This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with whether work experience gained during a period of a professional training following graduation will be considered professional experience for the purpose of a permanent residence application. Reader’s question I have a question regarding foreign skilled worker experience as a d

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with Owner Operator LMIAs and whether having this type of LMIA provides additional points for “Arranged Employment” under Express Entry. Reader’s question An investor with no English bought a company, successfully applied for an Owner/Operator LMIA and is currently working in Canada

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with arranged employment for the purposes of Express Entry. In particular, our reader wants to know which LMIAs and LMIA supported work permits can be used to claim points for arranged employment? Reader’s question Can a valid Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) in the high-wage

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the eligibility of work experience under different occupations for the purpose of meeting the minimum eligibility requirements under the Canadian Experience Class. Reader’s question To qualify for the Canadian Experience Class, one needs 12 months of full-time (or equivalent pa

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online. Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with foreign work experience completed during full-time studies and whether it has an impact on a candidate’s Express Entry score. Reader’s question I have a client who has extensive periods of study over the last 10 years, including a part-time Master’s degree and currently full-ti

En enero del 2015 el gobierno federal implementó un nuevo sistema para gestionar la selección de solicitantes a los programas federales para trabajadores calificados. Este sistema, llamado Express Entry, consiste en un perfil electrónico que determina cuales candidatos son invitados a aplicar a los programas de Federal Skilled Worker, Canadian Experience Class y Federal Skilled Trades. Los candidatos son elegidos en base a un ranking que tiene en cuenta el nivel educativo de

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments" and published online http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1111379240993&ca=38728a55-4635-45ff-89b3-5cbed85f9413 Hello fellow practitioners. Today's column deals with the qualifying work experience under the Federal Skilled Worker Program. Reader's question A client has 5 years of experience in the past 10 years under NOC 2171. He accumulate

Debido a los hechos que están ocurriendo en los Estados Unidos y la reciente decisión de su Presidente con respecto a la abolición del programa de Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), muchas personas viviendo en este país sin estatus nos han consultado con respecto a opciones para inmigrar a Canadá. Por lo tanto, pensamos que es oportuno escribir una columna con respecto a un resumen general de las opciones que puedan existir para ellos. Se debe empezar con la aclar