Canada | UK professionals eligible for work permits through CPTPP International Mobility Program

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated its guidance for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), an international trade agreement under the International Mobility Program, to include the United Kingdom as an eligible country.

Key takeaways:

Effective Sept. 1, 2026, foreign nationals from the United Kingdom are eligible to receive Canadian work permits under the CPTPP Professionals category. According to the government update, all instructions have been amended to reflect the addition of the United Kingdom.

IRCC lists eligibility requirements and eligible occupations under the Professionals category for U.K. nationals on its CPTPP instruction webpage.

This alert has been provided by the BAL Global Practice Group.

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