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Canadian Immigration Podcast — 192 episodes
CIP 188: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 9 - The Spousal Penalty - Can't be gone soon enough
CIP 187: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 8 - Your Job Offer is Worth ZERO (But not for long)
CIP 186: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 7 - Your Job Title, Your Score - Who Gets the Boost?
CIP 185: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 6 - 3 Doors to 1: Who Gets In, Who Gets Locked Out?
CIP 184: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 5 - Where Do You Stand Now?
CIP 183: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 4 - The Biggest Shake-up Since 2015
CIP 182: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 3 - What's Changing, What Isn't, and Your Early Game Plan
CIP 181: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 2 - Why Canada is Rewriting the Rules
CIP 180: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 1 - Express Entry Explained
CIP 179: Tax Implications of Moving to Canada
CIP 178: Black Box Immigration - Express Entry and AI Hallucinations
CIP 177: Farming your way to Alberta - Who qualifies and who gets left out?
CIP 176: Express Entry Getting it Right - Can You Claim Concurrent Work?
CIP 175: Express Entry Getting it Right - 2026 Category Based Draws
CIP 174: Express Entry Getting it Right - How your spouse can make or break your CRS score
CIP 173: Business Immigration Series - LMIA Violations
CIP 172: Immigration Levels Plans 2026-2028 - How It impacts you!
CIP 171: Spousal Sponsorship - Work permit options for spouses and kids
CIP 170: Business Immigration Series - What is going on with LMIAs in 2025
CIP 169: Time's Up Series - How to respond to a PFL
CIP 168: Express Entry Getting it Right - Language Tests
CIP 167: Express Entry Getting it Right - Canadian Work Experience
CIP 166: Express Entry Getting it Right - Mistakes Doctors Make
CIP 165: Express Entry Getting it Right - Statutory Information Questions
CIP 164: Express Entry Getting it Right - Changes to your eAPR after ITA
CIP 163: Express Entry Getting it Right - Reference Letters
CIP 162: Time's Up Series - New measures to support construction industry
CIP 161: Express Entry Getting it Right - Show me the money - Settlement Funds
CIP 160: Express Entry Getting it Right - 2025 Category-Based Draws
CIP 159: Express Entry Getting it Right - Police Clearances
CIP 158: Express Entry Getting it Right - Certificate of qualification points
CIP 157: Time's Up Series - Applying for a BOWP? Don't make these costly mistakes
CIP 156: Time's Up Series - No Points for LMIAs: What this means for Express Entry?
CIP 155: Time's Up Series - When not to claim refugee status in Canada
CIP 154: Time's Up Series - H&C Applications: What you need to know
CIP 153: Time's Up Series - No Extensions for PGWPs
CIP 152: How to move to Canada for US citizens post 2024 election (2nd Edition)
CIP 151: Time's Up Series - My work permit expires soon: Can I change to a visitor status?
CIP 150: Time's Up Series - The High Cost of Staying in Canada Illegally
CIP 149: Time's Up Series - What to do when your work permit is expiring?
CIP 148: AAIP Expression of Interest System - Everything you need to know!
CIP 147: Uncovering TFWP Abuse: What Every Employer and Worker Needs to Know
CIP 146: Mastering the 'Intention to Reside' in Canada's PNPs
CIP 145: Lengthy Delays in Security Screening
CIP 144: The Real Costs of Immigrating to Canada
CIP 143: The Dangers of Crowd Sourcing Canadian Immigration Information with Robert Leong
CIP 142: The PNP Battle for PR in Canada - From Temporary to Tenuous
CIP 141: Major Shifts in Canada's Start-Up and Self Employed PR Programs with Pantea Jafari
140: What if I am not invited in an Express Entry Draw?
139: Making Sense of Filipino TFW Exit Visa Requirements with Lou Janssen Dangzalan
138: Budget 2024 - Top 6 Immigration Takeaways
137: Flagpoling - The Good, the bad, and the ugly
136: The Future of Immigration in Canada 2024
135: Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications - When all else fails!
134: Top 10 Essential Tips for Employers of Foreign Workers
133: AAIP Tourism and Hospitality Stream
132: Closure of the Alberta Opportunity Stream and Creation ofNew Tourism Program
131: Express Entry - Top 5 wrong answers given in online forums
130: Business Immigration Series: Canada Chile Free Trade Agreement
129: Business Immigration Series: General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS)
128: Business Immigration Series: C10 Significant Benefit Work Permits
127: Systemic Refusals in Canada's Self Employed PR Program - Part 2
126: Recognized Employer Pilot
125: Business Immigration Series: CUSMA Traders and Investors
124: Business Immigration Series: CUSMA ICTs
123: Business Immigration Series: CUSMA Professionals (formerly NAFTA)
122: Business Immigration Series: Canada Free Trade Agreements - TOP 10 Things to Remember
121: Business Immigration Series: Employer Portal Pain and Suffering
120: Business Immigration Series: Business Visitors
119: Business Immigration Series: Termination of the employment relationships - how to avoid mistakes?
118: What if your Visa to Canada was refused?
117: Why NO JUSTICE for Self-Employed applicants?
116: Canada Tech Talent Strategy and Work Permit for H-1B Holders
115: Rural an Northern Immigration Pilot (RNIP) in Claresholm, AB - Opportunities, Challenges and Practical Tips
114: Business Immigration Series - Supporting a Foreign Worker for Permanent Residence
113: Business Immigration Series - Employer Compliance and why you should be scared
112: Deemed Knowledge - what if you hired someone illegally?
111: The four BIG problems with CUAET no one is talking about
110: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of CUAET
109: Business Immigration Series - LMIA approved, now what?
108: The strike, it's impact on immigration, and The Impossible Trivia
107: The Return of the Impossible Canadian Trivia
106: The latest updates on Immigration and the return of the Impossible Trivia
105: Business Immigration Series - TOP 4 Reasons for LMIA refusal
104: Business Immigration Series - Where most companies go wrong with LMIA?
103: Meet the Holthe Immigration Law Team and Impossible Trivia
102: Business Immigration Series - How to avoid the need for an LMIA
101: Business Immigration Series - Does your employee need a Work Permit?
100: Business Immigration Series - How to hire a foreign worker?
099: CELPIP Test-Taking Tips from an English Teacher
098: Top 6 Takeaways from Fraser's Strategy to Expand Transitions to PR
097: How to Prepare a Reconsideration Request When your Visa is Refused
096: Express Entry - should I add my CANADIAN SPOUSE as acompanying?
095: How IRCC’s use of ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE might displace CHINOOK 2022
094: New PGWP Extensions and Express Entry Draws
093: The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program Crash Course with Chanelle Rosenbaum
092: Workforce Solutions Road Map (Great News For Foreign Workers in Canada)
091: Top 10 Reasons for Student Permit Refusals
090: Canadian Study Permits - Approval Ratings by DLI
089: All about getting a Job Offer in Canada
088: Afghan Crisis - Interview with a Judge trapped in Kabul
087: Credential Recognition and Other Challenges Faced by Newcomers
086: Windmill Microlending and stimulation of Canadian Economy?
085: Inside vs Outside Spousal Sponsorship and why your choice matters?
084: Does Canada need an investor immigration program similar to American EB-5 program?
083: SPECIAL SERIES: Immigration Hearings and Appeals - Appealing the Removal of Permanent Residents for Misrepresentation with Rekha McNutt
082: SPECIAL SERIES: Immigration Hearings and Appeals - Appealing the Removal of PR for Criminality with Rekha McNutt
081: SPECIAL SERIES: Immigration Hearings and Appeals - Residency Appeals with Rekha McNutt
080: How Trump's new restrictions on foreign workers really benefit Canada!
079: Is the IELTS really better than the CELPIP Test?
078: Is the CBSA Above the Law?
077: Canadian Business Immigration - The best options available with Jeffrey Lowe
076: Canadian Business Immigration - The best options available with Jeffrey Lowe
075: International Students in Canada - What the future holds with Will Tao
074: What's Up With Canadian Immigration? Insight from the trenches with the Host, Mark Holthe
073: SPECIAL SERIES: Immigration Hearings and Appeals - Sponsorship Appeals with Rekha McNutt
072: Windmill Microlending - A great success story with Onai Abote
071: Caregivers - Understanding the Home Child Care Provider and Home Support Worker Pilot with Matt Aronson
070: SPECIAL SERIES INTRODUCTION - Immigration Hearings and Appeals with Rekah McNutt
069: Special Episode - The impact of the 2019 Election on Immigration
068: Express Entry
067: Be prepared for the Canadian Health System with Jason Cummings
066: Canadian Refugee Law - What everyone should know with Hart Kaminker
65: Quebec Immigration - What's new? with Quebec Immigration Lawyer Genna Evelyn
064: Pot Legalization and Cross Border Travel with Henry Chang
063: BUSINESS IMMIGRATION SERIES: Business Plans - An essential component to business immigration applications with Mariannella Manzur of Joorney Business Plans
062: United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) - 5 great ways to work in Canada with Billie Young
061: Police Clearances - Don't take them lightly with Shirish Chotalia
060: Visa Processing - Navigating the Quirky Cases with Christy Jones
059: AINP - Alberta Opportunity Stream - Everything you wanted to know - Mark Holthe's take!
058: How to Select the Best Translator for Your Immigration Application with Monica De Maria
057: Navigating Canadian Ports of Entry - the Jekyll and Hyde experience
056: Strategies for Bringing Marijuana Professionals into Canada with Betsy Kane
055: PNP Series - Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program - Proposed changes for 2018 with Alastair Clarke
054: Atlantic Immigration Pilot - The Best Immigration Program in Canada with Janet Thompson-Price
053: Parental Sponsorship - Are you prepared to win the lottery with Ravi Jain
052: Express Entry - How to Score High on the IELTS Exam with Kris Enders
051: Private Sponsorship of Refugees to Canada - Part 2 - Helpful insight on the Blended Visa Office Referral (BVOR) process with Ronalee Carey
050: PR Card Extensions - What to do if you are outside Canada with Robert Leong
049: Quebec Immigration Programs with Genevieve Henault
048: Maintaining Canadian Permanent Resident Status - Should I Stay or Should I Go with Carter Hoppe
047: Canadian Citizenship - Good News is Just About Here!
046: Medical Inadmissibility - Top 5 considerations when responding to a fairness letter with Mario Bellissimo
045: Special PNP Series: Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program with Sarah Fagan
044: International Medical Graduates: How to immigrate and practice as a doctor in Canada with Irma Roberts
043: SPECIAL US Immigration EDITION: Understanding President Trump's Immigration Executive Orders - if that's even possible! with Heather Segal
042: Self Employed Permanent Resident Program with Peter Rekai
041: What Everybody Should Know About Canadian Permanent Resident Status! Essential tips on how to retain your status with Chantal Desloges
40: Immigrant Investor Programs with Carter Hoppe
039: What to do When Your Canadian Immigration Application is Refused with Richard Kurland
038: SPECIAL PNP SERIES - Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program with Scott Bell
037: Humanitarian and Compassionate Applications - When all else fails with Jean Munn, Q.C.
036: Inadmissibility on Security Grounds - Removing terrorists, spies and dangerous people from Canada with Peter Edelmann
035: Defending the Vulnerable - An Immigration Lawyer's Story with Shirish Chotalia
034: Express Entry - Breaking Down the Nov 19, 2016 Update with Tamara Mosher-Kuczer
033: How to Move to Canada - Special Episode Dedicated to all US Citizens Post Election with Betsy Kane
032: Criminal Inadmissibility - Essential Strategies on Overcoming Criminality - interview with Raj Sharma
031: What to do when your LMIA is refused for improper advertising! With Immigration lawyer Robert Leong
030: Slave Labour Trafficking by Red Cross Tsunami Contractors - interview with journalist Virgil Grandfield
029: The Private Sponsorship of Refugees to Canada with Ronalee Carey
028: Challenging an Immigration officer's decision with Steven Meurrens
027: Who knew Canadian Passports could be so interesting with Les Morley
026: Life as a Canadian Immigration Lawyer - Is it for you? Interview with Will Tao
025: PNP Series: Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program with Alastair Clarke
024: How to contact Canadian immigration Authorities - even when they don't want you to, with Elizabeth Wozniak
023: Temporary Foreign Worker Program Review – What does the future hold with Russ Weninger
022: Employer Compliance Reviews - If employers are not scared, they should be! with Betsy Kane
021: Wondering why your Study Permit got Refused with Dani Willets
020: Express Entry - Navigating the Nasty Online Portal with Marina Sedai
019: Owner Operator LMIAs with Jeffrey Lowe
018: Judicial Review of a Visa Refusal - When all else fails! - Everything you wanted to know about the Judicial Review Process with Rekha McNutt
017: Spousal Sponsorships - Essential tips for successful applications with Ravi Jain
016: Canadian Immigration World - Look out!
015: Canadian Citizenship - Good News on the Horizon with Chris Veeman
014: Changes at the POEs that are catching people off guard with BJ Caruso
013: Canadian Immigration Trends for 2016 - Immigration Minister John McCallum
012: Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program - Program highlights
011: Express Entry - How to Obtain a Job Offer with Emma Goerzen of Hire Standard
010: Spousal Sponsorship Case Study with x-immigration Officer Billie Young
009: Beware the New Canadian electronic Travel Authorization
008: Express Entry - Answers to Listener Questions
007: Interview with x-immigration officer Billie Young on the inner workings of CIC
006: New Liberal Government's Immigration Reforms for 2016
005: Express Entry - Top 5 Reasons You are Deemed Ineligible by the Come to Canada Wizard
004: Special Foreign Worker Presentation to HRIA Professionals in Lethbridge
003: Express Entry - Top 5 Reasons Your Application Can Get Refused
002: Top 5 Things to Prepare Before Submitting Your Express Entry Profile
001: Official Introduction to the Canadian Immigration Podcast
000: Express Entry - Crucial Facts for Canadian Employers and Prospective Immigrants
000: Express Entry - Top 5 Things to Prepare Now to Increase Your Chance of Early Selection
000: Top 5 Ways to Stay in Canada if faced with the TFWP Cap of April 1, 2015
000: The Canadian Immigration Podcast