Jan Watters

Dear members of the immigration group,

I am trying to move to Canada as soon as possible and will greatly appreciate any
input you can offer. The company I work for is headquartered in Australia and is a
public listed company of the Australian stock exchange.

Our primary business is connected with IT, which is, as I understand in high demand
in Canada at the moment. We have 5 other international offices, but we do not have an
office in Canada at this time. I have worked for the company for 13 years. Currently
I am holding a senior manager position. I am also a major shareholder.

I have lived in Canada before as a landed immigrant in the 1975 - 77 and worked for a
computer company. My company has asked me now to move to North America, initially
working from home but I will be doing a lot of travelling, approximately 50% a month.
I intend to purchase a residential property before or upon entering Canada. I
don’t want to risk coming in and out of Canada as required and would like to
legalize my status, but I am not sure what is the best way to do it.

Here are my specific questions:

Could I get a work permit? If it were possible, how long would it last?

Would I have to open a Canadian office? And what is the best way of doing it?

Do I have to be a Permanent Resident of Canada to open an office?

Thanks in advance for taking your time to answer my questions.

Sincerely,

Jan Watters

aj pascual

This URL may help OR at least give you some infos on how to start a business in
BEAUTIFUL BRITISH COLUMBIA. We have the lowest personal income tax rates in Canada.

http://www.ista.gov.bc.ca/enquiry_bc.htm

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David Cohen

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You may be eligible for an employment authorization on the basis of the prospective
business activities in Canada. As a Canadian division is not in operation, there
would be some complexity to such a case, but it is feasible. Additional information
on this topic may be found at Campbell, Cohen's web site at the following URL:

http://canadavisa.com/documents/empcanada.htm

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Having a formal company may benefit the employment authorization.

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No, you do not. There may, however, be taxation benefits to the company if the
ownership is primarily Canadian.

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