CLE Online

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Silvia Macedo — McCrea Immigration Law LLP, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Helen Park — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver

IMP Options for Business Owners (9:10 – 10:15)

• challenges of investors options under Free Trade Agreements
• challenges of intra-company transferee options for business owners
• other options open to business owners (C10, C11, LMIA Owner/Operator), are they really an option?
• challenges transitioning to PR

Moderator: Silvia Macedo — McCrea Immigration Law LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey S. Lowe — Lowe & Company, Vancouver
Catherine A. Sas, QC — Sas & Ing Immigration Law Centre, Vancouver

BREAK (10:15 – 10:30)

LMIAs (10:30 – 11:35)

• when Global Talent Stream Category B or A are preferable to employer specific IMP categories like Provincial Nominee
• observations and challenges during the pandemic with low-wage, high-wage and permanent LMIA applications and what will be the new normal going forward
• LMIA online

Sharon An — PwC Law LLP, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (11:35 – 11:50)

Start-Ups (11:50 – 12:55)

• what practitioners should know about designated organizations when being engaged by a start-up company
• assessing when the GSS intra-company transferee work permit category can be used instead of the start-up business class category
• recent trends with permanent residence applications
• assessing when the Express Entry permanent residence pathway can be used instead of the SUBC PR category

Moderator: Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Jeffrey Chang — Manager and Immigration Consultant, EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Jean Yoon — Program Manager, Launch Academy, Vancouver

LUNCH (12:55 – 1:35)

Work Options for Students (1:35 – 2:40)

• when your client needs a work permit and limitations
• working as a PhD student or post-doctorate fellow
• co-op work permits (when needed, how to apply, limits, difference from study permit work authorization)
• challenges related to post-grad work permit
• what employers need to know

Moderator: Silvia Macedo — McCrea Immigration Law LLP, Vancouver
Angela Harris — Heron Law Offices, Burnaby
Marina L. Sedai — Sedai Law Office, Surrey

BREAK (2:40 – 2:55)

Work Authorization Without a Work Permit (2:55 – 3:55)

• business visitors—international business activities, after-sales services, intra-company training
• global skills strategy—eligibility, durations, and challenges
• don't forget R. 186—work authorization without work permit (potentially longer term)
• don't forget R. 186—work authorization without work permit (short term)

Moderator: Helen Park — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Meika C. Lalonde — McCrea Immigration Law LLP, Vancouver
Steven Meurrens — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (3:55 – 4:00)

Silvia Macedo — McCrea Immigration Law LLP, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Helen Park — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver