Hi, I am going to Canada with ICT visa, we are registering a business in Canada, my question is after one year of working in my own company in Canada, can I apply for CEC? and IF yes is it ok If I received my salary in my home country from home office during this time? my main question is my work experience with ICT visa will count as Canadian work experience while I will not receive my salary in Canada? thank you in advance for your help
ICT Visa to PR
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I'm not sure if this is going to work. To apply under CEC, your work experience cannot be classified as self employment. If you are working in your own company, that sounds like self employment. You will also need to provide T4s as part of your application which is a tax return form provided by employers in Canada to those who are employees. I don't think a T4 can be produced if you are receiving your salary in your home country. I think your salary needs to be paid in Canada in order to get a T4. You may want to consult with an immigration lawyer once you are here.
Thank you for your response, currently I am CEO of a company and also a shareholder, after starting our branch in Canada I will be the CEO there as well, How much salary I need to pay to myself at minimum to meet this criteria? thanks again
You need to determine your NOC (if you are CEO then it's probably NOC 0012 or 0013 or 0014 or 0015) and then you need to look up the wage range for that NOC in the province where you will be working. You would want to make sure your salary you are being paid in Canada is reasonable based on the NOC you are claiming work experience under. For example, here are the wage ranges for NOC 0013:
https://www.jobbank.gc.ca/marketreport/wages-occupation/1036/ca
Note that when you file your taxes in Canada, you will need to declare your worldwide income. This means you will need to declare any income you are paid in Canada, as well as any income from outside of Canada.
Even if you incorporate a brand new company Federally or thru a province, it’ll still show you as a owner / director .
When you file the T4 it’ll be coded as EI exempt , because owners of corporations aren’t eligible for regular EI . Special EI, yes, regular No.
The IRCC will have your BN , on your documents, put that into the system , it’ll show you as an owner.
Thus the work classification is self employed
What if the incorporated company in canada is owned by oversea parent company whilst the parent company in its home country is mainly owned by CEO? It'll be counted Self Employed again?
No, It doesn't qualify for CEC. You have to apply under FSW inland. @Copingwithlife explanation is 100 % true.
Please see link: https://leromlaw.com/canada-immigration-blog/3-scenarios-on-how-to-get-50-or-200-job-offer-points-under-canada-express-entry
Foreign national's current employer (i.e., the one notified on a valid LMIA-Exempt Work Permit) made them a job offer that meets the following requirements:
- be in writing
- not be from an embassy, high commission or consulate in Canada
- set out details of the job, such as pay and deductions, duties, job conditions
- made by one employer
- continuous & paid
- full-time (at least 30 hours a week)
- for at least one year after IRCC issues a permanent resident visa >>> What does this mean?
- in a job that is NOC: Skill Type 0 or Skill Levels A or B
It means that in order for you to claim 50 job offer points under Express Entry, your employer must give you a letter that specifically states the will continue to employ you for a year after you become a PR.
Thank you... what is the average processing time for this case? And for example if application is submitted in JAN 2023 then till application is not processed does the person need to work in that firm or does the firm need to be active.
Depends on how you apply for PR. I would count on it taking at least 8 months but a couple of years is also possible. Hard to predict.