Updated on February 3, 2026 by canadian immigration experts
CETA
Free trade between Canada and the European Union (EU) starts this September. It increases opportunities for businesses, services suppliers, independent professionals, and short-term business visitors to receive a work permit in Canada.
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) — a free trade agreement between Canada, the European Union and its member states — will eliminate 98 percent of the tariffs between Canada and the EU. The “provisional application” of CETA came into effect on September 21, though many member states are yet to ratify the agreement. The government of Canada estimates bilateral trade will increase by 20 percent as a result of CETA.
Under CETA, all intra-company transferees must:
- have been employed by an enterprise of, or have been partners in an enterprise of, an EU member state for at least one year; and
- be temporarily transferred to an enterprise (that may be a subsidiary, branch, or head company of the enterprise) in Canada.
The investor provisions of CETA apply to applicants who:
- will establish, develop, or administer the operation of an investment in a capacity that is supervisory or executive;
- are the investor;
- are employed by an enterprise that has committed or is in the process of committing a substantial amount of capital.
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