CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Zool K. B. Suleman – Suleman & Company, Vancouver

Business Immigration Options

• federal start-up visa option

o criteria
o application process
o tips for a successful application

• BC provincial option (BC PNP entrepreneur immigration)

o BC PNP operating context – history and trends 
o entrepreneur immigration registration criteria
o application process
o tips and common misunderstandings
o ideal candidate profile

Kimberley Branch – Program Manager, Entrepreneur Immigration Stream, BC Provincial Nominee Program, Vancouver
Paul Girodo, MBA – Empowered Startups, Vancouver
Robert Leong – Lowe & Company, Vancouver

Networking Break

Citizenship and Residency Issues

Networking Lunch (Provided)

Business Issues for Visitors and Permanent Residents

• when are visitors working in Canada
• when can permanent residents be employed abroad
• options for the independent  business persons
• owner operator LMIAs fact or fiction

Steve Carey – Alexander Holburn Beaudin + Lang LLP, Vancouver
James E. Turner – Turner Immigration Law, Victoria
Fadi Yachoua – Embarkation Law Corporation, Vancouver

Tax Issues for Non-Residents

• tax filings in support of citizenship
• tax filings in support of sponsorship
• when is a permanent resident not a tax resident
• tax treaties

Gordon Caulder, CPA, CA – Lohn Caulder LLP Chartered Professional Accountants, Vancouver
Anna Hoang, CPA, CA — Lohn Caulder LLP Chartered Professional Accountants, Vancouver
Shawn Tryon –Thorsteinssons LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break 

How to Set Up a Business Immigration Practice

Closing Questions, Comments and Discussion 

Zool K. B. Suleman – Suleman & Company, Vancouver