Canadian Immigration Podcast

Canadian Immigration Podcast

Hosted by: Mark Holthe

This podcast is all about Canadian Immigration law, policy, and practice. Periodically Canadian immigration lawyer Mark Holthe will address various topics related to the Canadian immigration process. If you are...

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118: What if your Visa to Canada was refused?

What to do when it all goes wrong? A discussion about how to get errors fixed for study permits, work permits, visitor visa or permanent residence. Examples will include what to do when you (the applicant) make a...
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117: Why NO JUSTICE for Self-Employed applicants?

Join Mark Holthe and Pantea Jafari as they discuss the recent case of Tafreshi v MCI 2022 FC 1089, and the struggle that 110 applicants have had to go through before they get justice from IRCC. The issue lies in a...
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116: Canada Tech Talent Strategy and Work Permit for H-1B Holders

In this episode Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry discuss the newly announced Canada Tech Talent Strategy and unveil the details on the new Canada H-1B Holder Work Permit.  The New Tech Talent Strategy was...
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115: Rural an Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) in Claresholm, AB - Opportunities, Challenges and Practical Tips

In this episode Mark Holthe and Brady Schnell, Clareshold Economic Development Officer, share their views on the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot program, its successes and challenges. Who can apply for RNIP, how...
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114: Business Immigration Series - Supporting a Foreign Worker for Permanent Residence

In this episode of the Business Immigration Series Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry discuss the implications of supporting foreign workers for permanent residence by their Canadian employers. Should you as...
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113: Business Immigration Series - Employer Compliance and why you should be scared

About our Sponsors - Joorney Business Plans: Joorney Business Plans is the leading immigration business plan writing service provider in Canada. With more than ten years of experience, Joorney has grown to become a...
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112: Deemed Knowledge - what if you hired someone illegally?

It is well known that employers may be held liable for hiring a foreign worker without an authorization. But what if the employer did not know that the foreign worker was not authorized to work? What if on the surface...
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111: The four BIG problems with CUAET no one is talking about

In this episode we unveil our TOP 4 concerns (and scams) that emerged with the rollout of the CUAET program. Of course, the program is designed to allow as many Ukrainians to escape the atrocities of war or reunite...
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110: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of CUAET

This introductory episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast is all about CUAET (Canada Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel) and the challenges arising out of this program. Today Mark Holthe and Igor Kyryliuk...
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109: Business Immigration Series - LMIA approved, now what?

We've been discussing all sorts of problems that can arise during the process of applying for LMIA. This time we're going to focus on a more positive topic. In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast,...
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108: The strike, it's impact on immigration, and The Impossible Trivia

Everyone is talking about the massive strike that is happening now in Canada. In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast wetalk about the impact the strike is going to have on immigration processing times. We...
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107: The Return of the Impossible Canadian Trivia

In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast we've gathered yet again as a team to discuss the latest news and updates about Immigration Law and to play in our third episode of the Canadian Impossible...
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