Temporary and Permanent Residence Applications
Each file is prepared from the information and history you provide. Below is a general outline of the work we offer.
Visitor Visas
A visitor visa, also called a temporary resident visa, is for people who want to come to Canada for a short stay — to see family, attend an event, or travel. We help you set out the purpose of the trip and gather supporting documents that typically accompany the application, such as travel plans, invitations where they are relevant, and information about your ties to your home country.
If you already have a letter from a host in Canada, bring it to the discussion. We will review what you have and help you organize a clear, complete package.
Work Permits and Post-Graduation Work Permits
We assist with work permit applications and with post-graduation work permits for eligible graduates of designated Canadian institutions. The documents required depend on the type of permit and on your current status in Canada or abroad.
A consultation typically starts with your job offer or study history, your current permit if you have one, and any upcoming expiry dates. From there, we review eligibility questions and help you prepare the supporting materials that usually go with the file.
Express Entry and Permanent Residence
Express Entry is the Government of Canada’s system for managing applications under certain economic permanent residence programs. We can help you create or update a profile, understand how your education, work history, and language results are presented, and prepare a permanent residence application if you receive an invitation.
Other permanent residence pathways may also apply, depending on your circumstances. We will discuss the information you share and the programs that may be relevant, without treating any one stream as a fit for every applicant.
Provincial Nominee Programs
Provinces and territories run nominee programs for people whose work, studies, or family situation may align with local priorities. We help you look at streams that may be relevant and prepare a nomination application where one is appropriate.
Requirements differ by province and by stream, and they change from time to time. A discussion of your work history, education, language results, and where you hope to live is the usual starting point.
Family Sponsorship
Canadian citizens and permanent residents may be able to sponsor eligible family members — often a spouse or common-law partner, and in some cases other relatives. We help sponsors and applicants understand the forms, relationship evidence, and financial documents that typically belong in a sponsorship file.
Every family situation is different. Bring any previous applications, marriage or relationship documents, and status papers you already have so we can review them with you.
Spousal Open Work Permits
A spousal open work permit may allow an eligible spouse or partner to work for most employers in Canada while a related application is underway, or in other situations set out in the current rules. We assist with these applications and with the relationship and status documents that usually accompany them.
Eligibility depends on the principal applicant’s status and on the program rules in effect at the time of filing. We will review your documents and explain what may apply in your case.
Refusals and Reconsideration
If an application has been refused, we begin with a careful reading of the decision and of the materials you submitted. From there, we discuss next steps that may be available — for example a new application that addresses the issues raised, a reconsideration request, or, where it applies, a matter before the Immigration and Refugee Board.
Please bring the refusal letter, any application numbers, and copies of what was filed. A complete picture of the earlier file helps us give you a clear, practical discussion of options.
