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[edit] NAFTA

Under the North American Free Trade Agreement, there are provisions that make it easier for business people who are citizens of Canada, the United States and Mexico to gain temporary entry to each others' countries more quickly and easily. However, since those provisions do not concern British citizens, they will not be explained in detail here. The CIC website has a page devoted to business people entering Canada under NAFTA.

[edit] CCFTA

For more details about the Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, please see Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement.

[edit] GATS

Under the General Agreement on Trade in Services, Canada has committed to making it easier for foreign service providers in certain sectors to access the Canadian market. The commitments apply to service providers from more than 140 World Trade Organization member countries.

The GATS provisions cover three categories of business people:

• business visitors

• professionals

• intra-company transferees

Qualified business people can enter Canada more easily because they do not need an LMO from HRSDC.

Qualified business visitors do not need a work permit.

For more information, refer to Foreign Worker Manual. This publication addresses, amongst others:

• Business visitors
• Foreign representatives
• Family members of foreign representatives
• Military personnel
• Foreign government officers
• On-campus employment of student visa holders
• Performing artists
• Athletes and coaches
• News reporters
• Public speakers
• Convention organisers
• Clergy
• Judges and referees
• Examiners and evaluators
• Expert witnesses or investigators
• Health care students
• Civil aviation inspectors
• Crew
• Emergency service providers