Learn Canada’s corporate immigration system – explaining the legal structure and practical paths for securing visas and highlighting the considerations in securing work permits
Canadian companies, and foreign companies doing business with Canadian companies, often need to get skilled workers to Canada. From executives of multi-national corporations to sophisticated I.T. workers that keep a company running to specialized-knowledge personnel that holds the key to their business’ vibrancy, highly-skilled foreign workers form an integral part of Canada’s business landscape and getting them a visa is often key to a business’ success.
The law provides both opportunities and obstacles in getting foreign personnel to Canada. This program will take you through Canada’s corporate immigration system – explaining the legal structure and practical paths for securing visas, highlighting the considerations in securing work permits, looking at strategies to wade through the maze, and much more. You’ll leave with both a ‘big picture’ perspective of the system, as well as an understanding of how to navigate the issues.
The program will explore immigration issues including Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs), the Global Talent Stream, Intra-Company Transfers, Professional Visas under various free trade agreements (including the new CUSMA; formerly NAFTA), and much more. The program will be of value to employers, their in-house legal staff, HR personnel, mobility professionals, foreign nationals seeking to work in Canada, and anyone else involved in corporate immigration matters.
The program also canvasses COVID-related work permit/immigration issues now in place.
Canadian Corporate Immigration Lawyer
Benjamin Kranc (pronounced ‘Krantz’) is principal of Kranc Associates, a corporate immigration law firm. Ben received his B.A. (Hons.) in Computer Science from York University in 1983 and his LL.B. from Western University in 1986. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1988 and has been certified as a Specialist in Immigration Law by the Law Society of Upper Canada since 1997. Ben has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal as a foremost practitioner in the area of Corporate Immigration Law, and has received Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer rating, ‘AV Preeminent®’. Ben practises Canadian immigration law exclusively, with a focus on corporate immigration. He is active in the his field, having written various texts including ‘North American Relocation Law’ (Thomson Reuters/Carswell, regularly-updated) and the corporate immigration section of the Human Resources Advisor (First Reference Books). He has also written for professional journals and other periodicals including The Law Times, Immigration and Citizenship Bulletin, and the International Human Resource Update. Ben is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia Certificate in Immigration, Laws, Policies and Procedures Program and a frequent speaker, having spoken for organizations including the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Employee Relocation Council, the Human Resources Professionals Association, and the American Immigration Lawyers Association. He is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association – Citizenship and Immigration Section. In addition to the foregoing, Ben has experience at the corporate immigration executive level, having acted as President of Emigra Canada, and Director of Emigra Group (the global parent organization), one of the world’s largest corporate immigration service providers.
