Live-in Caregiver in Canada For people who are interested in working in Canada, the government has come up with the Live-in Caregiver Program that allows people to work in private homes as a caregiver. If you can provide care to children, elderly persons or persons [...]

Computer Systems Analyst Under FSWP If you are a computer systems analyst and you are planning to immigrate to Canada, your chances for selection are high. Engineers and IT personnel are in high demand, not only in particular provinces but all over Canada. As more [...]

Typically permanent residence status can only be maintained if the permanent resident is physically present in Canada for 730 days (two years) in the most recent five-year period. Now if the residency requirements are not met, then you are at risk of losing your status. [...]

Many people are disappointed to know that their travels to Canada may be affected due to their previous criminal convictions and, as a result, in them being deemed 'inadmissible' to Canada. There are many ways to deal with criminal inadmissibility for the purposes [...]

How long do I have to live in Canada before I am eligible for Canadian citizenship? You must live in Canada for three (3) years (1,095 days) within the four (4) years (1,460 days) immediately before applying for citizenship. How is the residence [...]

Applying for a Temporary Resident Permit Attempting to travel with inadmissibility can be a very nerve-wracking experience. Many have our clients have been turned away at the border because of a lack of awareness, proper documentation or knowledge of what to expect. Worse, many of [...]

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 immigration practitioners. If a [...]

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 immigration practitioners. If a face-to-face meeting [...]

The Canadian Experience Class application facilitates permanent residence for those who are currently in Canada on temporary status but have already established themselves in the Canadian job market. Those who have skilled work experience in Canada and are here on temporary status may take part [...]

NAFTA facilitates the quick access of foreign professionals into each of its members respective countries Canada, the United States of America and Mexico for business or investment reasons. These individuals do not need a Labour Market Opinion (LMO). This means that Canadian employers do not [...]

If your goal is to apply for permanent resident status as a skilled tradesperson, you first need to assess whether or not your trade falls under the eligible occupations and is classified as either an A or B under the National Occupational Classification or NOC. [...]

CIC established Temporary Foreign Worker Units in Toronto and Moncton to serve as main points of contact for companies wishing to hire foreign workers in the two regions. These were in addition to units already established in Vancouver, Calgary and Montreal so that employers across [...]