Posting of workers in Canada

What you need to visit Canada depends on several parameters: -the type of travel document with which you will travel; -the country in which your travel document was delivered; -your nationality; -the type of transportation you will use to reach Canada.

You will need an eTA if: -you are a foreigner exempted from getting a visa and you enter Canada by plane of transfer through a Canadion airport. -you are a legitimate permanent resident of the United States and you enter Canada by plane of transfer through a Canadion airport.

The requirements vary depending on your country of origin, your means of transportation you chose and your travel documents. Please check the official list to determine the admission requirement by country or territory here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/services/visit-canada/entry-requirements-country.html

You don't need a working permit to perform commercial activities related to your work in your country of origin, such as meeting your company's clients or visiting workplaces. However, you will need to apply for a working permit if you perform activities related to management, accounting, production or technical activities. In the event of a visit lasting over 6 months, a working permit will be necessary as well.

Moreover, if you come from a country where people need a visa to visit Canada, you will need to apply for a temporary residence visa or an eTA.

- Participating in business meetings, conferences, congresses, fairs, ect… - Making an order of goods or services; - Providing customer service, except in the case of the construction industry; - Training by a Canadian parent company in preparation of work outside of Canada; - Training the employees of a Canadian branch company of a foreign business.

Commercial visitors need to demonstrate that: - They plan to stay in Canada for a short time only, usually less than six months; - They don't plan to intergrate the Canadian labour market in any way; - They main workplace and source of revenue are located outside of Canada; - And they meet the criteria required to enter Canada.

Cela va dépendre. Même si votre activité au Canada ne déclenche pas l'obligation d'obtenir un permis de travail, les pays qui nécessite un visa de résidence temporaire (VRT) pour entrer au Canada pour les visiteurs commerciaux doivent obtenir un VRT avant de voyager au Canada. Pour cela se reporter auex questions-réponses précédentes.

In general no, if the after-sale service is performed within the scope of the original contract, the extended sales contract, the rental purchase agreement, the guarantee or the contract of service. However, even if it isn't stipulated in the agreement, there are some ctivities that cannot be performed in Canada by a foreign business traveller such as: - Operating on equipment, machines or production softwares; - Activities of installation, that is to say manually setting up in the construction or building sectors.

The hiring process of a foreign temporary worker includes 3 steps: - Obtain a LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) or submit a job offer; - Instruct the worker to apply for a working permit; - Inform the worker of what will happen next.

In order to assess whether or not you can hire a foreign worker to put an end to a shortage of employees or skills on a temporary basis, you will need to apply for a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA). You will then be able to choose from various specific options depending on the applicant's profile and the situation. You can check them here: https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/foreign-workers.html