Visa requirements for working in Canada but not employed there
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- Aparna Patel
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- 30 Jul, 2023
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You qualify as a business visitor simply because you are not permanently employed in Canada.
Your situation is the same as if you were working for some multi-national company that had offices in the US and Canada. You are working in the US offices, but you are traveling to Canada for a temporary assignment or business meeting.
This is especially true as you are not collecting wages in Canada (which really, is what it is all about).
AFAIK but IANAL: you are employed by an USA LLC. Noone asked who owns that LLC. Yes, it’s you but who asked that? So you are coming on a business trip.
http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=434&top=16
… a Canadian company may have invited them to Canada for training in product use, sales or other functions related to a business transaction.
Business visitors must prove that their main source of income and their main place of business are outside Canada.
Incorporating instead of being self employed for immigration reasons is not unheard of. It can simplify many situations — like this one. When asked by the border, answer simply (and truthfully!): I am a software development employed by a US company X, I am coming for a business meeting with Canadian company Y. There’s no need to delve into the ownership structure of X.
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