Recent News
Employer Portal For Lmia-exempt Work Permits
Employer Portal Employers seeking most types of LMIA-exempt work permits will need to use the Employer Portal in order to pay the $230 employer compliance fee and to submit the Offer of Employment information to CIC. The fee payment and uploading of the LMIA-exempt...
Employer Compliance System and Fee
Starting February 21, 2015, employers hiring foreign nationals who are exempt from the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process will be required to submit information about their business or organization, the Offer of Employment form, and pay a fee to...
Bridging Permits for Pending AINP Nominees
Zemp Law Group has just received confirmation from the Alberta Immigration Nominee Program (“AINP”) that an unofficial initiative to grant a one-time bridging work permit to applicants waiting for their AINP Nominations has now taken effect. It is imperative to note...
Canadian Experience Class Cap Has Been Reached
As of May 1,2014, Citizenship and Immigration announced that an overall cap of 8,000 new Canadian Experience Class applications would be implemented. Please be advised that we have just received confirmation from Citizenship and Immigration Canada that the cap for...
Update on the Express Entry Program & New LMIA Requirements
In January 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will launch a new electronic system called Express Entry to manage applications for permanent residence in certain economic programs. As part of Express Entry, interested candidates will be ranked against...
New Measures for Canadian Employers and Foreign Workers
As many of you are aware, there have been significant and ongoing changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) over the past many months. As a result of the review, a number of changes have been introduced for foreign workers in Canada and the Canadian...
Update on the Express Entry Program
In January 2015, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will launch a new electronic system called Express Entry to manage applications for permanent residence in certain economic programs – similar to Expression of Interest systems currently used in Australia and...
Intra-Company Transferees with Specialized Knowledge: New Guidelines
Effective immediately, the assessment criteria for Immigration officers will include a more rigorous definition of “Specialized Knowledge” for Intra-Company Transferees (“ICTs”) as well as a mandatory wage requirement in some instances. ICT applicants will now be...
Urgent Update Regarding Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program
Please be advised that processing times and availability for the Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program (“AINP”) have been updated as of September 10, 2014. AVAILABILITY The AINP is authorized by Citizenship and Immigration Canada to issue a maximum of 5,500 certificates...