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An illustrative story

Grace’s story

An HR director bringing a key employee from her company’s office abroad.

  • 41
  • HR and operations director
  • Toronto
  • Intra-company transfer
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Grace, an HR and operations director in Toronto, waving hello
The challenge

Bring a specialist from the company’s London office

Grace’s team needed an experienced specialist from the London office, fast. She wasn’t sure whether the move needed a labour market assessment, or what the company had to prove.

The story

Grace’s journey with Global Compass

Grace, an HR and operations director in Toronto, waving hello
Moment 1 of 8:

Meet Grace

“I lead HR at a Toronto company with offices around the world.”
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  1. Meet Grace. “I lead HR at a Toronto company with offices around the world.”
  2. The challenge. “We need a specialist from our London office. Where do I even begin?”
  3. Finding Global Compass. “Global Compass Corporate walked me through our options as an employer.”
  4. Telling the story. “I described the role, the employee and how our companies are related.”
  5. Lawyer-backed answers. “A lawyer reviewed our intra-company transfer options and what we need to show.”
  6. Help that keeps going. “Now we track every work permit date and condition in one place.”
  7. The way forward. “Our specialist’s work permit application is ready to go.”
  8. What comes next. “Our application is in, complete, and every date is in our tracker.”
What Global Compass checked

The rules behind Grace’s story

Real requirements, from official sources.

  • The companies must be related: a parent, subsidiary, branch or affiliate.
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  • Both must be actively doing business, not just holding an office.
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  • The employee needs one year of continuous full-time work with the company abroad in the last three years.
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  • Specialized knowledge transfers need advanced company knowledge and expertise, and at least the prevailing wage.
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The way forward

A clear next step

With the requirements mapped out and every date in the compliance tracker, Grace’s team prepared a complete application and can see every permit date at a glance.

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Grace is an illustrative character, not a real client, and this outcome is an example, not a promise. Every case is different, and only the government decides.