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 [...]

Submitting an application to sponsor your grandparent  or parent can be a stressful endeavor. Many of our clients have an easy enough time locating application forms online but have no idea where to start with respect to gathering documents. Akrami & Associates will guide you [...]

Federal Skilled Trades Requirement The Federal Skilled Trades (FST) category of permanent residence is geared towards foreign-skilled tradespeople with experience in eligible occupations. Eligible trades workers, based on their education, experience and occupation, may obtain permanent resident status in Canada. This category seeks to facilitate [...]

Submitting an application to sponsor your dependent child can be a frustrating endeavour without the right support. Many of our clients have an easy enough time locating application forms online but have no idea where to start with respect to gathering documents. Akrami [...]

The conjugal sponsorship category is a testament to Canada's commitment to understanding and consideration when it comes to family unification. Eligible permanent residents and Canadian citizens who qualify to sponsor may facilitate their conjugal partner for permanent resident status. In order to qualify as a [...]

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 [...]

The Canadian Experience Class ( CEC ) was created to help people like this take part in the Canadian economy. This video talks about the Canadian Experience Class. The video outlines how you can qualify under the Canadian Experience Class and what your [...]

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A start-up business must be a new business intended to be operated in Canada and must meet the criteria to be a qualifying business. Section 2(2)( a) of the MIs requires that the new start-up business must have received a commitment from: A [...]

Live-in Caregiver Processing To participate in the Live-in Caregiver Program (LCP), you must make an application for an initial Live-in Caregiver work permit at a Canadian visa office abroad. Visa offices are responsible for the initial selection process and issuance of initial work permits to [...]