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  How to send staff to Canada through Intra-Company Transfers || Oris Visas  Multinational companies can send key staff to work in Canada through Intra-Company Transfer work permits. If your company has a parent company, branch, subsidiary, or affiliate in Canada, you can send key personnel to the Canadian location through an Intra-Company Transfer (ICT). ICT work permits are initially valid for one year and may be eligible for renewal. If the worker qualifies, employers are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) requirement. Both the company and the transferee must meet certain qualifications to be eligible for the ICT. Schedule a Free Work Permit Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm Company requirements for ICT In order for a company to be qualified for an ICT, it needs to be operating in Canada. It is not enough to just have a physical presence. The Canadian and foreign locations must be providing goods and services ...

  Express Entry Canada invites 919 PNP candidates to apply || Oris Visas  Immigration minister Sean Fraser has hinted at a work permit extension for PGWP holders. Canada invited 919 Express Entry candidates to apply for permanent residence on March 30. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada  (IRCC) only invited  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) candidates in the new invitation round. To be invited, candidates needed to have a  Comprehensive Ranking System  (CRS) of at least 785. The minimum score was relatively high because PNP candidates get an automatic 600 points added to their score when they receive their nomination. Without the nomination, the lowest-scoring candidates would have had 185 base points. Invited candidates now have 60 days to apply for  Canadian permanent residence . In the previous round of invitations, IRCC invited a total of  924 PNP candidates  to apply for Canadian immigration. Minister hints at PGWP e...

 How to work in Canada if you have a criminal record || Oris Visas  A criminal record can hinder your plans to work in Canada, however, you may have options to overcome inadmissibility. If you have a criminal record and do not address inadmissibility before you apply for a Canadian work permit, you risk being refused entry to Canada. You may be able to overcome criminal inadmissibility depending on the crime, how long ago it happened, and how you have behaved since. In order to come to Canada with a criminal record, you will need to meet the legal terms to be deemed rehabilitated, or have a temporary resident permit or a legal opinion letter. Whichever option ends up being the best for you, it is important to start the process well in advance of your intended travel to Canada. Here is some general information on ways to overcome inadmissibility to Canada. Schedule a Free Legal Consultation with the Cohen Immigration Law Firm Legal Opinion Letter Legal Opinion Le...

  Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and BC release immigration draw results || Oris Visas  Canada's provincial immigration draws from March 21 to 25 . This past week, Quebec released its immigration draw results. BC held its weekly  Provincial Nominee Program  (PNP) round of invitations. Ontario and Manitoba also held PNP draws. Among the many ways to immigrate to Canada, the PNP allows participating provinces to tailor their own immigration programs. Quebec has more autonomy over its immigration system than any other province, and so it does not participate in the PNP. People who want to immigrate through a province’s immigration system typically need to submit a profile through an expression of interest system. Provincial officials then invite candidates whose profiles fit the criteria for an immigration program. Invited candidates apply for a provincial nomination or a Certificat de sélection du Québec (CSQ) in Quebec. Discover if You Are Eligible for Canadian I...

  Express Entry IRCC aims to resume FSWP and CEC invitations this spring || Oris Visas Minister's remarks on resuming skilled worker draws are in accord with backlog data and IRCC internal briefing notes. Immigration Minister Sean Fraser  said in a recent interview that the immigration department was looking to resume  Express Entry  draws for skilled workers in the spring. Minister Fraser was speaking to ApplyBoard in a virtual interview on issues relating to international students. One of the minister’s mandates is to create pathways to permanent residency for international students and temporary foreign workers. At the end of the interview, the minister addressed questions posed in a chatbox on when Express Entry draws for Federal High Skilled candidates would resume. The Federal High Skilled category covers candidates who are eligible for the  Federal Skilled Worker Program  (FSWP), the  Canadian Experience Class  (CEC), as...