CANADA IMMIGRATION NEWS AND TIPS

Immigration Corner | Are there changes to the LMIA applications?:  Dear Miss Powell, I am a small business owner, and I would like to apply for the LMIA (Labour Market Impact Assessment) to hire someone in Jamaica. The person would use this to support his application for permanent residence. Do you think my application will be approved? Are there changes to the LMIA application process? I know that there are a lot of restrictions now, so I don’t want to waste time and money if there is no chance of my application being successful. Thank you in advance for answering my question. – A.V. CLICK HERE TO BOOK YOUR CONSULTATION. Dear A.V., The Labour Market Impact Assessment, formerly called the Labour Market Opinion, is a report or document that some employers in Canada will need to get that authorises them to hire a foreign national. The report will state whether it is a negative or positive. A positive LMIA will indicate that there is a need for a foreign worker to fill the job. It wil...

  Dear Ms Powell, I am interested in getting a work permit for Canada. Is the embassy still accepting applications? Can you please tell me how to apply? How are persons selected? I am an educated and hard-working man and just want a better life for my family. – R.N. Dear R.N., The government of Canada is still accepting online applications for work permits. Individuals are usually selected based on their education, skills, and proof of a qualifying job offer from an employer who has demonstrated a genuine need to hire an international worker based on labour shortage in Canada. BOOK YOUR CONSULTATION WITH US Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will evaluate each application based on the documents submitted, and permits are issued to individuals who are outside or inside of Canada based on their status, education, skills, and the general labour demand in Canada. LMIA REPORT There are several types of work permits that are issued by IRCC. I strongly recommend that you co...

Click link to c omplete our free online form to FIND OUT IF YOU QUALIFY TO COME TO CANADA.   Dear Miss Powell, Thank you for your weekly articles. Is Canada still accepting applications from professionals like teachers to live in Canada? Are teachers in demand in Canada? I have a diploma from a teacher’s college and a degree from The University of the West Indies. I also have a five-year old son that I need to take with me. Please tell me if I can qualify and what I need to. Do I need to first get a job offer? – G.F. Dear G.F., The government of Canada and the Department of Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) have issued several special advisories on their website in response to the COVID-19 situation. They have advised the public, locally and internationally, that they are still operational, and they are processing applications for temporary and permanent residents and citizenship applications. Click link to c omplete our free online form to FIND OU...

I mmigration Corner | Tell me about these changes : Dear Ms Powell, I saw online that professionals can sponsor themselves to become citizens of Canada. I tried a few years ago, but I didn't get through. A friend said that there have been changes to the system, and since I am a manager at a bank and my husband is a mechanic, we stand a good chance. My sister is also interested, and she works at a hotel as a chef. Can you please tell me what the changes are and how we can qualify? - C.J. Dear C.J., The Canadian government has several programmes under which individuals can apply to become permanent residents, and later, citizens. The programmes are monitored by Immigration Refugee and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Although family sponsorship is possible for parents, grandparents, children under 18 years, to name a few, many individuals have found that self sponsorship is a viable option. To qualify, individuals need to satisfy the requirements under the Federal Skilled Tr...