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Do you need your employees to move easily across the Canada-U.S. border? Do you want to understand Canadian and U.S. immigration laws and work permits? Do you require foreign workers to fill gaps in your current workforce?
Winnipeg-based lawyers Jessica Jensen and Reis Pagtakhan are hosting a dual Canadian and U.S. immigration event. Sessions are tailored for HR professionals, leaders of multinational corporations and exporters requiring staff deployment across borders.
Jessica Jensen practises U.S. and Canadian immigration law and maintains law licences in both countries. Jessica is a an Elected Director for the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Board of Governors as well as the incoming Vice Chair of the Manitoba Bar Association (MBA) Immigration Law Section Executive. Jessica holds various liaison positions, regularly discussing issues and updates with Border Agents and immigration agency representatives.
Reis Pagtakhan is a corporate immigration lawyer with more than 28 years of experience advising businesses and individuals on Canadian and U.S. immigration matters. His immigration practice is particularly focused on obtaining temporary entry and permanent residency for senior executives, managers, professionals and other company employees from around the world. Reis is a member of the Premier of Manitoba’s Business and Jobs Council and is the Chair of that Council’s Immigration and Skills Alignment Sub-Committee.
Topics will focus on recruiting temporary foreign workers, work permit intricacies and cross-border mobility for professionals. Sessions will demystify immigration procedures, explain legal compliance and identify real-world solutions for work permits and international employee transfers.
Canadian Immigration topics:
- Immigration compliance (federal and provincial): How to protect yourself and your company
- Entry into Canada for business visitors
- Recruiting foreign workers through the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) program
- Recruiting foreign workers through the International Mobility Program
- Free Trade Professionals and Technicians
- Intra-company transfers and other options
U.S. Immigration topics:
- The U.S. business visitor: Understanding U.S. B status
- Working in the U.S. on non-immigrant status
- Understanding the U.S. non-immigrant alphabet – L status for intra-company transfers, TN status for USMCA professionals, E visas for treaty traders and investors, and H statuses for other workers
- Review of I-9 and E-Verify compliance
Event details:
- Attendees may choose to register for just the Canadian session, just the U.S. session, or both sessions.
- 8:30 a.m. – Event registration
- 9-10:30 a.m. – Canadian Immigration event (includes breakfast)
- 10:30 a.m. – Registration for U.S. Immigration event (and break for those attending both sessions)
- 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. – U.S. Immigration event (includes lunch)
- Cost: One session $150 per person | Both sessions $250 per person
- Registration closes: May 23
- This program has been approved for CPHR Continuing Professional Development Hours by CPHR Manitoba – 1.5 hours for a single session or 3 hours for both sessions.
- Space is extremely limited. We reserve the right to decline registrants.