Business Immigration

With today’s global economy and changing workforce, employers in Canada are facing challenges in finding both skilled and unskilled labour. We can assist in helping to attract foreign workers and obtain the necessary work permits for new and current employees at every level. We will work with employers and individuals to identify and execute the best immigration options.

Our lawyers have extensive experience in applying for all categories of temporary work permits and permanent residency available under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act, North America Free Trade Agreement, General Agreement on Trade in Services, other international treaties and international programs such as the Study Work Abroad Program, Working Holiday Program and other professional exchanges. We assist employers with obtaining Labour Market Opinions, finding exemptions for newly hired foreign workers and identifying the most useful intra-company transferee provisions to ensure all levels of employees are able to work across Canada.

We also assist in successful submission of applications through the BC Provincial Nominee Programs and other similar programs in other jurisdictions across Canada. We also provide assistance in preparing and submitting applications for Permanent Residency in the Federal Skilled Worker class, Investor class and for Spousal and Family Sponsorships.

Where there are issues regarding criminal convictions, we can assist with the appropriate Rehabilitation Applications.

We provide our clients with up to date information on changes to immigration programs and will identify opportunities for fast tracking of every manner of application such as under the Regional Occupations Under Pressure guidelines, Low Skill Pilot Project or the Canadian Experience Class.

Experience

• Successfully applied for Labour Market Opinions for a foreign crew to operate a specialized aircraft and drilling equipment in the Northwest Territories and for Specialty Cooks from all over Asia on behalf of a large Supermarket chain
• Assisted clients in the mining, forestry and retail industry with the immigration of newly hired foreign workers and multinational intra-company transferees
• Assisted a large university with the ongoing hiring of faculty and management staff
• Represented a religious organization using the religious worker exemptions and other related immigration categories for its campers, staff and volunteers
• Applied for labour market opinions and work permits for senior municipal government and industry positions
• Obtained Permanent Residency and Canadian citizenship for individuals from within Canada or through Canadian Consulates abroad