Minister Kenney and the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary announced that they will hold joint consultations with stakeholders regarding cross-border business travel.  The intended outcome of these efforts is to facilitate business travel between Canada and the United States. These consultations are in accordance with the United States-Canada Beyond the Border Action Plan [...]

The Government of Canada has stated that they will partner with CGI Group Inc. and CIBC to expand the Federal Internship for Newcomers (FIN) program so that it will include private companies. This will add diversity to Canada’s multinational companies and allow for newcomers to obtain valuable temporary work experience. For more information on the [...]

Discussions about Canada’s aging population are plentiful across various areas of discipline. Often, the discourse turns to the topic of immigrants. The Globe and Mail recently published an article entitled “Why Canada needs a flood of immigrants”, in which this very issue was addressed. The article recommends a dramatic increase in Canada’s immigration levels, in [...]

As a result of Bill C-10, commonly known as the Safe Streets and Communities Act, receiving Royal Assent on March 13, 2012, the changes to the Criminal Records Act (CRA) have now come into effect. More specifically, the Pardon program’s name, eligibility requirements, and waiting periods, have been changed as follows: The term “pardon” is [...]

More changes with respect to citizenship and immigration laws in Canada may be coming down the pipe.  Keeping in line with other recent announcements regarding changes to the Canadian economic immigration landscape, the government is proposing changes to the citizenship rules as they relate to language ability. Under the proposed changes, prospective citizens would be [...]

On April 25, 2012, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC) introduced their new Accelerated Labour Market Opinion (A-LMO) initiative.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            The A-LMO will apply to temporary foreign workers in higher skilled (NOC O, A and B) positions but will not apply to the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program, the Agricultural Stream, or the film and entertainment [...]