Immigration Options for Entrepreneurs

Included with our Passes

March 14, 2025 at 12:00pm EST

$90
3 hours

Attend Live and On-Demand Recording

SUMMARY

In this course, we will provide an in depth look at the various visa and immigration options for international entrepreneurs looking to immigrate to Canada. The course will deep dive into the available programs, providing practical tips when advising applicants and for preparing permanent residence and work permit applications, and dealing with the unique situations that can arise for entrepreneur applicants

Includes:

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

  • Advising Entrepreneur Clients
  • Work Permits for Entrepreneurs
  • Temporary work permits
  • C11 – Significant Benefit
  • Intracompany Transferee Work Permits
  • Start-up Visa 101
  • PNPs
  • Dealing with Refusals
  • Case Law Applications

CPD CREDITS

For Lawyers and Paralegals
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 March 14, 2026

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INSTRUCTOR

Zeynab Ziaie Moayyed

Immigration Lawyer
My Visa Law

Zeynab has been assisting businesses and individuals with their immigration needs for over a decade. With a practice that merges business and immigration law, she advises clients in a wide range of immigration issues and provides strategic advice for short-term visa planning and long-term immigration purposes.

Zeynab advises multinational corporations, small and medium sized businesses and individuals with regards visa requirements for setting up business operations in Canada, planning for talent mobility and related immigration compliance obligations. Her practices involves assisting business owners and employees obtain work permits and authorizations such as intra-company transfers and Labour Market Impact Assessments (including under the Global Talent Stream). Zeynab is involved in Toronto’s tech community and regularly represents Canadian start-ups in bringing foreign talent to Canada as well as assisting start-up companies to come to Canada either through the start-up visa program.

Zeynab regularly represents clients before the Immigration Appeal Division and the Federal Court of Canada representing clients in residency obligation, sponsorship or removal appeals and applications for judicial review as well as other types of enforcement matters. She is an ardent advocate for use of using technology to better deliver legal services and increase access to justice. She regularly speaks and writes on the topic of immigration and citizenship law developments and policy.