Posts by Michael Niren

Corporate Immigration Law Firm in Toronto: Common issues In our ongoing blog series on corporate immigration law in Toronto found  here and here, one very important area facing corporate immigration law firms are issues of conflict. In most cases, representing companies in matters of cross border issues, employee transfers or hiring new foreign workers, it […]

Labour Market Opinion applications are necessary to bring workers to Canada I have no statistics on this but, as predicted, the refusal rate for Labor Market Opinion (LMO) applications seem to be on the rise. With the downturn in the economy and more stringent regulations respecting LMO applications, foreign workers and their Canadian employers are […]

Skilled immigrants “desperately needed” in Ontario A study released a few weeks ago by Seneca College in Ontario found that skilled immigrants will be desperately needed sooner rather than later due to the impending retirement of baby boomers and a general skills shortage in the province that is leaving many Ontarians without the skills to […]

How a Corporate Immigration Lawyer can help your company We have written about the role of the corporate immigration lawyer in dealing with applications for work permits and employee transfers to Canada and the US.  But in addition to handling the immigration “paper-work” , an equally important component to managing the movement of employees across borders […]

Quebec creating new ways to regulate Immigration Consultants Quebec may just be the first province to implement regulations in an effort to stop the unethical tactics offered to people wishing to immigrate to Canada. According to the province, it’s far too easy for newcomers to be mislead into believing their immigration paperwork can be fast-tracked […]

L-1 Visa Approved thanks to Niren and Associates Mary, I wanted to drop you a line and let you know that my L-1A Visa has been approved.  You have worked diligently and professionally on this matter and made this daunting process very easy for me. Please let Michael Niren know how much I appreciate your […]

Marriage for Legal Residency: What is involved? Valentine’s Day just passed, and for some couples, it might be difficult to find the time to spend together. Sometimes it’s because of work, conflicting schedules or even a shared disdain for the holiday. However, one can’t think of any good reason for a pair of young newlyweds […]

Temporary Protected Status Program The United States Department of Homeland Security has introduced a Temporary Protected Status, or TPS program to help Haitians living in the United States. No other significant weather event has impacted Haiti more than the tragic January earthquake, which was the reason for the introduction of the program. The government has also […]

As of June 2018, the Student Direct Stream (SDS) Programme has replaced the Student Partners Programme (SPP) from 2009. When the SPP was introduced, the number of Indian students enrolled in Canadian colleges and universities doubled in just one year, due to higher acceptance rates from the schools and more Canadian study permits issued. It […]

E-2 Visas Can be Tricky in a Poor Economy We have written about E-2 Investor Visas in the past: those US Work Permits for investors starting or buying a business in the US. Such business are often launched by entrepreneurs taking on great personal risk in the hopes of creating employment for themselves and other […]

Immigration backlogs create lengthy problems for Refugee Claims in Canada Many of those affected by the earthquake in Haiti have relatives who have immigrated to Canada in recent years. While the process has been expedited for Haitians immigrating to Canada who also have family members here to sponsor them, some of those family members are […]

Permanent Residence Application on Humanitarian and Compassionate Grounds Denied Sadly, as reported by Matthew Coutts of the National Post,  Mr. Daniel Johnson’s bid for Canadian permanent residence on Humanitarian and Compassionate grounds was dashed when the Federal Court upheld the refusal of his application. Johnson is former pro basketball player who fled the devastation of […]

TN Visa Application successful thanks to Niren and Associates Fadi was fantastic! He answered my many questions promptly and with unending patience. Fadi worked within my time constraints and with a US employer who was not particularly easy to work with. I felt confident submitting my TN Visa application at US customs after our meeting. […]

Immigration to Quebec made easier for Haitians Last week, the Province of Quebec stated that it was preparing to open its door to welcome more Haitian immigrants affected by the recent earthquake despite federal government protocols 90 per cent of the 135,000 members of the Canadian Haitian population currently reside in the province of Quebec. […]

Family facing deportation from Canada after father killed On Christmas Eve of last year, several Toronto-area families were torn apart when four men died and one was critically injured after the scaffolding they were working on collapsed, the worst construction accident in the city in five decades. Now, the North York family of one man, […]