Immigration
Are you looking to bring senior executives, managers, professionals or other workers into Canada or the U.S.? Do you need help complying with Canadian federal and provincial immigration regulations? No matter what your needs are, the immigration team at MLT Aikins can help, offering start-to-finish immigration application services for employers and ongoing support to ensure you’re compliant with regulatory obligations. Whether you’re expanding your business into Canada, bringing in employees from overseas, or looking to send your employees to work in the United States, we’re here to help.
How we help
Bringing foreign workers into Canada or the U.S. can be a daunting task, fraught with confusing immigration processes and regulatory obligations. We remove the stress from these situations by giving you practical guidance on the immigration options that best suit your needs, and addressing any challenges you may face before they arise.
Whether you’re planning to transfer a single executive to Canada or establish a new branch office, our team can guide you through the process of obtaining business visitor status, work permits, temporary resident visas, study permits, permanent resident status or citizenship for your prospective employees.
But we don’t just stop at helping you bring workers into Canada. We work closely with our labour and employment lawyers to ensure that you’re aware of—and compliant with—your legal obligations regarding temporary foreign workers, including the rules regarding terminations and layoffs. We also work with our corporate and tax lawyers to give you strategic advice on expanding into Canada or acquiring Canadian businesses that employ foreign workers.
We’ll make sure you know how to proceed in the event of a federal immigration audit, and we’ll represent you in the event of compliance reviews or regulatory enforcement proceedings.
We offer U.S. immigration services if you’re planning to send employees to the U.S. Whether your employee is a Canadian citizen, a permanent resident of Canada or a temporary resident, we can advise you on any business visitor statuses applicable to him or her and help you get the temporary and permanent visas needed to enter and work in the U.S.
We also help qualifying Indigenous Canadians obtain U.S. permanent residency, allowing them to live and work in the States indefinitely. And, if there are ever concerns about any of your employees potentially being denied entry to the U.S., we will raise this with you well in advance, allowing you to avoid unwelcome surprises at the border.
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