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C61 and C62 Work Permits: Why the PR Path Is Harder Than It Looks
Where We Left Off In our first post, we examined why the C61 and C62 intra-company transferee pathway is harder to execute than it appears, and why the financial and structural requirements eliminate most of the applicants who pursue it. This post addresses what happens next for applicants who do make it through: the attempt to convert Canadian work experience into permanent residence through Express Entry, and specifically through the Canadian Experience Class. This is where
C61 and C62 Work Permits: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know
The C61 and C62 pathway exists. Finding your way through it is another matter. The Pattern We Keep Seeing In our practice, we regularly speak with entrepreneurs and senior managers who have identified the intra-company transferee (ICT) pathway as their route to Canada. The appeal is understandable. The C61 work permit allows a foreign national to enter Canada to establish a new business on behalf of their employer abroad, and the C62 work permit allows an executive or manager
Canada has changed how it selects skilled immigrants. The new logic rewards proof, not promise.
Canada is redesigning its Express Entry immigration system to favour skilled professionals who have already lived and worked in Canada. Three government actions in 2025 and 2026 reveal a clear shift: proof of Canadian contribution now matters more than credentials earned abroad.
C61 and C62 Work Permits: Why the PR Path Is Harder Than It Looks
Where We Left Off In our first post, we examined why the C61 and C62 intra-company transferee pathway is harder to execute than it appears, and why the financial and structural requirements eliminate most of the applicants who pursue it. This post addresses what happens next for applicants who do make it through: the attempt to convert Canadian work experience into permanent residence through Express Entry, and specifically through the Canadian Experience Class. This is where
C61 and C62 Work Permits: What Entrepreneurs Need to Know
The C61 and C62 pathway exists. Finding your way through it is another matter. The Pattern We Keep Seeing In our practice, we regularly speak with entrepreneurs and senior managers who have identified the intra-company transferee (ICT) pathway as their route to Canada. The appeal is understandable. The C61 work permit allows a foreign national to enter Canada to establish a new business on behalf of their employer abroad, and the C62 work permit allows an executive or manager
Canada has changed how it selects skilled immigrants. The new logic rewards proof, not promise.
Canada is redesigning its Express Entry immigration system to favour skilled professionals who have already lived and worked in Canada. Three government actions in 2025 and 2026 reveal a clear shift: proof of Canadian contribution now matters more than credentials earned abroad.
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