Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses Canada's newly announced family work permits to address the ongoing labour shortages, and how employers and temporary workers will benefit. Canadians are not returning to the labour market as quickly as employers would've liked post-Covid. Starting January 2023, for a 2-year period Canada will extend work permit eligibility to spouses, co...

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses the recent tech layoff in the United States and how this is an opportunity for skilled laid off H-1B workers to move to Canada and for Canadian employers to recruit and hire skilled, experienced tech workers during Canada's labour shortage. Evelyn covers information for H-1B workers who are looking for employment and for Canadian business...

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses updates and news for international students in Canada. Evelyn covers information international students need to know about studying and working in Canada, and what Canadian employers who hire international students need to know including: foreign students on a study permit can now work up to 40 hours a week due to the labour shortage how internatio...

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses some information, timelines and immigration processing issues for Canadian employers who are interested in strategies for hiring foreign workers because there is a labour shortage of Canadian workers. Evelyn covers topics including: how to expedite hiring foreign workers the Canadian government is looking to make the LMIA...

US Immigration Attorney Diane Butler: Immigration for Entrepreneurs, Remote Workers, Startups and Others Calgary immigration Evelyn Ackah talks with U.S. immigration attorney Diane Butler, Chair Immigration Group at  Davis Wright Tremaine LLP , on the  Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast . Diane’s practice is focused on employment-based immigration for small to large...

Canada is actively encouraging skilled, highly educated foreign professionals to move to Canada to help rebuild the economy and create jobs. There are many opportunities for executives to move to Canada and become permanent residents and then citizens. Foreign business owners or entrepreneurs who want to move to Canada and become Canadian citizens may qualify under Canada's Executiv...

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks about the growing lifestyle of digital nomads and remote workers who want to work from anywhere, not necessarily their home country or the country where their employer is located. Often also called TechPats, digital nomads need an internet connection. According to  Forbes , "The digital nomad lifestyle has been on the rise for years. Then wh...

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to Wealth Manager Gerry Scott about cross border wealth management for Americans in Canada and issues for Canadian snowbirds who winter in the United States, and financial and tax issues for foreign business owners. Gerry is a portfolio manager and branch manager with Snowbirds Wealth Management of Raymond James Limited with over 30 years experience,...

Global HR Series On this episode of the podcast, Calgary immigration lawyer and U.S. NAFTA lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses how in the current tight labour market, offering immigration benefits is an opportunity for Canadian and U.S. companies to attract and retain talented foreign workers. why immigration benefits have become a critical employment benefit for Canadian and U.S. companies how the work...

Calgary immigration lawyer and U.S. NAFTA lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses what American and Canadian employers and foreign workers need to know about visas, global parking and nearshoring in Canada, including: What is global parking? What is nearshoring? Why is Canada a good option for American companies to global park or nearshore employees who can't get a U.S. visa? Why global parking in Canada...

Texas immigration lawyer Wendy Whitt of  Whitt Law PLLC  recently asked Canadian immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah about how her Iraqi clients who are facing long waits for a U.S. asylum can move to Canada. Wendy's law practice focuses on immigration and naturalization law to help people overcome the obstacles to achieve their American Dream. Wendy talks to many Iraqi nationals who are see...

Calgary, Alberta lawyer Gordon Vanderleek is the Founder and Chief Strategist of  VanderLeek Law  (and Evelyn's wills and trusts guru!). His practice focuses on solving problems and educating in the areas of estate planning, estate administration and trust law. Gordon takes pride in being compassionate and empathetic, had making a difference in people's lives during high stress times of their live...

November is Financial Literacy Month in Canada. Evelyn spoke to Enoch Omololu, DVM, MSc, whose passion is to help newcomers to Canada with their personal finances. Enoch is a veterinarian and the resident personal finance expert at  Savvy New Canadians . He has a master’s degree in Finance and Investment Management from the University of Aberdeen Business School (Scotland) and has completed severa...

