This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with claiming Express Entry points for arranged employment while holding a C14 work permit. Reader’s question A film producer came to Canada under the International Mobility Program: Canadian interests – Significant benefit – Television and film production workers [R205(a)] (LMIA exemption code C14). He

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the classification of certain occupations a senior managerial (NOC 00) occupations. Reader’s question I’ve read your article about the Owner Operator LMIA and learned about NOC 00. It seems that it is difficult to characterize a position as a NOC 00 position and is not as easy as other consultants

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with claiming Express Entry points for arranged employment after working for one’s own company under a C11 work permit. Reader’s question A person was issued a 2-year work permit that is LMIA exempt under the C11 category of the International Mobility Program. The person’s company, which he owns 50% of,

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the eligibility of Quebec work experience under federal economic applications for permanent residence. Reader’s question I have one question regarding Express Entry and applications under CEC and FSW. A potential client graduated from a Quebec university and then worked in Quebec for almost 3 years

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the required work experience under the Federal Skilled Worker program. Reader’s question I have a question about the Federal Skilled Worker program and my client’s eligibility. He has multiple short term work experiences within a single year - from India. While the work is continuous and he has cha

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with proving a client’s work experience in permanent residence applications. Reader’s question I have a client who is working as a “Scheduler” at a Home Support Services Department in British Columbia, where she has been working for about 8 months. Her work permit expires in a little over 2 years. We ar

The Ontario government announced three proposed changes to the Ontario Regulation 422/17 (General), a Minister's Regulation made under the Ontario Immigration Act, 2015. If approved, these changes will modify the employer-driven streams of the Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program. The first proposed change consists in adding 13 new manufacturing occupations to the In-Demand Skills category. The proposed additional National Occupational Classifications, which only apply to positi

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the extension of a T13 work permit as a provincial nominee during the processing of a permanent residence application. Reader’s question An applicant for permanent residence under a provincial nominee program (employer job offer stream) has been waiting for the result at the Federal final stage of

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the transferability points assigned by Express Entry to candidates with a provincial or territorial Certificate of Qualification in a trade occupation. Reader’s question I have a potential permanent residence client who is looking to upload an Express Entry profile as someone who qualifies under th

This article by Andrew Carvajal is part of the Immigration Education Alliance (IMEDA) weekly column titled "Learning Moments". Hello fellow practitioners. Today’s column deals with the recent suspension to process LMIA applications for caregivers, as well as its exemptions. Reader’s question I have a client who is in Toronto with a valid child caregiver work permit that was issued with the support of an LMIA. Her employment in Canada was terminated but she found a new employe