You may qualify for an Open Work Permit if: The applicant is already working in Canada, and the applicant's permanent resident application has been approved under any one of the following programs: Spouse or Common Law Partner in Canada class. Live in caregiver program Federal [...]

Temporary Resident Permits If you have a criminal conviction on your record, you may be seen as inadmissible to Canada. However, in some cases, there may be compelling reasons for an officer to issue a Temporary Resident Permit to allow a person who does not [...]

How do I know how long to wait before I am eligible for a pardon? You do not need to wait if you were found not guilty of the offence you were charged 10 years for indictable convictions Pardon/record suspension will NOT be [...]

Rehabilitation is Defined as: The process seeks to improve a criminal's character and outlook so that he or she can function in society without committing other crimes. Within the immigration context, Rehabilitation is an assessment of possible future actions, attitudes and behaviour since [...]

An Authorization to Return to Canada or ARC is a special permission that you will most likely need if you have been the subject of a removal order. A removal order has three categories, each of which results in your inadmissibility to Canada for any [...]

The Significant Benefit Work Permit is a unique type of work permit that requires the applicant to demonstrate certain criteria that would be considered beneficial to Canadians. Unlike most other work permits, this type of work permit is considered Labour Market Opinion exempt [...]

Requirements For Post-graduate Work Permit The Post-graduate Work Permit Program allows students who have graduated from a participating Canadian post-secondary institution to gain valuable Canadian work experience. As well skilled Canadian work experience gained through the Post Graduate Work Permit Program helps graduates [...]

The Off-Campus Work Permit Program allows certain foreign students to work off-campus while completing their studies. To qualify, you must be a full-time student enrolled at an eligible post-secondary educational institution or in an approved program at an eligible privately funded institution. To work off [...]

Submitting a Labour Market Opinion is the first step toward hiring a temporary foreign worker. You will need to make recruitment efforts, locate a suitable candidate and satisfy the Temporary Foreign Worker Unit that you and you meet the criteria. The foreign worker [...]

An Intra-Company Transferee is essentially and work transfer program, for lack of a better analogy. It involves an eligible worker who wishes to transfer between two qualifying organizations of the same company. The parent company being abroad, and the branch company in Canada. As the [...]

Apply as a Business Visitor Visa Akrami & Associates and our team of seasoned legal professionals are here to help you! We will begin by discussing your matter at length during a consultation. It is here that you will meet face-to-face with one of our [...]

Visitor Visa Border Interview Questions Being asked to wait in a small room while you wait for questioning by an immigration officer can be a nerve-wracking experience for the unprepared. Knowing what to expect and preparing yourself for the experience can mean the [...]