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Stephen W. Green
Immigration Law in Canada – East and Immigration Law in Canada – QuebecStephen W. Green
bronzeStephen W. is a bronze memberManaging Partner, Green and Spiegel LLP
Canada announces sweeping changes for international students.
Read more: Canada announces sweeping changes for international students.On January 22, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced major changes to the international student program, including a two-year cap on the number of student visas, as well as new restrictions to post-graduation work permits (PGWP) and open work permits for accompanying spouses. The government states that these measures are part of its efforts to…
H-1B DOOR CLOSES, BUT CANADIAN DOOR IS OPEN
Read more: H-1B DOOR CLOSES, BUT CANADIAN DOOR IS OPENThere’s an old rumor that claims a Ford truck crosses the Canada/US border 8 times as it is manufactured; taking advantage of various talents, abilities, and benefits offered by the two neighboring countries and their populations. This story informs the closest-knit ties between Canada and the United States. Between them, the world’s largest undefended border…
Express Entry #235 – 494 Crs Points – All Program Draw
Read more: Express Entry #235 – 494 Crs Points – All Program DrawOn November 9th, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its tenth all-program draw of 2022 through the Express Entry system. In today’s draw, 4,750 invitations to apply (ITAs) were issued to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 494 or higher. An all-program draw considers every candidate in the Express Entry pool,…
Express entry #231 – 510 crs points – all-program draw
Read more: Express entry #231 – 510 crs points – all-program drawOn September 14th, 2022, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) held its sixth all-program draw of 2022 through the Express Entry system. In today’s draw, 3,250 invitations to apply (ITAs) were issued to candidates with a minimum Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) score of 511 or higher. An all-program draw considers every candidate in the Express Entry pool,…
Canadian Immigration Webinar
Read more: Canadian Immigration WebinarJoin Green and Spiegel’s Managing Partner Stephen Green for a complementary Canadian immigration webinar focusing on investment, entrepreneurship and growing your business in Canada. We are specialists in providing access to the Canadian market to international founders. We partner with government-designated organizations in Canada to help Start-ups establish themselves in Canada while helping them receive…
EMPLOYERS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RECENT PREVAILING WAGE INCREASES
Read more: EMPLOYERS – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE RECENT PREVAILING WAGE INCREASESThe recent update to the prevailing wage across various industries in Canada will have an impact on the wage that employers must pay their temporary foreign workers if they are on certain types of immigration-related applications. Employers of temporary foreign workers have an obligation to verify if the prevailing wage update impacts their workforce. Salary increases will…
NEW LAW MEANS NON-CITIZENS MAY FACE TOUGH CONSEQUENCES FOR IMPAIRED DRIVING
Read more: NEW LAW MEANS NON-CITIZENS MAY FACE TOUGH CONSEQUENCES FOR IMPAIRED DRIVINGOn June 21, 2018, Bill C-46, known as the Impaired Driving Act, became law. The Act accompanies the Cannabis Act, which provides regulated legal access to cannabis, and brings several major changes to the Criminal Code and other Acts with a view to deterring impaired driving. One of these changes is to increase the maximum penalty for impaired driving. For non-citizens of…
Green and Spiegel joins IR as the exclusive Immigration Law member in Eastern Canada
Read more: Green and Spiegel joins IR as the exclusive Immigration Law member in Eastern CanadaIR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Stephen W.Green of Green and Spiegel. Stephen has joined IR as our exclusive Immigration Law member in Eastern Canada Stephen Green is one of the two Senior Partners at Green and Spiegel and is Certified as a Specialist in Immigration Law…