Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit and Canadian Immigration (Part 2)
Introduction In this section, I will look at the Canadian Film and Video Production Tax Credit’s (CPTC) provisions around Key Creative Personnel and why, consequentially, Telefilm Treaty Co-Production Agreements are desirable from an immigration perspective. Telefilm Treaty Co-Production Agreements The first stage in determining whether the Key Creative Personnel are met is to determine what […]
New Express Entry Italian Page, Immigration Resources, and the Importance of Optics
On June 12, 2015, Canada’s National Defence Minister Julio Fantino on behalf of Canada’s immigration minister, Chris Alexander announced the creation of a new Italian-language resource to help promote Italian immigration to Canada via Canada’s online processing system for economic immigration, Express Entry. The news release can be found here. I think that recognition by […]
A Day One Problem: Post-Graduate Work Permit to Permanent Resident
In December 2014, my colleague Steve Meurrens predicted that the introduction of Express Entry would have a devastating effect on the ability of international students to obtain Permanent Resident status in Canada (see: http://canadianimmigrant.ca/slider/are-options-for-international-students-to-immigrate-permanently-narrowing). It seems like Steve’s epiphanies have come true. Just this past month I have received no less than 5 inquiries from individuals […]
“If You Build It, He Will Come” – Week 1
In “Field of Dreams,” the main character Kevin Costner is in the middle of the cornfields when he hears a voice that keeps saying: “If You Built It, He Will Come.” In my first week as an associate, I feel the exact same way. I need to build a foundation. A solid foundation. It won’t […]
Opinion: If Canadian Investor Immigrant’s Funds are Already Being Put “At-Risk”, We Might as Well Fund Social Projects
Without mincing work, it is clear from the opening, closing, reopening, and extension of Canada’s Investor Immigrant Venture Capital Program (IIVCP) that the program has been, currently is, and most likely will be a flop. I have assisted several colleagues in writing pieces on the IIVCP and as optimistic as we have tried to make it […]
Breaking down the Bridge – Open Bridging Work Permit
Two weeks ago, CIC introduced clarified instructions on when an Open Bridging Work Permit would be issued with respect to economic class applicants (see: http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/resources/tools/temp/work/prov/bridging.asp). The parameters are as follows: 1) They are currently in Canada; 2) They have valid status on a work permit that is due to expire in four months or less; […]
Express Entry Technical Amendment: You Can Get Scores for Non-Continuous Canadian Work Experience
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) has made several technical amendments which came in force May 30, 2015. These amendments are a welcome clarification and should assist those applicants with several years of Canadian work experience. Ultimately, it may give several applicants a big Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) Score point boost! Per CIC (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/department/mi/express-entry.asp) [emphasis added]: […]
