Canada: Work Visas

Green and Spiegel LLP provides comprehensive immigration law services across Canada and the United States, offering both corporate and individual immigration solutions. The firm maintains offices in Toronto and Philadelphia, serving clients with expertise in business immigration, risk management, and workforce mobility. With dedicated teams for Canadian and U.S. immigration matters, the firm delivers strategic counsel for companies and individuals navigating complex immigration processes.

Multinational companies seeking to transfer key personnel to Canada may utilize the intra-company transferee (ICT) work permit, an LMIA-exempt pathway for executives, managers, and specialized knowledge workers. Understanding the qualifying criteria, corporate relationships, and common pitfalls is essential for successful applications, particularly when establishing new Canadian operations.

Nearly half of all Canadian visitor visa applications face rejection, yet most applicants remain unaware of the underlying reasons. Understanding the common pitfalls in the application process and knowing how to address vague refusal letters can significantly improve your chances of approval.

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Green and Spiegel LLP is a leading immigration law firm serving clients across Canada and the United States, offering comprehensive corporate and individual immigration services. With offices in Toronto and Philadelphia, the firm provides expert guidance on business immigration, risk management, and workforce mobility solutions.

If one of your parents or even a grandparent was born in Canada, you might already be a Canadian citizen without realizing it. This video explores the often-overlooked pathways to Canadian citizenship through ancestry and explains how to determine if you qualify. Discover whether you need to take action to claim your citizenship status or if you're already entitled to it by birth.

Canada's newly enacted Bill C‑12 introduces major changes to both refugee eligibility and the government's authority over immigration documents.

Express Entry is largely designed for higher-skilled occupations under the NOC TEER system, typically TEER 0 through 3. While this captures many managerial, professional and technical roles, it excludes a significant portion of the workforce that employers rely on every day. For example, roles such as shippers and receivers, material handlers, cashiers, retail salespersons, home support workers, food and beverage servers etc. fall within TEER 4 and 5, and in many cases, there is simply no viable federal pat

Learn the top LMIA‑exempt work permit options for Canadian employers who want to retain foreign workers with expiring Open Work Permits, including Post‑Graduation Work Permits (PGWPs). Explore pathways including Free Trade Agreements, Mobilité Francophone, International Experience Canada, Reciprocal Employment, and Significant Benefit permits.