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ARTICLE · 16 MAY 2007

Corporate Digest @ Gowlings - May 2007

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The globalization of business and increased competition for skilled workers has placed increasing importance on immigration issues. It is imperative that U.S. companies and organizations understand the immigration issues related to the cross-border movement of their personnel and of potential foreign service providers or foreign recruits.

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Edited by Rod Seyffert

Contents

  • U.S. Foreign Workers and Crossing Borders: Canadian Immigration Solutions

  • Hiring Foreign Workers – New Developments Assist Employers

  • Changes to Low Skill Immigrant Worker Program Help Employers

  • Canadian Federal Budget 2007

  • 2007 Federal Budget: Green Initiatives

  • 2007 Federal Budget: Impact on the Infrastructure Sector

  • 2007 Ontario Budget: Green Initiatives

  • 2007 Ontario Budget: Impact on the Infrastructure Sector

  • Changes to the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Regulations

  • Termination of a Securities Dealer's Representative — A Significant U.S. Case

  • How Securities Dealer's can Mitigate the Risk Arising from "Invisible Clients"

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