Canada
CANADA - Seattle Consulate Prepares to Eliminate In-Person Applications
May 15, 2012 - Starting June 1, 2012, the Canadian Consulate in Seattle will no longer accept in-person applications for work permits or Temporary Resident Visas, and will only return applications by mail or courier. The Seattle Consulate is jo...
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CANADA - UPDATE: Accelerated LMOs Launched This Week
April 26, 2012 - Processing for the much-anticipated Accelerated Labour Market Opinions (ALMOs) began Wednesday, April 26. After meeting a two-week advertising requirement, sponsoring companies can expect their ALMOs to be processed in approxim...
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CANADA - Buffalo and Detroit Consulates Phase Out In-Person Applications
April 20, 2012 - Effective May 7, 2012, the Canadian consulates in Buffalo, New York, and Detroit, Michigan, will no longer allow applicants to file their non-immigrant visa applications in-person and receive same-day adjudication services. Ins...
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CANADA - Fast-Track Option of Labour Market Opinions To Be Announced
March 27, 2012 - Service Canada is expected to introduce “trusted employer” processing of Labour Market Opinions (LMOs), which should reduce the current 12- to 14-week processing time period to approximately 10 days. The issuance of an Accelera...
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CANADA - Regulatory Changes Include Four-Year Cap on LMOs and Stricter Employer Compliance Requirements
May 31, 2011 - Foreign workers subject to a Labor Market Opinion (LMO) are now subject to a four-year limit on their employment in Canada. The LMO requires employers to adhere strictly to the terms of employment authorization as defined in a fo...
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CANADA - Immigration Form IMM 5476 Now Requires Spouse’s Signature
May 31, 2011 - A spouse’s signature is now a mandatory requirement on the immigration form IMM 5476, which allows the applicant(s) to authorize a representative to act on the applicant’s behalf. The form also authorizes the representative to ac...
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CANADA - Permanent Residency Applications from Federal Business Class Persons Require Results from Approved English or French Language Tests
May 31, 2011 - Language proficiency points may no longer be claimed based on written evidence by federal business class applicants wishing to apply for permanent residency. Although this was previously allowed, all applications received on or a...
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CANADA - Changes to the Foreign Worker Program
March 9, 2011 - Effective April 1, 2011, Service Canada will institute a four-year maximum employment period for a foreign national working in Canada pursuant to a Labor Market Opinion (LMO). The government may also place a two-year ban on an e...
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CANADA - Salaries of Intra-Company Transferees Now Examined in Applications Filed at Canadian Consulates
January 27, 2011 - Some Canadian consulates abroad are now using salary as a factor in determining whether to approve or deny intra-company transfer (ICT) applications. Canadian consulates in India are the first to adhere firmly to requesting disclo...
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CANADA - Revised Procedures for Work Permit Extensions Based on a Labor Market Opinion
December 10, 2010 - The Case Processing Center (CPC) in Vegreville, Alberta has revised procedures for work permit extension applications that are based on a Labor Market Opinion (LMO). A work permit extension requiring an LMO approval from Service ...
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