Canadian Immigration Podcast

Canadian Immigration Podcast

Hosted by: Mark Holthe

This podcast is all about Canadian Immigration law, policy, and practice. Periodically Canadian immigration lawyer Mark Holthe will address various topics related to the Canadian immigration process. If you are...

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054: Atlantic Immigration Pilot - The Best Immigration Program in Canada with Janet Thompson-Price

The Atlantic Immigration Pilot may just be the best immigration program in existence in Canada today. In this Episode, Canadian Immigration Lawyer Janet Thompson-Price shared some insight on the program that you will...
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053: Parental Sponsorship - Are you prepared to win the lottery with Ravi Jain

With the annual Parental Sponsorship lottery opening up in January 2018, the timing is perfect for an Episode dedicated to the Canadian Parental Sponsorship process. If you are considering filing an application to...
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052: Express Entry - How to Score High on the IELTS Exam with Kris Enders

Are you a foreign national dreaming of immigrating to Canada through Express Entry, but struggling to score high enough on the IELTS exam to qualify.  If you are... you are not alone! Over 1/3 of the comments on...
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051: Private Sponsorship of Refugees to Canada - Part 2 - Helpful insight on the Blended Visa Office Referral (BVOR) process with Ronalee Carey

www.CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com  Although the topic of government sponsored refugees has dropped slightly off the political landscape, the notion of privately sponsored refugees is still very much a topic of...
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050: PR Card Extensions - What to do if you are outside Canada with Robert Leong

www.CanadianImmigrationPodcast.com Are you currently outside of Canada needing to extend an expiring PR Card? Are you concerned about the very real possibility of losing your Canadian PR status? If you answered yes to...
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049: Quebec Immigration Programs with Genevieve Henault

Canadian Immigration Podcast Have you ever wondered why the Province of Quebec has a separate immigration program?  In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, I caught up to Quebec Immigration...
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048: Maintaining Canadian Permanent Resident Status - Should I Stay or Should I Go with Carter Hoppe

Each fall, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada releases their annual Immigration Levels Plan. Currently these levels are set at just over 300,000 for 2017. This sure seems like a lot of new immigrants....
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047: Canadian Citizenship - Good News is Just About Here!

In Season 1 Episode 15 released on May 11, 2016, I invited Canadian immigration lawyer Chris Veeman to join me to talk about the "then" recently announced changes to the Canadian citizenship process. Well it's been...
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046: Medical Inadmissibility - Top 5 considerations when responding to a fairness letter with Mario Bellissimo

Finding out that you, or a dependent family member, may be medically inadmissible to Canada can be one of the worst days of a foreign national's life. Just when the prospect of becoming a Canadian permanent resident...
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045: Special PNP Series: Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program with Sarah Fagan

There is often a love hate relationship that exists with the various Provincial Nominee Programs across the country. The Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program is no different. With limited quotas each year and significant...
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044: International Medical Graduates: How to immigrate and practice as a doctor in Canada with Irma Roberts

If you are a foreign doctor wondering what it takes to actually practice medicine in Canada, this Episode is for you. Immigrating to Canada is often the easy part - understanding what it takes to actually qualify to...
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043: SPECIAL US Immigration EDITION: Understanding President Trump's Immigration Executive Orders - if that's even possible! with Heather Segal

As many are likely aware by now... US President Donald Trump is acting quickly on his campaign promises. Through the use of some very strategic executive orders, he has shaken the very foundation of immigration law...
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