Both the foreign-based company and the Canadian company must be substantive. Substantive means that they are large enough to support executive or managerial functions. The Canadian operation may be a newly-established operation. For instance, a company with no employees which exists in name only an is established for the express purpose of facilitating the entry of Intra-Company Transferees would not qualify. Branch is an operating division or office of the same organization housed in a different location.
Parent means firm, corporation or other legal entity which has subsidiaries.
A person who possesses the advanced level of knowledge or expertise required to qualify in this category would usually be in a position critical to the well-being of the enterprise. Documentation Proof of citizenship in a Member nation listed in Appendix 1 or proof permanent residence in Australia, Canada or New Zealand. A GATS Professional is a Person who seeks to engage as part of services contract obtained by a company in another Member nation, in an activity at a professional level in a profession set out in Appendix 3 provided that the person possesses the necessary academic credentials and professional qualifications, which have been duly recognized, where appropriate, by the professional association in Canada. The Professional category is designed to facilitate the short-term entry of a limited list of professionals employed by service providers of Member nations, in those service sectors to which Canada has made commitments. Professionals in this group are subject to additional requirements pertaining to the prospective enterprise in Canada and the foreign service provider.