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By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read February 1, 2017

Update: Travel to the United States

As per the executive order issued by the President of the United States on Friday, January 27, 2017, a 90–day visa suspension is in place for all travel to the United States (except for those holding diplomatic status) by nationals of the following countries: Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Not for Profit / foreign worker, green card, permanent residents, refugees, study permit holder, temporary visitor, travel to the U.S., travel to the United States, United States, visa suspension

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 2 Minutes Read May 18, 2016

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announces temporary pause on high volume streams

On May 9, 2016, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program ("OINP") announced that the Province of Ontario had received a sufficient number of OINP applications to meet its 2016 federal allocation. As a result, it has placed a temporary pause on the intake of applications under what it refers to as "select, high-volume" OINP streams.

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employee Relations, Immigration / 2016 federal allocation, Canada, Capital Priorities Stream, employer pre-screen, Express Entry, foreign worker, Immigration Law, international student, international student with a job offer, masters degree stream, OINP, Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program, phd stream, temporary pause

By Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP | 9 Minutes Read November 9, 2015

TFW program administrative monetary penalties for employer non-compliance

Background

TFWPchangesAs was previously mentioned, Jason Kenney, Minister of Employment and Social Development, and Chris Alexander, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, announced changes to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) program on June 20, 2014.  Among these changes was a proposal to impose fines of up to $100,000 on employers who violated the TFW program.  The names of employers who were fined, and the amount of the fine, would also be published on the public list of violators.

At the end of September 2014, Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC”) published a discussion paper, which proposed to implement a system of Administrative Monetary Penalties (“AMPs”) for violations of the TFW program.  It also proposed to increase the maximum ban for employers who violate the TFW program from two years to ten years (a permanent ban was also being considered).

On June 12, 2015, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration … Continue reading “TFW program administrative monetary penalties for employer non-compliance”

Article by Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP / Employment Standards, Immigration / administrative monetary penalty, AMP, AMPs, Canada, Canadian, CIC, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, employer compliance, Employment and Social Development Canada, employment law, ESDC, foreign national, foreign worker, Immigration Law, Labour Market Impact Assessment, LMIA, Temporary Foreign Worker Program, TFW

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