Addressing Labour Challenges In Agriculture With Foreign Recruits

If you're an entrepreneur or self-employed professional planning to build a business in Canada, the C11 work permit might be your gateway.

IRCC has made changes to the minimum amount of work experience an Express Entry candidate needs to be considered for most occupations in category-based selection.

At its heart, Canadian immigration policy is about bringing loved ones together. Family reunification is one of the main pillars of immigration to Canada and an underlying principle that guides all immigration policy decisions.

Bill C-3 came into force in December 15, 2025 and Canadian citizenship by descent has since expanded beyond the former first-generation limit. Whilst this expanded framework has created significant new opportunities for thousands of individuals who may have Canadian lineage, born or adopted outside of Canada, recent developments have also demonstrated that obtaining Canadian citizenship by ancestry is no longer simply a matter of proving a distant family connection.

Green and Spiegel LLP provides comprehensive immigration law services across Canada and the United States, offering both corporate and individual immigration solutions. The firm maintains offices in Toronto and Philadelphia, serving clients with expertise in business immigration, risk management, and workforce mobility. With dedicated teams for Canadian and U.S. immigration matters, the firm delivers strategic counsel for organizations and individuals navigating complex immigration processes.

Multinational companies seeking to transfer key personnel to Canada may utilize the intra-company transferee (ICT) work permit, an LMIA-exempt pathway for executives, managers, and specialized knowledge workers. Understanding the qualifying criteria, corporate relationships, and common pitfalls is essential for successful applications, particularly when establishing new Canadian operations.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced the launch of a new way of inviting applicants for permanent residence to submit their applications via Express Entry.

At its heart, Canadian immigration and nationality policy is about supporting individuals and families in building meaningful, long-term connections with Canada.

IRCC has published instructions on how work permits are processed for applicants under the Rural Community Immigration Pilot (RCIP) and the Francophone Community Immigration Pilot (FCIP).

The Government of Canada announced that it will no longer issue visas in the worker, student or visitor categories to residents of countries facing widespread Ebola outbreaks.

President Trump has invoked Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to impose new counter-tariffs on Canadian goods including dairy, alcohol, motorcycles, and metal products. The legality of this rarely-used statutory provision remains untested in court, raising questions about presidential tariff authority under the U.S. Constitution. Legal scholars debate whether Section 338 has been superseded by later trade legislation, while the administration argues Canada's retaliatory measures constitute discriminator

The Government of Canada has amended regulations under the Impact Assessment Act to streamline environmental reviews for major infrastructure projects, particularly interprovincial pipelines. These changes shift regulatory responsibility for certain energy projects to the Canada Energy Regulator while removing other project types from federal review following the Supreme Court's 2024 constitutional ruling.

Artificial intelligence has moved from pilot projects to core operations for many Canadian organizations.

The Canadian government has introduced Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, proposing to compress federal project approval timelines from five years to one year through consolidated permitting and streamlined processes. The legislation also modernizes transportation infrastructure through National Trade Corridors and reforms labour relations by strengthening collective bargaining while clarifying ministerial powers to intervene in work stoppages.

Developing AI data centres in Canada requires navigating complex corporate structuring, financing arrangements, regulatory approvals, energy supply agreements, real estate considerations, environmental permitting, and stakeholder engagement across multiple jurisdictions. This comprehensive guide examines the legal and regulatory frameworks governing the physical infrastructure side of data centre development, from site selection and power procurement to Indigenous consultation and municipal approvals.

The Alberta Court of King's Bench has confirmed its jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief against the Alberta Energy Regulator despite a broadly worded statutory privative clause. This landmark decision, arising from Sumerian Oil & Gas's application to stay a suspension order affecting approximately 900 wells, represents one of the first considerations of the Supreme Court of Canada's recent Democracy Watch ruling and may significantly impact future disputes involving AER orders.

Canadian privacy regulators have released their landmark joint investigation findings on OpenAI's ChatGPT, examining how the company collected personal information to train its AI models.

Manitoba and federal governments have announced increases to minimum wage rates that will take effect in 2026. Provincially regulated employers must prepare for the October 1 increase to $16.40, while federally regulated employers face an April 1 adjustment to $18.15 per hour.

After making an initial investment in HIAL in 2021, Western acquired the remaining outstanding shares of HIAL on May 1, 2023. This transaction reinforces Western's service offering...

Few areas of labour and employment law require employers to navigate as many competing obligations as workplace drug and alcohol testing. While employers have a duty to maintain a safe workplace, courts and labour arbitrators have consistently held that testing must be justified by the circumstances and cannot be imposed without limits.