New Guidance: Intra-company transferees (ICTs) and the maximum allowable (cap) work stay in Canada

Normally, the duration of the work permit is used to calculate the maximum five or seven year time limit that an ICT is allowed to work in Canada. However, time spent outside Canada during the duration of the work permit can be recaptured. For example, if ICT senior managers have a work permit for one year and spend two 2-month stints over the course of the 12 months working in the U.S., then only 8 months would count against their seven-year limit as ICTs. In summary, documented time spent outside Canada can be “recaptured” to allow the ICT five or seven full years of physical presence in Canada.