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Corporate immigration compliance for COVID-19
This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. on March 18, 2020 These are challenging times for Canadian businesses who are managing through the COVID-19 pandemic. With official government instructions on social distancing, self-isolation and travel restrictions changing on a nearly…
Corporate immigration compliance: Employee support as a benefit
This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. on March 12, 2020 Our global marketplace means that more and more companies are seeking talent beyond the borders of their own business entity and without regard to nationality. The need to source…
Corporate immigration compliance: Managing risk
This article was originally published by The Lawyer’s Daily (www.thelawyersdaily.ca), part of LexisNexis Canada Inc. on March 4, 2020 In an increasingly global marketplace, Canadian companies of all sizes are becoming actively engaged in business in more than one country and are seeing the benefits…
Corporate immigration compliance: What in-house counsel should know
This article was originally published in The Lawyer’s Daily on February 26, 2020. Canadian companies are increasingly reliant on skilled foreign talent to support business strategies, to be first to market and to stay competitive in a global economy. The need for foreign workers…
Express Entry Draw #137 February 19, 2020
Number of invitations issued: 4500, Minimum CRS Score: 470
Proposed changes to Employer-Supported Streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program
The government has proposed regulatory changes to three employer-supported streams under the OINP. Specifically, the proposal is as follows: The In-Demand Skills Stream: add thirteen (13) new manufacturing related NOC Codes for employment positions outside of the Greater Toronto Area (“GTA”) and remove the settlement…
Express Entry Round #134 – January 8, 2020
A New Year, a New Express Entry Round of Invitations! Despite this being a reasonably-sized draw (3400 invitations) the points score remains very high at 473. We are hopeful that as the year progresses, we will see greater numbers of invitations issued in each round…
‘Tis the Season – Ten Tips to get ready for the 2020 Parent/Grandparent Sponsorship Process!
Instructions from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) on the process to sponsor Parents and Grandparents (“PGP”) for permanent residence in Canada are generally issued in late November or early December and apply to the next year’s application intake process. There is a cap on…
A Canadian is a Canadian – New Guidelines on Birth Tourism
On November 21, 2019, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) published updated guidelines for the issuance of visas to foreign nationals intending to travel to Canada in order to give birth. Under Canadian citizenship laws, all children born in Canada are Canadian citizens regardless of…
Express Entry Draw – Skilled Trades Only
Special targeted round of invitations for permanent residence today for the Federal Skilled Trades. This program brings skilled workers to Canada to fill workforce shortages in key areas of our economy.
Great news for those applying for Permanent Residence in Canada
Great news for those applying for Permanent Residence in Canada – another Federal Express Entry Draw today. #expressentry #cdnImm#PR
Attention Ontario employers, skilledworkers and students!
Attention #Ontario employers, #skilledworkers and #students! The Employer Job Offer Foreign Worker Stream is now closed for intake. This and the International Student Stream will re-open in 2020. The Employer Job Offer In-Demand Skills Streams remains open and allows semi-skilled workers to apply to the…
September has been a busy month for the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program
September has been a busy month for the British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program #BCPNP! With two rounds of invitations under the Entrepreneur categories (Base and Regional Pilot Programs) and three rounds of invitations under the Skills Immigration and Express Entry BC (including the Tech Pilot)…