Employer requirements to apply for LMIA are as follows: Business legitimacy Ability to pay a salary to a foreign worker A genuine need for a foreign worker Has not laid off any employees within the 12 months preceding the submission of the LMIA application Provide a...
Travel restrictions have impacted international students to travel to Canada during COVID-19. However, Starting October 20, 2020, Designated Learning Institutions (DLIs) with a COVID-19 readiness plan approved by their province or territory will be able to...
During Covid-19, the issue of relocation of children has become a burning issue between parents due to social and economic challenges brought on by the pandemic. Many have lost their jobs while others have secured jobs in cities where they need to move. In many...
The toughest conversations I have had with clients during the pandemic have often surrounded the issue of delay. While the court closure has resulted in delay all over our already-burdened civil justice system, it is felt most acutely when it comes to trials. ...
Most of the criminal lawyers representing their clients are not aware of the immigration consequences of sentences to their clients. Depending on the nature & type of the offence(s) and resulting convictions/sentences would determine the criminal inadmissibility...
I recently settled a case that would shock most business owners regarding mail-in cheques that prompted me to write this article to hopefully protect our readers. How many of you think it is safe to pay a bill by mailing a cheque to a business? Many...
According to the “tender years doctrine” the mother of a child who is normally up to the age of 7 years old is entitled to the children’s custody and care. Once the child is no longer of ‘tender years’, the father became entitled to the child’s custody. With the...
It seems that the further we get into the global pandemic the more and more we lose the systems and structures that once helped to protect us. Employment law– one of the many safeguards that helped protect our jobs is also in the weeds, and is but one of many...
Getting phone calls in the middle of the night from police officers is a common occurrence for me. The scenario often goes as followed, the phone rings, I answer and on the other end of the line is a police officer explaining that Joe/Jane has been arrested in an...
Thank you for your interest in the Marcellin vs. City of London case, below is the full article written by the London Free Press. To read the article click here. Click below to read the full statement of claim. Marcellin SOC