The Manitoba government has unveiled the West-Central Immigration Initiative (WCII), a three-year pilot program designed to address labour market shortages and succession planning needs in rural west-central Manitoba. This initiative, in partnership with seven rural...

On Sunday, November 17, 2024, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a nearly seven-minute video on YouTube. Trudeau admitted that the federal government could have acted more swiftly to address challenges within Canada’s immigration system. Highlighting issues such as...

In a significant policy update, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has revised its visitor visa guidelines, moving away from the automatic issuance of 10-year multiple-entry visas. This change grants immigration officers greater discretion to assess...

As an employer in Canada, you may be struggling to find workers for your business. You may end up wanting to hire a foreign worker to fill the job available. Obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) is one method that an employer can do to hire foreign...

The term flagpoling refers to a process where a foreign national goes to the border, leaves Canada heading towards the United States, but then turns around to re-enter Canada and make an application for temporary status at the Port of Entry. This is commonly done by...

There are many different business immigration options available for foreign business owners and entrepreneurs who wish to expand and establish themselves in Canada. We will explain two of those unique pathways, being the C11 Entrepreneur Work Permit Route and the C12...

Bring Foreign Workers to Canada Faster with the Global Talent Stream Are you an employer looking to bring a Temporary Foreign Worker (“TFW”) into Canada? Is that TFW related to an Information Technology (“IT”) position? You might qualify for a special pathway called...