You’ll be working in Canada under a non-trade agreement

If you’re working under the following, you may be eligible for an employer-specific work permit:

• Airline Personnel
• Airline Telecommunication & Information Services (SITA)
• Canada-U.S. Understanding of Arrangement for official U.S. government personnel assigned to temporary postings in Canada
• Fulbright Program between Canada and the U.S.
• International Air Transport Association (IATA)
• International Pacific Halibut Commission
• Jamaica: Seasonal Agricultural Program, Liaison Officers
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES)
• North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
• Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
• Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD)
• Pacific Salmon Commission (PSC)
• Public Safety Canada
• Roosevelt Campobello International Park
• Telefilm

You must meet the general eligibility requirements for a work permit when it’s needed to work under an agreement.

Before you submit your work permit application, your employer needs to

• submit an offer of employment to Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
• provide you with an offer of employment number

Your employer may have to pay a $230 employer compliance fee.

Some workers and employers are fee exempt. If you aren’t sure if you’re fee exempt, pay your fees. You’ll get a refund if you don’t have to pay fees.

Find out how to apply for a work permit