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Bill C-35 comes into force and new immigration regulator in place

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Legislation cracking down on crooked immigration consultants (Bill C-35) comes into force on June 30, 2011. At the same time, the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council (ICCRC) is confirmed as the new regulatory body for immigration consultants. The ICCRC will…

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Tags: Canadian immigration system, Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, immigration consultants, Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council, legislation cracking down on crooked immigration consultants, recruiting, regulatory body for immigration consultants
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New free trade agreement will allow certain Colombian citizens to work in Canada

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

On June 30, 2010, the Minister of International Trade announced that legislation to implement the recently signed Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement had received Royal Assent. From the perspective of immigration practitioners (and perhaps HR professionals), this is exciting news because once the legislation is effective, several additional work permit categories will become available to Colombian Citizens.

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Tags: Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement, canadian employment law, Colombian citizens, employment law, Foreign workers, Free Trade Agreement, Hiring foreign workers, Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, Immigration Law, North American Free Trade Agreement
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When does your Canadian employee need a U.S. work permit?

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

On occasion, Canadian HR professionals will be asked if one of their employees requires a work permit to enter the United States. The answer to this question depends on whether the proposed activity falls within the scope of the B-1 business visitor category. The problem lies in the lack of clear guidelines for B-1 business visitors and the considerable amount of discretion given to USCBP officers, who inspect foreign travelers seeking admission to the United States.

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Tags: Alien, B-1 business visitor category, business visitor, Department of Homeland Security, Foreign Affairs Manual, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, HR professionals, Immigration and Nationality Act, licensed immigration lawyer, NAFTA, North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. Department of State, United States, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, United States Customs Border Protection, US work permit, work permit
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Acceptance of work permit extensions filed with proof of pending LMO applications will continue

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I previously reported that Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) had posted a notice on its website stating that it would no longer process work permit extensions filed concurrently with pending Labour Market Opinion applications. In response to concerns raised by the Canadian Bar Association National Citizenship and Immigration Section, CIC has now provided further clarification of this notice.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, concurrent processing, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, Labour Market Opinion, LMO, work permit, work permit extensions
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CIC clarifies some questions regarding revised IMM 5612

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

I previously reported that following the issuance of its Ministerial Instructions, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) also revised its IMM 5612 Document Checklist, which is used for the initial filing of Federal Skilled Worker applications with the Central Intake Office. The revised IMM 5612 imposes a requirement that applicants also submit all documents listed on the specific visa office document checklist applicable to the consular post where the application will be processed. CIC has now clarified some of the issues raised by its revised IMM 5612.

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Tags: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, Federal Skilled Worker applications, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, IMM 5612, Ministerial Instructions
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Central intake office revises federal skilled worker document checklist

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Following the issuance of revised Ministerial Instructions in June 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada also revised its IMM 5612 Document Checklist, which is used for the initial filing of Federal Skilled Worker applications with the Central Intake Office. The language proficiency assessment was an expected addition to IMM 5612. However, what was not expected is the requirement that applicants also submit all documents listed on the specific visa office document checklist applicable to the consular post where the application will be processed.

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Tags: Canadian Bar Assocation National Citizenship and Immigration Law Section, Central Intake Office, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, federal skilled worker, Federal Skilled Worker Class, federal skilled worker document checklist, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, IMM 5612 Document Checklist, mandatory language proficiency assessment, Ministerial Instructions, police clearance certificates, recruiting, recruiting and hiring, recruitment
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Citizenship and Immigration Canada issues important Ministerial Instructions

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

On June 25, 2010, Citizenship and Immigration Canada published Ministerial Instructions and proposed regulations that significantly alter the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Immigrant Investor Program and Canadian Experience Class. An overview of the resulting changes, which became effective on June 26, 2010, is provided herein.

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Tags: Canadian Experience Class, corporate immigration, employment law, Federal Immigrant Investor Program, Federal Skilled Worker Program, Foreign workers, Hiring foreign workers, Immigration Law, work permit
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