Visa Watch! Canada: week of 3 August 2026

Canada drops the new rule that reciprocal-employment work permit applicants must already be employed abroad

IRCC had added a requirement that applicants for work permits under the reciprocal employment category be current employees of a company outside Canada. IRCC has now cancelled that requirement, so applicants no longer need to prove they are already employed abroad. This affects people applying from outside Canada for exchange-type and intra-company style reciprocal work permits.

Reported by a news outlet. We could not find this on the government's own pages, so treat it as news rather than as a rule you can rely on. Check the official source before you act.

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