business visitor category

Entering Canada as a business visitor

October 27, 2010 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources

HR professionals are frequently asked whether a foreign national, who seeks to enter Canada in order to perform a specific task on behalf of their company, will require a work permit. If the proposed activity falls within the parameters of the business visitor category, no work permit will be necessary.

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