Friends/Followers:
This week, we will explore the world of Corporate Immigration both from the prospective of an Canadian employer looking to bring on international talent as well as a potential foreign national employee looking to see if the proposed Canadian employer is a good fit.
I don’t put myself out as an expert on these issues (although I hope for corporate immigration to become an increased part of my practice). Also, rather than provide practical tips or big-picture analysis, you will probably see more discussion on discrete/unique issues that I have come across recently. I will try, where possible, to point out where I would make changes to Canada’s current Temporary Foreign Worker Program (“TFWP”), International Mobility Program (“IMP”), and Economic Immigration Programs.
Focus on corporate/economic immigration right now comes at a good time. The Canadian Chamber of Commerce has released a damning report on the state of economic immigrants and foreign workers in Canada. Corporate Immigration has also taken a route to a human right context, with Mr. Muhammad Taimor Haseeb’s human rights complaint against Imperial Oil. Mr. Haseeb is represented by strong immigration counsel, in Chantal Tie, so expect that outside of discrimination this case will challenge the very institution of the foreign working hiring/Labour Market Impact Assessment process.
I look forward to writing some interesting pieces and look forward to feedback, particularly from some of the more expert practitioners in the field.
