Earlier this month, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced a new addition to the significant benefit category. Foreign nationals who have been recruited through a Francophone immigration promotional event, and who are…
Continue ReadingCanada’s Immigration Minister, the Honourable John McCallum, spoke last week in Halifax on initiatives to attract and maintain newcomers in Atlantic Canada. He said “Nova Scotia wants more immigrants. I understand that,…
Continue ReadingThe Economic Action Plan 2014 Act, No.1, which received Royal Assent on June 19, 2014, authorized a system of Administrative Monetary Penalties (AMPs) for non-compliant employers. Regulations governing this new AMP regime, both…
Continue ReadingAt Bellissimo Law Group we are privileged to work on behalf of many wonderful people, companies and associations. We represent people from the application stage to the Supreme Court of Canada. Every week we will…
Continue ReadingAt Bellissimo Law Group we are privileged to work on behalf of many wonderful people, companies and associations. We represent people from the application stage to the Supreme Court of Canada. Every week we will…
Continue ReadingAt Bellissimo Law Group we are privileged to work on behalf of many wonderful people, companies and associations. We represent people from the application stage to the Supreme Court of Canada. Every month we…
Continue ReadingTraditionally, if an employer was supporting a work permit application for a worker who was Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) exempt, they were not required to submit any forms or employer application…
Continue ReadingCanadian immigration law is constantly changing – and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is no exception. Employers filing applications for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) after 30 April 2015 should be aware…
Continue ReadingMr. Bellissimo was recently interviewed for an article in the Toronto Star regarding concerns over the revamped federal skilled immigration program, and the complicated process of obtaining a Labour Market Impact Assessment…
Continue ReadingSo the first Express Entry (EE) draw is in the books. 779 Invitations to Apply (ITA) for permanent residency were issued for candidates holding 886 points or higher of a possible 1200…
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