Canada
Permit Me to Explain – Work Permits and LMIAs for Foreign Actors
As much as we Canadians (justifiably) boast about our homegrown talent, there is no hiding the fact that to maximize […]
Canadian government removes visa requirements for Chilean nationals
On November 22, 2014, the Canadian government announced the removal of the requirement for Chilean nationals to obtain temporary resident […]
United States Starts Optimized Processing for Canadian Citizen TN and L Visas under NAFTA
Starting in mid-September 2014, the US Customs and Border Protection agency (“CBP”) began optimizing processing for first-time Canadian TN and […]
Canadian Government Revamps the Temporary Foreign Worker Program
With the government’s focus on “Canadians First” for Canadian jobs, the requirements to hire temporary foreign workers were revamped to […]
You May Not Be That Specialized – New guidelines for assessing Intra-company Transfer – Specialized Knowledge work permits
On June 9, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) announced expanded guidelines for immigration and border service officers to follow when […]
American Consulates in Canada for Canadians Only?!
American consular posts in Canada temporarily suspended visa processing for non-Canadians from June through the end of August. The American […]
Canadian government shuts down access to work permits for Food Service Industry in Canada
The Canadian government has placed a moratorium on issuing labour market opinions for jobs in the food service industry following […]
Immigrant investors find Canada’s door is closed
The Canadian government has decided to permanently cancel the federal investor program and wipe out the backlog of 65,000 applications […]
Canadian Citizenship – proposed changes
The Canadian government has tabled proposed amendments to Citizenship Act which focuses on “strengthen the value of Canadian Citizenship.” The […]
Just in time for Valentines Day ….
The “Expression of Interest” immigration program will launch in 2015 where Canadian employers will pick potential immigrants to Canada from […]