Program delivery update: Canada–United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement – International Mobility Program

October 3, 2024

The instructions related to work under paragraphs R186(a) and R204(a) described under the temporary work provisions of the Canada-United Kingdom Trade Continuity Agreement (CUKTCA) have undergone extensive updates using a standardized format to improve navigation and clarity for officers.

Instructions have been reformatted as individual pages for each temporary work provision of this FTA, along with an overview page. Previous references to the North American Free Trade Agreement (replaced by CUSMA) have been removed; all applicable guidance from these previous references has now been incorporated directly into the CUKTCA instructions.

As well, all relevant guidance on assessing intra-company transferees (ICTs) with specialized knowledge has been integrated directly into the CUKTCA ICT instructions.

New instructions

• Business visitors – CUKTCA [R186(a)] – Authorization to work without a work permit – International Mobility Program
• Contractual service suppliers and independent professionals – CUKTCA [R204(a) – F66, F60] – Agreements or arrangements – International Mobility Program
• Intra-corporate (company) transferees (ICT) – CUKTCA [R204(a) – F61, F62, F63, F64] and spouses or common-law partners [F46] - Agreements or arrangements – International Mobility Program
• Investors – CUKTCA [R204(a) – F65] – Agreements or arrangements – International Mobility Program
• Engineering technologists and scientific technologists – CUKTCA [R204(a) – F67] – Agreements or arrangements – International Mobility Program

Updated instructions

• Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CUKTCA) overview – Agreements or arrangements – International Mobility Program