Kim Nutz is a labour and employment lawyer who has managed to design a career that has the best of both worlds. She is Senior Legal Counsel at  West Legal  in Calgary and has opened her own firm,  Sunstone Legal . As a lawyer and legal entrepreneur, her mission is to bring calm to her client's legal chaos.    Kim and Evelyn discuss:  How Kim transitioned from a career in criminal law to employment...

Attorney Mario Godoy is the founder of Godoy Law Office . and Estate and Probate Legal Group . He lived the true immigrant's American Dream and success story. He grew up seeing his family experience injustices many immigrants face in the United States and went to law school with the goal to be part of the solution. As a legal entrepreneur who practices immigration law, criminal law and estate and...

Davina Frederick Esq is an attorney, law firm growth and wealth strategist and the Founder and CEO at Wealthy Woman Lawyer, LLC®. Davina combined her expertise in marketing and her entrepreneurial experience as the owner of a law firm to launch a coaching business for women lawyers. Davina joins Evelyn on the podcast to discuss how women lawyers and legal entrepreneurs can grow their law firms (hi...

Sara Forte is an employment, labour lawyer and workplace human rights lawyer and founder of Forte Law, based in Surrey, BC. Sara and her team advise employers, employees and unions on all aspects of labour & employment law and workplace human rights. Sara is also the founder of StandUP Teams™, which provides harassment training including bystander training and writes frequently on these topics as...

On the podcast, Erin and Evelyn discuss: How (and why) Erin became a freelance lawyer after leaving corporate law  Why Erin founded Flex Law  The legal services provided by Flex Law How Flex Legal finds clients  The legal side hustle of growing a business while working as a lawyer  How blogging helped build her business and find new clients  Why flexibility is the key to Flex Legal What are Flex L...

Calgary Lawyer Charles Fair and Evelyn Ackah discuss Fair Legal in Calgary and his practice in criminal, civil and family law on the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast. Charles Fair has been practicing law for nearly 30 years and founded  Fair Legal  because he is passionate about how lawyers can help others and ensure their rights are protected and that people are treated fairly....

Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to Martine Boucher, Founder & Managing Partner of Simplex Legal.  Simplex Legal LLC  was founded in 2011 to help businesses surpass themselves and overcome legal challenges in the most cost-effective way. Martine and her co-founders started with a simple plan: To build a better law practice - professional without pretension, offering value without compromising...

Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to Daniel Devis, the Founder and President of Immigrowth. Immigrowth is a management consultancy that provides business plans for immigration Individuals moving to Canada who want to qualify under the entrepreneur or investor categories, and even under intercompany transfers. Daniel Devis and Immigrowth help immigrants create the documentation to demonstrate t...

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah spoke with Dustin O'Quinn, a Seattle immigration attorney and Immigration Team Chair at  Lane Powell  on the Ask Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast. Dustin counsels clients of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, in all areas of immigration law with a focus on the technology, energy, design and financial industries. In dealing with the man...

How To Move Your Business To Canada Do you want to move your business to Canada? Do you also want to bring yourself and your family to Canada? As a business and personal immigration law firm, we work with successful and professional business owners from all over the world. We've helped many entrepreneurs and business owners move their businesses to Canada.  In this podcast, business immigration la...

Business immigration lawyer and legal entrepreneur Evelyn Ackah, host of the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer podcast, recently spoke to Jared Correia, founder and COO of Gideon Software, Inc. which offers intelligent chatbots, messaging and predictive analytics software built exclusively for law firms. A former practicing attorney in the United States, Jared D. Correia, Esq. is the CEO of Red Cave L...

On the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast, Canada business immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to American expat Marla Brock, the Founder and CEO of Kidcoover, Vancouver's leading resource for babysitters, nannies and au pairs and Canada's fastest-growing childcare agency. Marla started the company while on maternity leave with her third child. She is a former lawyer and began he...