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New agri-food immigration pilot

October 17, 2019 Occasional Contributors Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring, Training and Development, 0

The Agri-Food Immigration Pilot and the expected changes to the temporary foreign worker program will provide new temporary and permanent pathways for eligible applicants, which should help agri-food employer’s plan and manage their workforce in Canada.

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Hiring international students to address Canadian skills shortages – Immigration considerations

May 23, 2019 Occasional Contributors Employee Relations, Human Resources, International HR Law, Recruiting and Hiring, 0

Canada’s immigration policies have been designed to allow foreign students attending school in Canada to obtain work experience in Canada. Many international students will also be able to eventually transition to Canadian permanent resident status.

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Update on express entry

September 11, 2017 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

Since Express Entry began on January 1, 2015, it has been necessary for prospective permanent residents to first receive an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) before submitting an application for permanent residence under one of the following categories:

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Important corporate immigration updates

May 31, 2017 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

The following are important corporate immigration changes that have been announced in Canada: Cut-off age for dependent children raised; traveling visa-free to Canada for eligible Bulgarians, Romanians, Brazilians; and conditional permanent residence for spouses and partners eliminated.

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Update on Express Entry

May 26, 2017 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

As of May 17, 2017, IRCC had issued a total of 62 rounds of ITAs under Express Entry. A summary of these rounds are as follows…

Update on Express Entry

April 20, 2017 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

As of April 12, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada had issued a total of 59 rounds of Invitation to Apply under Express Entry. A summary of these rounds are as follows…

Update on Express Entry

February 15, 2017 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

As of January 25, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada had issued a total of 53 rounds of Invitations to Apply under Express Entry.

Corporate immigration: Update on Express Entry

October 28, 2016 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

Since Express Entry began on January 1, 2015, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has issued several rounds of Invitations to Apply (“ITAs”). An ITA allows a foreign national to submit their application for permanent residence under one of the following categories…

Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announces details of its Entrepreneur and Corporate Streams

January 13, 2016 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

When the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”) announced the termination of its Investor Stream on October 29, 2015, it promised that it would create new Entrepreneur and Corporate Streams to replace it. On December 18, 2015, the OINP published complete eligibility criteria and application guidelines for these two new business streams.

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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announces temporary pause on OINP “base” stream applications

December 9, 2015 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

On November 16, 2015, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”), formerly known as the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program, announced that it has exhausted its base stream allocation for 2015. Between November 16th, 2015 and January 3, 2016, the program will not accept any new employer pre-screen applications or applications under the Master’s Stream or PhD Stream. Any applications received during this time period will be returned to the applicant. The OINP will begin accepting new applications under all these streams on January 4, 2016.

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Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program announces closure of its Investor Stream

December 9, 2015 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Employee Relations, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

On October 29, 2015, the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (“OINP”), formerly the Ontario Provincial Nominee Program, announced that the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship, Immigration and International Trade is redesigning its OINP business streams. As a result, it has terminated its existing Investor Stream. However, applications for its redesigned Corporate Stream and Entrepreneur Stream will be accepted in the Fall of 2015.

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Update on express entry stream

June 2, 2015 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) has now issued six rounds of Invitations to Apply (“ITAs”) under Express Entry. CIC is clearly increasing the number of ITAs that it issues in each round and is also lowering the minimum CRS score that applies in each round.

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CIC begins sending invitations to apply under Express Entry

February 11, 2015 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Employee Relations, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

Citizenship and Immigration Canada (“CIC”) implemented its Express Entry system on January 1, 2015. Since that date, CIC has issued two rounds of Invitations to Apply (“ITAs”), which invite selected Express Entry applicants to submit applications for permanent residence. However, it only issued 779 ITAs during each round. In addition, it established a minimum Comprehensive Ranking Score of 886 for the first round and 818 for the second round. This ensured that only Express Entry applicants who had either arranged employment or a nomination under the Express Entry Stream of a Provincial Nomination Program could be considered.

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Government of Canada announces immigrant investor venture capital pilot program

January 14, 2015 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

On December 16, 2014, the Government of Canada announced that it will unveil its Immigrant Investor Venture Capital Pilot Program (the “IIVC”) at the end of January 2015. The IIVC is designed to attract experienced business immigrants who will actively invest in the Canadian economy and will be available to approximately 50 investors and their families (presumably each year).

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CIC Issues ministerial instructions relating to express entry

December 10, 2014 Henry J. Chang, Dentons LLP Corporate Immigration, HR Policies and Procedures, Human Resources, Recruiting and Hiring

On December 1, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada published Ministerial Instructions relating to its proposed Express Entry System. Express Entry will come into effect on January 1, 2015, at 12:00 noon EST, and will apply to: (1) the Federal Skilled Worker class, (2) the Canadian Experience Class, (3) the Federal Skilled Trades Class, and (4) the Express Entry Stream of a Provincial Nominee Program.

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