An overview of Treaty Investor and Intra-Company Transfer work permits, including eligibility requirements, application strategies, compliance obligations, and family member considerations.
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Tamara Mosher-Kuczer and Stanley Leo
October 1, 2026 at 12:00pm EST
$90
3 hours
Attend Live Online and On-Demand Recording
This practical course provides an in-depth examination of two of Canada’s most important business immigration work permit categories: Treaty Investor work permits and Intra-Company Transfer (ICT) work permits. Participants will learn how to assess eligibility under Canada’s major Free Trade Agreements, including CUSMA, CPTPP, CETA, and CUKTCA, while developing strategies for multinational corporations, entrepreneurs, and foreign investors seeking temporary entry to Canada. The course covers corporate structures, substantial investment requirements, specialized knowledge assessments, employer compliance obligations, and family member considerations. Attendees will also gain practical guidance on application preparation, Employer Portal submissions, extensions, corporate changes, and long-term planning for permanent residence, ensuring they can confidently advise business immigration clients in an evolving regulatory environment.
• International Mobility Program overview
• Overview of Treaty Investor and ICT work permits
• Assessing business immigration clients
• Identifying temporary and permanent residence objectives
• R204 International Agreements
• CUSMA, CPTPP, CETA, CUKTCA and other FTAs
• R205 Canadian Interests
• Employer-specific work permits
• Employer Portal and compliance fee requirements
• Who qualifies as a Treaty Investor
• Nationality and treaty eligibility
• Substantial investment requirements
• Establishing, developing or administering an investment
• Executive, supervisory and essential skills roles
• Documentary evidence and business plans
• Application strategy and common refusal issues
• Qualifying corporate relationships
• Requirements for multinational corporations
• Executive, managerial and specialized knowledge categories
• Functional managers
• Specialized knowledge requirements and wage considerations
• ICT start-up work permits
• FTA ICTs versus general ICTs
• Employer Portal submissions
• Port of Entry applications
• Consular applications
• Global Skills Strategy processing
• Preparing applicants for interviews and POE examinations
• Visa office specific considerations
• Spouses and common-law partners
• Dependent children
• Accompanying versus non-accompanying dependents
• Employer compliance obligations
• Corporate restructuring considerations
• Extensions and renewals
• Job changes and amendments
• Investor work permit scenarios
• ICT start-up scenarios
• Specialized knowledge case examples
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Principal Lawyer
Kairos Law Corporation
Born in Singapore, Stan moved to British Columbia with his family and has called the province home ever since. Stan graduated from Simon Fraser University with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science before graduating from the University of Manitoba with a Juris Doctor. Before joining Lowe & Company as an associate, he articled at a mid-size Vancouver full-service business law firm and then worked briefly at a law firm in the Tri-Cities primarily practicing residential real estate law. Stan was called to the Bar of British Columbia in 2012.
Stan has had the opportunity to assist people from all over the world with various Canadian immigration and citizenship matters including work authorizations, study permits, skilled worker immigration including federal and provincial programs, family sponsorships, criminal inadmissibility and citizenship.
In addition to Stan’s immigration practice, he has taught on immigration matters including but not limited to business work permits such as LMIA applications based on the Owner Operator advertising exemption.
B.A. LL.B
Founder and Principal Lawyer, Lighthouse Immigration Law Professional Corporation
Tamara Mosher-Kuczer, is a top-ranked lawyer, recognized by the Law Society of Ontario as a Certified Specialist in Canadian Citizenship and Immigration law.Tamara has exclusively practiced citizenship and immigration law for over 9 years.Tamara has helped hundreds of clients across a range of sectors obtain work permits in support of short- and long-term employment in Canada, and achieve Canadian permanent residency and citizenship.She represents clients on a variety of Canadian immigration issues.
Tamara has been recognized by her peers in Best Lawyers™ Canada since 2018.
Her enthusiasm and expertise makes her a popular regular speaker at legal and industry conferences and continuing professional education panels, including:
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