Effective 27 May 2025 (12 weeks after being signed), the policy allows certain foreign nationals in Canada who have secured a valid offer of employment to start working in a new position or with a new employer immediately after submitting their work permit application, before it is approved.
In this decision involving six judicial review applications, Justice Southcott found that there was no breach of procedural fairness arising from the PFLs issued to the Applicants, nor in relation to their reconsideration requests.
In a recent decision, Madam Justice Strickland found that the
Officer unreasonably imported a new eligibility requirement for C-41 work permits by finding that the Principal Applicant had only provided documents showing that her spouse’s company exists on paper but no proof that the company is doing business.
Will Tao’s expert opinion was featured in Vancouver Sun over the recent proposed immigration number reduction by Federal Government.
HLO is pleased to share that our team has successfully represented an Employer and Applicant on a C20 work permit application through the International Mobility
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