Work related to transportation (marine, land, or air travel)
This section contains policy, procedures and guidance used by IRCC staff. It is posted on the department’s website as a courtesy to stakeholders.
Foreign nationals who are seeking entry to work temporarily in Canada in an occupation related to transportation (such as marine workers, captains and cockpit crew, flight attendants, train conductors, engineers, food services workers, entertainers for the duration of the trip and transport drivers) may work with or without a work permit depending on the specific situation.
Foreign nationals who meet the definition of member of a crew under subsection 3(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations (IRPR) and the requirements under paragraph R186(s) may work without a work permit as members of a crew.
Employers of foreign nationals, who are required to obtain a work permit, should have a positive or neutral labour market impact assessment from Employment and Social Development Canada/Service Canada or provide an International Mobility Program (IMP) offer of employment under section R204 or R205 prior to submission of the work permit application.
In this section
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Marine workers
- Marine workers – Overview and definitions
- Marine workers – Crew members employed by a foreign company aboard a means of transportation – Work without work permit [R186(s)]
- Marine workers – Work permit required under Temporary Foreign Worker Program or International Mobility Program
- Marine workers – Work to support offshore construction inside Canada’s 200 nautical miles (230 miles) EEZ
- Marine workers – Seaspan above-deck retrofit foreign workers [R205(a) – C10] – Canadian interests – International Mobility Program
- Air and land transportation (under review)