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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.
Bill C-12 Is Now Law: What Has Actually Changed for Start-up Visa Applicants?
When we previously wrote about Bill C-12 and the Start-up Visa (SUV) program, the legislation had not yet passed. That has now changed. On 26 March 2026 , Bill C-12 received Royal Assent. The law is now in force. Naturally, many applicants are asking whether this creates new risks for existing SUV applications. The short answer is: Bill C-12 introduces new powers that could affect immigration applications in the future, but as of 27 March 2026, we have not identified any publ
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.
Bill C-12 Is Now Law: What Has Actually Changed for Start-up Visa Applicants?
When we previously wrote about Bill C-12 and the Start-up Visa (SUV) program, the legislation had not yet passed. That has now changed. On 26 March 2026 , Bill C-12 received Royal Assent. The law is now in force. Naturally, many applicants are asking whether this creates new risks for existing SUV applications. The short answer is: Bill C-12 introduces new powers that could affect immigration applications in the future, but as of 27 March 2026, we have not identified any publ
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