Unique work situations – International Mobility Program and Temporary Foreign Worker Program
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
To determine whether a temporary resident requires a work permit or a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), the officer should first determine whether the activity the person seeks to engage in constitutes “work” as defined by the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations. For a better understanding of the term “work”, refer to What is work.
Unique work situations
- Airline personnel
- Bridge and tunnel authorities
- Residential summer camp counsellors
- Foreign camp owner or director
- Fishing guides
- Interns
- Interns with international organizations recognized under the Foreign Missions and International Organizations Act
- Oceans Act
- United States government personnel
- Rail grinder operators, rail welders or other specialized track maintenance workers
- Foreign freelance jockeys
- Experts on mission, working for a United Nations office in Canada (LMIA exemption code C10)
- Caribbean Agricultural Liaison Officers [R205(a) – C10] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program
- World Anti-Doping Agency international employees [R205(a) – C10] – Unique situations: International Mobility Program
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