Essential Knowledge for the Canadian Corporate Immigration System

DATE: May 25, 2022

TIME: 9:00 AM PST

It’s that time of year when employers are seeking seasonal labourers. With the labour shortages across North America, many employers are seeking employees from beyond our borders. This session will cover the underlying issues and processing considerations for employers looking to hire from outside of Canada.

Ben Kranc will discuss the Work Permit System including LMIAs, IMPs, and work exempt from work permits. This session will also look at current procedural issues, inadmissibility and COVID’s impact on corporate immigration.

Benjamin A. Kranc is senior principal of Kranc Associates Immigration Lawyers, and has many years of experience assisting clients in connection with Canadian immigration and business issues. Ben is certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Immigration Law, and is one of only a select few to be chosen by ‘Who’s Who Legal’ to be a foremost practitioner in his field. He has spoken at numerous conferences, seminars, and information sessions – both for professional organizations and private groups – about issues in Canadian immigration law, and is a lecturer for the the immigration law practitioners program at The University of British Columbia. Ben has also written extensively. He is the author of a text on Canadian immigration law entitled “North American Relocation Law” (Thomson Reuters) and contributing immigration author of “The Human Resources Advisor” (First Reference Books). Given his background, Mr. Kranc has experience in both corporate and personal immigration matters, as well as an understanding of clients’ needs. This edge gives corporate clients the ability to have their personnel “hit the ground running”. Mr. Kranc’s clients include corporations ranging in size from boutiques to Fortune 500 multi-nationals, as well as global mobility and relocation organizations, and US and other foreign counsel.