enterprise must be American or Mexican in terms of nationality.

In order to qualify for an LMIA-exemption under the NAFTA Traders category, a person must be a citizen of either the United States or Mexico and their enterprise must be American or Mexican in terms of nationality. It should be noted that the nationality of an enterprise is indicated by ownership rather than the location of incorporation. As well, the trader must demonstrate their involvement in substantial trading in goods or services. This trading must be carried out principally between the United States or Mexico, and Canada. The applicant’s position must be in an executive capacity, a supervisory capacity, or require essential skills.

NAFTA Investors

Under NAFTA, some American and Mexican investors are eligible to apply for a Canadian work permit without the need for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). In order to qualify for this LMIA-exemption, an investor must have committed or is intending to commit, to investing a substantial amount of capital in Canada. As well, the investor’s enterprise must be American or Mexican in terms of nationality.