WHEN
Live webinar July 20, 2023 at 12:00pm EST
OR available video recording
INSTRUCTORS
Andrew Carvajal
DURATION
3 hours
SUMMARY
On the first course of our 4-course LMIA series, we start with the most crucial part of most LMIA applications: documenting recruitment efforts. LMIA applications are amongst the most technical type of applications that immigration practitioners must deal with. Most unsuccessful applications fail at the advertising stage, as Service Canada officers are often unforgiving when an employer has failed to satisfy the recruitment requirements of an LMIA application. This practical course will provide several tips on preparing LMIA advertisements and documenting recruitment efforts. The instructor will do a LIVE demonstration involving the selection of the appropriate wage, duties and required qualifications that correspond to the NOC unit group, as well as how to enter all of that information in the Job Bank and additional advertising platforms.
- The Initial client assessment
- Who will be the client – employer vs. employee
- Work permit exemptions
- LMIA exemptions
- Permanent residence alternatives
- Timing of application
- Getting the right facts from employer and employee
- Preliminary considerations
- Mandatory content of LMIA advertisements
- Choosing the right recruitment platforms
- Documenting recruitment efforts
- Live exercise
- Selecting the right information from the position description
- Reviewing the wage and determining the right stream
- Reviewing the NOC and determining the appropriate duties
- Reviewing the NOC and determining the appropriate qualifications
- Preparing a Job bank advertisement
- Preparing advertisements in additional platforms
- Checking carefully for consistency
- Preparing a sample recruitment log for the client
CPD CREDITS
Law Society of Ontario
• Substantive Hours: This program is eligible for up to 3 hours
Law Society of British Columbia
• Approved for 3 CPD credits
Law Societies of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia
• For members of these Law Societies, consider including this course as a CPD learning activity in your mandatory annual requirements
For Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants
College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants
• Approved for 3 CPD hours
• Video recording valid until July 20, 2024
Further accreditation pending approval
PURCHASING OPTIONS
SINGLE COURSE
$90
Includes:
- Attendance at the live three hour webinar
- Access to the course materials
- Ability to watch the webinar until December 31, 2024
YOUR INSTRUCTOR
Andrew is a Toronto lawyer and partner at Desloges Law Group. He received a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University. He was called to the Bar of Ontario in 2011.
Andrew’s legal expertise involves immigration law, administrative law and some civil litigation. His immigration practice focuses on permanent residence applications under federal and provincial economic programs, all types of business/corporate immigration, applications for sponsorship under the family class and temporary residence applications.
Andrew also represents individuals and corporations in administrative matters, professional and academic discipline cases, as well as Small Claims Court litigation. His professional discipline practice includes the representation of Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants in complaint and discipline proceedings before their regulatory council.
Besides his work at Desloges Law Group, Andrew has been an instructor in the Immigration Consulting program at Herzing College and a guest speaker in a number of immigration education programs and seminars organized by professional associations and community centres. He is also a frequent contributor to several publications dealing with immigration, refugee and administrative law and has been invited to speak about immigration changes on local and national news segments.
Prior to practising law, Andrew was a sociology professor at McGill University and a university researcher in projects dealing with criminal justice, equality laws, family transformation and social research methods.
