May 20, 2021

The Agreement on Trade Continuity between Canada and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CUKTCA) came into force on April 1, 2021. It is used to process nationals of the United Kingdom (UK) who were previously covered under the Canada–European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA). The Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exemption codes will remain the same as in CETA; however, officers are advised to add a special program code to distinguish CUKTCA and CETA applications in the Global Case Management System (GCMS).

The instructions for processing UK nationals have been developed to provide guidance on the provisions of the trade agreement between Canada and the UK.

Applications received from UK nationals under CETA up to and including December 31, 2020 should have been processed under CETA.
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