Canada holds the title of the second largest country in the world comprising of 10 provinces, beautiful landscapes, metropolitan cities and world-renowned universities listed in various global top lists known for the quality of education.
Canada also has one of the highest per-capita immigration rates in the world, admitting over 300,000 new permanent residents each year. This trend is expected to continue, even in light of the current global health crisis as Canada commits to welcoming over one million newcomers over the next three years. While a majority of new immigrants will be admitted through many economic immigration programs, Canada continues to be dedicated to family reunifications programs such as spousal or parental sponsorships, supervisa issuances, and continues to lead the world with refugee admissions.
The government of Canada appreciates and recognizes the contribution of immigrants to the well-being of Canada’s communities and across all sectors of the economy. The Canadian health-care system relies on immigrants to keep Canadians safe and healthy. Other industries, such as information technology companies and farmers and producers, also rely on the talent of immigrants to maintain supply chains, grow their businesses and, consequently, create more jobs for Canadians.
Despite the ongoing pandemic, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) continues to accept and process applications. Unfortunately, the global travel restrictions and capacity constraints have led to a shortfall in admissions over the last one year. In order to outweigh the shortfall and ensure Canada has the workers it needs to fill crucial labor market gaps and remain competitive on the world stage, the 2021 to 2023 levels plan aims to continue welcoming immigrants at a rate of about 1% of the population of Canada, including 401,000 permanent residents in 2021, 411,000 in 2022 and 421,000 in 2023.
The Government of Canada has confirmed that the Immigration process over the next three years will have a prime focus on economic growth, where approximately 60% of admissions are to come from the Economic Class. The 2021–2023 Immigration Levels Plan will help cement Canada’s place among the world’s top destinations for talent, creating a strong foundation for economic growth while reuniting family members with their loved ones and fulfilling Canada’s humanitarian commitments.
At UL Lawyers, we provide advice and assistance in all areas of immigration law, from temporary entries to permanent residence applications under all categories. We thoroughly advise clients through more complicated applications such as addressing inadmissibility concerns or previous refusals to facilitate a new application to Canada. We assist international students with Study Permit applications and propose immigration solutions leading to obtaining Permanent Residence, and eventually Canadian Citizenship. We have generous experience obtaining work permits for our clients under many categories such as Post-Graduation Work Permit, Open Spousal Work Permit and Employer-specific Work Permit.
Besides assisting individuals with their immigration plans, we work to assist employers and companies to address their needs of bringing skilled workers from outside Canada. This includes work permit eligibility assessments for foreign workers, preparation of appropriate work permits, business visitor visas, and where necessary - obtaining the Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) and on-line Offer of Employment for LMIA-exempt individuals. Once the skilled worker is in Canada, we will work with them to create an immigration plan to obtain permanent residence.
Our expertise includes assisting employers throughout the entire LMIA process, most important of which are the interviews with Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) officers and educating the employer on compliance per ESDC standards.
UL Lawyers offers legal assistance in immigration matters to interested applicants all around the globe. Regardless of the country you reside in, we can assist you with your immigration application/process/matter.
We invite you to discover our website to learn more about any immigration program of interest. To speak to us directly or to book a consultation, you can contact us via telephone or What’sApp 905-744-8888 or email us at info@ullaw.ca for additional information.
