3. Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
Citizens of countries in the European Union may be eligible for the permit.
Professionals: You can be self-employed or a contractor service supplier. You must have an equivalent education or university degree, relevant work experience, or certifications.
Service suppliers must have been with the EU company for at least a year and have a contract with Canada. Self-employed individuals must have a signed contract with a Canadian service consumer.
Validity: Up to two years, but can only work for one year.
Intra-Company Transferees: Eligible applicants are executives, supervisors, graduate trainees, or those with specialized knowledge. The EU company you work for must have a brand, subsidiary, or affiliate company in Canada.
Validity: Up to one year for graduate trainees and three years for specialists and executives.
Investors: Eligible applicants are supervisors, executives, or individuals planning to invest in a new or existing business in Canada.
Validity: Up to 24 months, but employment is allowed only for a year.
Technologists: Eligible applicants must be a scientific technologist or engineer with equivalent qualifications and three years of relevant experience. You must also be employed with the EU company for at least a year.
Validity: Up to 24 months, but employment for one year only.
4. Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (CCoFTA)
Are you a Colombian citizen? If you meet certain eligibility requirements, you can get the permit through CCoFTA.
Professionals: Your profession must fall under the *NOC TEER 0 or 1) and you must have a post-secondary degree (4 years) in the relevant field. You must also have the required certification and licensing requirements.
Validity: Up to one year.
Intra-Company Transferees: You may qualify if you’re a specialized knowledge worker, a manager, or executive of a multinational company in your country, and sent to Canada to work. You should have at least six months of continuous employment with this company.
Validity: Up to three years.
Technicians: Technicians in Colombia can qualify if they have a two-year degree in the field. They must also have certifications and work in a *TEER 2 or 3 occupation.
Validity: Up to one year.
Traders and Investors: You can qualify if you have the essential skills needed or are an executive or supervisor planning to trade goods and services in Canada.
Validity: Up to one year.
5. Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA)
If you’re a resident of Chile and fall into an eligible category, you may be able to get an LMIA-exempt work permit.
Professionals: Eligible applicants are those in the allied, scientific, or medical field or in a teaching occupation who meet all the educational requirements needed for the application. You must also have all the required certifications and licensing.
Validity: Up to three years.
Intra-Company Transferees: You can qualify if you work in a multinational company with a brand, parent, subsidiary or affiliate in Canada, and it must be in the related field. You must also be a specialized knowledge employee, an executive or a manager.
Validity: Three years for a specialized employee and five years for the executive or manager.
Investors and Traders: Executives, supervisors, and individuals with relevant skills and planning to engage in business between Canada and Chile. You must have a substantial investment to qualify for this.
Validity: Up to one year.
| Country | Applicable FTA(s) |
|---|---|
| Australia | CPTPP |
| Austria | CETA |
| Belgium | CETA |
| Brunei | CPTPP |
| Bulgaria | CETA |
| Chile | CPTPP, CCFTA |
| Colombia | CCOFTA |
| Croatia | CETA |
| Cyprus | CETA |
| Czechia | CETA |
| Denmark | CETA |
| Estonia | CETA |
| Finland | CETA |
| France | CETA |
| Germany | CETA |
| Greece | CETA |
| Hungary | CETA |
| Ireland | CETA |
| Italy | CETA |
| Japan | CPTPP |
| Latvia | CETA |
| Lithuania | CETA |
| Luxembourg | CETA |
| Malaysia | CPTPP |
| Malta | CETA |
| Mexico | CUSMA, CPTPP |
| Netherlands | CETA |
| New Zealand | CPTPP |
| Peru | CPTPP |
| Poland | CETA |
| Portugal | CETA |
| Romania | CETA |
| Singapore | CPTPP |
| Slovakia | CETA |
| Slovenia | CETA |
| Spain | CETA |
| Sweden | CETA |
| United States | CUSMA |
| Vietnam | CPTPP |
