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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070: SPECIAL SERIES INTRODUCTION - Immigration Hearings and Appeals with Rekah McNutt

One of the most heartbreaking realities of practicing Canadian immigration law is the fact that not all applications submitted will get approved.There is nothing worse than having to inform a client that their...
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069: Special Episode - The impact of the 2019 Election on Immigration

Another federal election has come and gone and after the dust has settled, Canada will have a minority Liberal government. The question is.....how will this impact Canadian immigration law, policy and practice? In...
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068: Express Entry

Express Entry is one of the most volatile, scary, and stressful applications that can be submitted to Immigration Refugees and Citizenship Canada. In this episode I share with you some of my best insights and tips on...
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067: Be prepared for the Canadian Health System with Jason Cummings

People preparing to emigrate to Canada often have one or more of the following misconceptions about the Canadian healthcare system: “Medicare works the same across the country,” or  “Coverage is immediate upon...
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066: Canadian Refugee Law - What everyone should know with Hart Kaminker

With the increasing numbers of refugee claimants crossing into Canada via the US border, the topic of refugees has become extremely polarizing in our country. As we approach another election year, political...
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65: Quebec Immigration - What's new? with Quebec Immigration Lawyer Genna Evelyn

Quebec has gone through some fairly significant changes to it's immigration programs. If you want to know how these changes may impact on Quebec based work permits and immigration, you've come to the right place....
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064: Pot Legalization and Cross Border Travel with Henry Chang

www.CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com With the legalization of marijuana in Canada on October 17, 2018, there continues to exist tremendous confusion on how this will impact Canadian marijuana users travelling to the US...
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063: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION SERIES: Business Plans - An essential component to business immigration applications with Mariannella Manzur of Joorney Business Plans

For the past 15 years, I have routinely requested that my business immigration clients provide business plans to support the various business class applications I seek on their behalf in Canada. I never gave a thought...
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062: United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - 5 great ways to work in Canada with Billie Young

The renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) created a fair amount of anxiety for us immigration lawyers. What would they change? Would caps be put in place on renewals? Would certain...
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061: Police Clearances - Don't take them lightly with Shirish Chotalia

www.CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com So... IRCC is asking you to provide a police clearance. No problem...right? WRONG! Although obtaining police clearances for Canadian immigration purposes can seem like a pretty...
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060: Visa Processing - Navigating the Quirky Cases with Christy Jones

Visa processing can be tricky business. Although IRCC has taken significant measures to streamline the process and make it easier for us to file applications online and through the various processing...
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059: AINP - Alberta Opportunity Stream - Everything you wanted to know - Mark Holthe's take!

Are you an Alberta based foreign worker frustrated with how high the CRS has climbed for Express Entry? Are you beginning to think you will never get an ITA? If this is you, the Alberta Immigrant Nominee...
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