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Canada: Government Launches Start-Up Visa Pilot
The new five-year pilot program offers eligible foreign entrepreneurs permanent residence and access to Canadian investors. On April 1, Canada launched the Start-Up Visa, a five-year pilot program offering permanent residence to foreign entrepreneurs seeking to invest in the country. To participate in the program, foreign entrepreneurs must secure a minimum investment from a... »
Canada: Employers Report Increase in Compliance Audits
In recent days, employers have reported receiving more compliance audit requests from Service Canada, the country’s labor authority. The audits, known as Substantially the Same Assessments, seek to ensure that employers are complying with their obligations with regard to foreign employees sponsored for work permits. In recent days, employers have reported receiving more compliance... »
Canada: Government to Reduce Backlog of Pending Parent and Grandparent Cases
In 2012, Canada will sharply increase the number of sponsored parents and grandparents it admits, and as of November 5, it stopped accepting new permanent residence applications for these relatives for a two-year period. It will introduce a new ten-year, multi-entry visitor visa for parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents. Canada... »
Canada: Intracompany Transferees Can Now Recapture Time Spent Abroad
Intracompany transferees who travel internationally while working in Canada can extend their work permits by the number of days they are abroad. Time spent outside Canada will no longer count towards their maximum period of stay, according to a new Citizenship and Immigration Canada policy. The time limit for intracompany transfers is five years... »
Canada: New Guidance on Specialized Knowledge Standard for Intracompany Transferees
According to new government guidelines, immigration officers will consider whether an applicant’s proposed salary (including certain per diems) is realistic for the occupation, as well other factors, when adjudicating work permit applications for specialized knowledge intracompany transferees. In the wake of the new guidelines, these applications are expected to face increased scrutiny. »
Canada: Annual Caps Are Introduced for Skilled Worker and Investor Permanent Residence Programs
On July 1, 2011, Canadian immigration authorities will start imposing an annual cap on the Federal Skilled Worker and Immigrant Investor programs, and will temporarily stop accepting applications under the Federal Entrepreneur Class. »
Canada: Federal Authorities Promote Long-Term, Multiple-Entry Visas
Visa applicants are now encouraged to obtain long-term, multiple-entry visas, as Canadian immigration authorities promote the use of these visas in an effort to reduce the number of transactions handled by consular offices. »
Canada: New Labor Market Opinion Requirements Take Effect April 1
When new restrictions on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program take effect on April 1, employers will face additional compliance requirements and heightened review of applications for labor market opinions (LMO). »
Canada: New Employer Compliance Requirements Take Effect Soon
Employers should be prepared for new restrictions on the Temporary Foreign Worker Program taking effect April 1, 2011. Employers will be required to demonstrate past compliance with program rules and commitments in order to participate in the program. Further, some foreign workers will be subject to a four-year limit on employment in Canada. »
Canada: Independent Contractors Can Now Qualify as Intracompany Transferees
Independent contractors are now eligible to work in Canada as intracompany transferees if they have worked exclusively for the employer abroad in a qualifying capacity for at least one year in the preceding three years. »