Our immigration lawyers act as counsel on Judicial Reviews of matters and decisions arising under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and its Regulations. We handle motions relating to staying of deportation orders, citizenship appeals applications for mandamus orders, and related immigration litigation. Our immigration lawyers represent our clients in the Federal Court of Canada and all divisions of the Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada including the immigration Division, Immigration Appeal Division, Refugee Appeal Division, and the Refugee Protection Division. Many people wrongly believe that their application rejection or deportation order is the end of their immigration dreams. Our immigration lawyer…

The Federal and Provincial Governments of Canada welcome foreign nationals who desire to start a business in Canada which generates local employment and are eager to make a positive contribution to the Canadian way of life. Provinces of Canada design and implement their respective entrepreneur's visa programs through Provincial Nominee Program. For individuals who want to establish and run a business within a province of Canada, they may be nominated for permanent residency by the province. Each province may run multiple programs at different times during the year based on its needs and goals. Program requirements vary widely and are subject to…

Express Entry is an online immigration management system for skilled workers looking to immigrate to Canada. This program is available for three types of immigration programs; Canadian Experience Class (CEC) CEC is available for skilled workers having Canadian work experience. The work experience must be gained in the 3 years before you apply. The candidate can also be eligible by working in Canada while under temporary resident status with authorization to work Federal Skilled Workers Program for skilled workers with foreign work experience must meet criteria for education, language and other factors Federal Skilled Trades Program for skilled workers who are qualified in a skilled trade must have a valid job offer…

Your relatives can live, study and work in Canada if they become permanent residents of Canada. You can sponsor certain relatives to come to Canada if you’re at least 18 years old and a: Canadian citizen or person registered in Canada as an Indian under the Canadian Indian Act or permanent resident of Canada Under current programs, an eligible person can sponsor the following relatives to Canada Spouse, partner, or dependant children Parents visa and grandparents visa and super visa Certain blood relatives such as brothers, sisters, nephews in certain circumstances. Sponsor an adopted child

The Provincial Nominees Program (PNP) is designed for workers who: have the skills, education and work experience to contribute to the economy of a specific province or territory want to live in that province, and want to become permanent residents of Canada Each province has its own “streams” (immigration programs that target certain groups) and requirements. For example, in a program stream, provinces and territories may target: students business people skilled workers semi-skilled workers How you will apply depends on which Provincial Nominee Program stream you’re applying to. You might need to apply using the paper-based process, or by the online process through Express Entry.

Intra-Company Transfers are allowed under the International Mobility Program. This program allows high-skilled foreign workers to temporarily work in Canada as an Intra-Company Transferee (ICT). If an international company has a location (branch, subsidiary, or affiliate) in Canada that company can transfer their employee to the Canadian location. Reach out to our team of Immigration Lawyers to consult on how your company can utilize skilled foreign workers under this program.

The Atlantic Immigration Program is a pathway to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers and international graduates from a Canadian institution who want to work and live in 1 of Canada’s 4 Atlantic provinces—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland and Labrador. The program helps employers hire qualified candidates for jobs they haven’t been able to fill locally. Before you can make a job offer to a candidate, you must first become designated by the provincial government of the Atlantic province where the candidate will be working. Once you’ve offered a job and the candidate has accepted, there are several steps that…

Canada’s Start-up Visa Program targets immigrant entrepreneurs with the skills and potential to build businesses in Canada that: are innovative can create jobs for Canadians can compete on a global scale Do you have an innovative business idea? If you can get support for your idea from one of the designated organizations, you may be able to immigrate to Canada. To be eligible for the Start-up Visa Program, you must: have a qualifying business get a letter of support from a designated organization meet the language requirements bring enough money to settle Contact us today to get more information on how you could qualify.

The Self-employed Persons Program allows people to immigrate to Canada permanently as a self-employed person. If you’re interested in this program, you must: have relevant experience in cultural activities or athletics and be willing and able to make a significant contribution to the cultural or athletic life of Canada To immigrate as a self-employed person, you must: To be eligible for the Start-up Visa Program, you must: have relevant experience be willing and able to be self-employed in Canada meet the program’s selection criteria and meet medical, security and other conditions Relevant experience Your experience is relevant if you have: taken part in cultural activities or athletics at a world-class level or been a…

Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) RNIP is a community-driven program. It’s designed to spread the benefits of economic immigration to smaller communities by creating a path to permanent residence for skilled foreign workers who want to work and live in one of the participating communities. To be eligible for RNIP, you must have qualifying work experience or have graduated from a publicly funded post-secondary institution in the recommending community meet or exceed the language requirements meet or exceed the educational requirements prove you have enough money to support your transition into the community intend to live in the community meet community-specific requirements have temporary resident status (if you’re in Canada when you apply)   Agri-Food Pilot The Agri-Food Pilot…

Claim Refugee status from inside Canada Canada offers refugee protection to some people in Canada who fear persecution or who would be in danger if they had to leave. Some dangers they may face include Torture Risk to their life Risk of cruel and unusual treatment or punishment If you feel you could face one of these risks if you go back to your home country or the country where you normally live, you may be able to seek protection in Canada as a refugee. Who can make a refugee claim To make a refugee claim, you Must be in Canada Can’t be subject to a removal order If you’re outside Canada,…