On October 3, 2024, Canadian immigration officials announced stricter eligibility requirements for Intra-Company Transferee (ICT) work permits. Significant updates to this class include: 1. Expanded Business Operations Requirement Previously open to all qualifying multinational businesses, ICT is now restricted to…
Come to Canada quickly and fast-track your path to PR The extension of a public policy allowing visitors inside Canada to apply for work permits from within the country has been extended until February 28, 2025, which is great news…
Provincial business immigration programs (PNP’s) are very slow, difficult and risky Obtaining Canadian permanent residence through a provincial immigration entrepreneur program has become very difficult and problematic. To qualify for permanent residence, applicants first need to obtain a nomination certificate…
Our Work Permit to Permanent Residence Program (WP2PR) is the best, fastest, and easiest immigration pathway possible for entrepreneurs. Canada’s Start-up Visa Program is filled with problems. The Canadian immigration department (“IRCC”) recently disclosed that more than 6,730 Start-up Visa…
You might be eligible to apply for Permanent Residence on May 6, 2021. On April 14, 2021, IRCC announced six new pathways to Canadian permanent residence for certain classes of people who are already working in Canada. People who might qualify…
On November 21, 2019, the USA’s EB-5 program will undergo several significant changes including an increase of the minimum investment from $500,000 to $900,000. Investors and entrepreneurs are currently racing to beat the deadline and are facing lengthy processing times…
A report recently released by the Canadian Bar Association details the risks of hiring immigration consultants rather than licensed attorneys. As they are particularly vulnerable to fraud and misinformation due to their lack of familiarity with Canada, foreign nationals seeking…
Finally, the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will provide more accurate estimates of application processing times. Immigrating to Canada is a significant life event, and applying for permanent residency can be a stressful process when applications take longer than…
Recent updates to Canada’s Criminal Code could negatively and unjustly affect immigrants convicted of impaired driving offences. Bill C-46 received royal assent on June 21, 2018 and comes into force this December. This new law increases certain maximum penalties and…
On April 16, 2018, IRCC announced that they are making big changes to the rule for medical inadmissibility due to “excessive demand”. IRCC may consider a foreign national inadmissible to Canada under this rule if the person or one of…