WHEN
Live webinar August 20, 2024 at 12:00pm EST
OR available available video recording
INSTRUCTORS
- Sarah Gray
- Lana Roberts
DURATION
3 hours
SUMMARY
This course will provide and in-depth discussion of the immigration programs (non-entrepreneur steams) available under each of the four Atlantic Provinces’ Nominee Programs for foreign workers. This will include a discussion of all of the Nominee Programs each Atlantic Province has with a focus on Express Entry and Skilled Worker Programs. The instructor will also provide a general overview of each Atlantic Province and address the advantages of navigating Provincial Nominee Program (PNPs) options versus federal programs for permanent residence, as well as the steps to obtain worker status or maintain temporary residence once applicants receive a provincial nomination.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Overview and Initial Client Assessment
- Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Experience: Express Entry and Skilled Worker Programs
- Other streams (less common)
- New Brunswick
- New Brunswick Experience: Express Entry and Skilled Worker Programs
- Other streams (less common)
- Prince Edward Island Part I
- Express Entry and Skilled Worker Programs
- Other streams (less common)
- Newfoundland
- Skilled Worker: Express Entry and Skilled Worker Programs
- Other streams (less common)
- PNP generalities and Practical Tips
- Cover letter elements
- After nomination
- Application for permanent residence
- Work permit application and extension of status as a worker
- Obligation to live in Province following nomination
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
- Currently awaiting accreditation
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, 2025
EXPLORE OUR PASSES
- Expand your knowledge
- Fulfill your yearly CPD requirements in one purchase
- Discounted course rates
YOUR INSTRUCTORS
Sarah is an associate at Cox & Palmer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She is a member of their litigation team and maintains a diverse practice in the areas of insurance litigation and commercial litigation. She also practices immigration law, assisting clients with various temporary and permanent residence applications. Originally from Dartmouth, Sarah attended law school at the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in 2022. She holds a Masters in Public Administration from Dalhousie University and a Bachelor of Arts from Saint Mary’s University.
Lana has practiced exclusively in the area of Canadian business immigration for over 10 years. Lana provides strategic advice to multinational corporations, small-medium businesses, and individuals on a variety of issues related to cross-border movement. She supports corporate clients in maintaining compliance with Canadian immigration laws, including responding to immigration audits. Lana assists her clients in a wide range of sectors in the preparation and submission of immigration applications for temporary residence, permanent residence, and citizenship.
Prior to joining Barteaux, Lana worked as a corporate immigration lawyer at a leading regional law firm in Halifax, Nova Scotia before moving in 2016 to a law firm affiliated with a “Big Four” accounting firm where she led their Atlantic Canadian immigration practice.
