Press Archive - Segal Immigration Law http://segalilaw.com/press/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:53:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Canada announces new work permit for H-1B visa holders from the U.S. http://segalilaw.com/press/canada-announces-new-work-permit-for-h-1b-visa-holders-from-the-u-s/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 14:53:31 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=590 Starting July 16, 2023, H-1B visa holders and their immediate family members can apply to come to Canada to work here even without job offers. Approved applicants will receive an “open” work permit (allowing them to work for any employer) for up to three years. Spouses and dependents can also join and the spouse can … Read More

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]]> COVID19 Immigration Update – Phase 1 of easing border measures for travellers entering Canada http://segalilaw.com/press/covid19-immigration-update-phase-1-of-easing-border-measures-for-travellers-entering-canada/ Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:23:30 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=565 Backgrounder With new, more transmissible variants of the COVID-19 virus in countries around the world, the Government of Canada continues to take a data-driven and precautionary approach to its border measures for travellers entering Canada. The Government of Canada’s phased approach to easing border measures is grounded in meeting specific public health criteria, and based … Read More

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]]> Who’s Who Legal has nominated Heather Segal as a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration for 2021. http://segalilaw.com/press/whos-who-legal-has-nominated-heather-as-a-thought-leader-in-corporate-immigration-for-2021/ Wed, 17 Feb 2021 17:55:31 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=553 The post Who’s Who Legal has nominated Heather Segal as a Thought Leader in Corporate Immigration for 2021. appeared first on Segal Immigration Law.

]]> [The Washington Post] Weary from political strife and a pandemic, some Americans are fleeing the country http://segalilaw.com/press/the-washington-post-weary-from-political-strife-and-a-pandemic-some-americans-are-fleeing-the-country/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 16:40:50 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=544 Weary from political strife and a pandemic, some Americans are fleeing the country Families say they’re looking to move to countries with safe and open schools and less overt racism. By Emily Wax-Thibodeaux https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/weary-from-political-strife-and-a-pandemic-some-americans-are-fleeing-the-country/2020/11/02/ee66038c-f840-11ea-89e3-4b9efa36dc64_story.html

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]]> Wanted: Save haven for more – and soon http://segalilaw.com/press/wanted-save-haven-for-more-and-soon/ Mon, 03 Aug 2020 16:45:35 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=508 By: Queen’s Law Reports Published by: Queen’s Read article here: 

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]]> Ottawa Looking at how to Reunite Families separated by border closure, says Trudeau http://segalilaw.com/press/ottawa-looking-at-how-to-reunite-families-separated-by-border-closure-says-trudeau/ Wed, 03 Jun 2020 20:32:10 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=504 By: Catharine Tunney Published by: CBC News, original post May 29, 2020 Read article and watch interview video here:  https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/border-familes-trudeau-1.5590015 **Canada-U.S. border closed to non-essential travel until at least June 21 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government is looking at how to reunite some families separated by the temporary COVID-19 measures at the … Read More

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]]> COVID19 Immigration Canada Update http://segalilaw.com/press/covid19-immigration-canada-update/ Thu, 07 May 2020 16:56:22 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=487 On May 5, 2020, The Minister of Immigration spoke to the Canadian Bar Association regarding immigration in Canada at the present moment. He confirmed that the fundamental objective for Canada is to grow our economy through immigration. Growth is critical to the future of the country, as such, the country is open for business. Historically, … Read More

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]]> Vancouver-bound flight diverted to US raises concern about flying with weed http://segalilaw.com/press/vancouver-bound-flight-diverted-us-raises-concern-flying-weed/ Thu, 14 Nov 2019 16:58:04 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=471 Travelling with cannabis on domestic flights in Canada is legal, but what happens when your flight gets diverted to the US? That’s the situation that unfolded recently on an Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Vancouver on November 3, when the pilot announced the plane needed to land in Seattle due to mechanical issues. Air … Read More

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]]> Divergent Approaches: Immigration Law and Policy in the United States and Canada http://segalilaw.com/press/divergent-approaches-immigration-law-policy-united-states-canada/ Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:12:23 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=313 Article written by: Heather Segal Published by: American Immigration Lawyers Association Find article here: http://www.thinkimmigration.org/2017/07/25/divergent-approaches-immigration-law-and-policy-in-the-united-states-and-canada/?utm_source=AILA+Mailing&utm_campaign=184ca1eefb-Lisa+AILA8+8-4+%7BAILA8%7D&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3c0e619096-184ca1eefb-291922965   As an immigration attorney living and working in Canada, helping those seeking to visit or immigrate to the United States, I have the opportunity to see some significant differences between the two countries when it comes to immigration policy. Frankly, … Read More

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]]> Canadians Report More Scrutiny And Rejection At U.S. Border Checkpoints http://segalilaw.com/press/canadians-report-scrutiny-rejection-u-s-border-checkpoints/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:45:45 +0000 http://segalilaw.com/?post_type=press&p=224 By: Joel Rose Published by: npr.org Read article and listen to interview here: http://www.npr.org/2017/03/29/521920595/canadians-report-more-scrutiny-and-rejection-at-u-s-border-checkpoints     Cars line up to cross into the U.S. at the Canadian border on Feb. 25, in Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, Quebec.   Church volunteers on their way from Ontario to New Jersey were stopped at the U.S.-Canada border and turned away. So were … Read More

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