What We Do
Capelle Kane represents both Canadian and foreign employers in their efforts to have international hires gain entry to the Canadian labour market. We counsel on employer compliance obligations and inspections. We advise employers and foreign nationals on short and long-term immigration strategies and offer support to employers, employees and their families throughout the preparation, submission and adjudication phases of temporary and permanent immigration applications.
Services We Offer
Work Permits and Exemptions
- Academics
- Bridging open work permits
- Employer Portal registration and filing Offers of Employment
- Designated Referral Partner and Designated Referral Channel Access
- Francophone Mobility Program (Mobilitéé Francophone)
- Free Trade Agreements: NAFTA, CETA, CPTPP and others
- Global Talent Stream (GTS) Applications: Category A (unique and specialized talent + referral) and Category B (Global Talent Occupations List)
- Global Skills Strategy work permit exemptions: 15 or 30 or 120 days
- Global Skills Strategy (GSS) work permit processing: 10 day processing
- International Experience Class (IEC)
- Intra-Company transfers including those for start-ups and new Canadian entities
- Introduction to Designated Referral Partners
- Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA): Temporary, Permanent and Dual Purpose
- Medical and dental residents and medical research fellows
- Post Graduate Work Permits (PGWP)
- Post-doctoral fellows and research award recipients
- Open work permits
- Out-of-Warranty Repair and Emergency Service Personnel
- Reciprocal Employment
- Self-Employed, Entrepreneurs, Investors & Owner-Operators
- Significant Economic, Social and Cultural Benefits work permits
- Spousal and Common-Law Partner work permits
- Young Professionals Program
- Working Holiday Program and Student Work Abroad Program (SWAP)
Temporary Residence Applications
- Biometrics
- Business Visitors
- Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTA)
- Parent and Grandparent Super Visas
- Study Permits
- Temporary Resident Permits (TRP)
- Temporary Resident Visas and Visitor Records
Permanent Residence Applications
- Asserting eligibility for entry to Canada as a permanent resident
- Canada Experience Class (CEC)
- Express Entry (EE)
- Family Class Applications
- Federal Skilled Worker Program
- Federal Skilled Trades Program
- Ontario Immigration Nomination Program (OINP)
- Permanent Resident Card
- Permanent Resident Travel Documents
- Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP)
- Self-Employed
- Spousal and Common-Law Partner Sponsorships including open spousal/partner work permits
- Conjugal Partner Sponsorship Applications
- Renunciation of Permanent Residence Status
- Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot
- Temporary Resident Permit (TRP) Holders Class
Citizenship Applications
- Adult and Minor applications
- Certificates of Citizenship
- Passport Applications
- Proof of Citizenship
- Renunciation
- Waiver of Citizenship Requirements
Employer Services
- Assist with accessing IRCC Designated Referral Partners and the Designated Referral Channel
- Advice on LMIA advertising requirements and recruitment strategies
- Employer Compliance advice and support including:
- Employer compliance plan development and implementation
- After-hours support and emergency assistance for temporary workers and business visitors
- Port of Entry assistance and support for delayed or detained travellers at airports and land borders
- Representation for employers during Employer Compliance inspection or on-site visit
- Employer Portal registration and appointing secondary users and reset process
- Filing Offers of Employment through IRCC Employer Portal
- Global Skills Strategy work permit exemptions: 15 or 30 or 120 days
- Global Skills Strategy (GSS) work permit processing: 10 day processing
- Urgent employer portal and filing support in 24 hours or less
- Voluntary Compliance Disclosure and corrective action
- Advice to multinational corporations on establishing Canadian offices
Individual Services
- Access to Information and Privacy requests to gain access to government records
- Applications for Criminal Rehabilitation and Deemed Rehabilitation
- Applications for Temporary Resident Permits (TRP)
- Assistance with criminal, medical and other admissibility issues
- Authorizations to Return to Canada (ARC)
- Electronic Travel Authorizations (eTA)
- Biometrics
- Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) Travel History Reports (entry and exit records)
Enforcement
- Inadmissibility: criminal, medical, financial, past immigration breaches, etc.
- Complaints and Compliments to Canada Border Services Agency
- Departure, Deportation, Exclusion and Removal Orders
- Employer inspections and on-site visits
- Non-compliance with Canadian immigration laws
- Port of Entry representation
- Refused entry to Canada
- Working without authorization
Community and Organizational Services
- Presentations and seminars on various business immigration subject matters to companies, organizations, and community groups
- Training for human resources professionals
- Sharing legal insights with media outlets
Industries We Serve
Our firm represents clients across the spectrum of industries, including:
- Academic institutions and think tanks
- Accounting and finance
- Agricultural and horticultural sectors
- Arts and culture
- Athletes and coaches
- Aviation
- Banking and security sectors
- Chemical & related manufacturing
- Construction and infrastructure
- Consulting
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Environmental consulting and remediation
- Food services
- Gaming
- Government and non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
- Healthcare and hospitals
- High technology
- Hospitality
- Industry associations
- Industrial repairs and maintenance
- Information technology sector
- Insurance
- Legal
- Management consulting
- Manufacturing
- Mass communications
- Medical professions
- Mining
- Musicians
- Post-secondary education
- Pharmaceuticals
- Religious organizations
- Restaurant and food services
- Sciences
- Small business
- Social services
- Software Development
- Sports
- Telecommunications
- Venture capital
- Veterinary medicine