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Self-Employed Class – Becomming Economically Established
Regulation 100(1) of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-227 states: For the purposes of subsection 12(2) of the Act, the self-employed persons class is hereby prescribed as a...
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The 2021 NOC and TEERs
The following is a summary of a 2022 Memo to the Minister. 1A2022-01375In 2022 Canada is changing the National Occupational Classification (“NOC”). The new NOC is called NOC 2021. Among the changes in...
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The Return of Incomplete Applications
I have previously written in this blog about how Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC’) has adapted an exceptionally strict approach to returning applications for incompleteness. I have...
View ArticleResponsibility for Missed E-mail Communication
It is a scenario that anyone who e-mails experiences all to often. You send an e-mail, and then a couple seconds later receive a DNS message informing you that the e-mail was never delivered. Most of...
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Arranged Employment
Regulation 82 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations, SOR/2002-227 states: 82 (1) In this section, arranged employment means an offer of employment that is made by a single employer...
View ArticleThe Agri-Food Pilot
The Agri-Food Pilot is a Canadian immigration program designed to address labor shortages in Canada’s agri-food sector. It was launched by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC“) in 2019...
View ArticleGenuineness and Caregivers
On June 18, 2019 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada revamped its caregiver programs. Gone was the requirement that employers first obtain a Labour Market Impact Assessment and that...
View ArticleHome Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot
On June 18, 2019 Canada launched the Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot. The Home Child-Care Provider Pilot and Home Support Worker Pilot are 2 economic pilot programs...
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Self-Employed Class – What is Self Employment
To be a member in the Self-Employed Class, an applicant must have a minimum of two years of experience in cultural activities, athletics, or the purchase and management of a farm (for applications...
View ArticleExtending a COPR or a Landing Visa
Visa officers have the discretion to extend the time limits on visa that have been issued. The 2018 decision in Austin v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) illustrates this point. There, a person...
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