Express Entry- Navigating the Nasty Online Portal

Overcoming common technical glitches with Marina Sedai

The Express Entry portal for both representatives and individuals has been full of glitches and likely should have remained in beta testing longer than it did. However, the government likes to release quickly and have the representatives and individuals test at their own peril. In this Episode, Immigration Lawyer, Marina Sedai explains how you can overcome common […]

Canadian Immigration World – Look out!

If you have never listened to the Canadian Immigration Podcast, now's the time!

In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, I share with you where the CIP is headed into the future. I honestly believe this Episode is going to be the one that I look back on and recognize as the Episode that changed it all. Look out – Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, the CIP […]

Interview with Billie Young X-Immigration Officer

Get the Inside Story on the Inner Workings of Citizenship and Immigration Canada

Have you ever wondered what exactly happens with your immigration application after it is submitted? Are there certain things you can do to improve your chances of success? Are there things you can do to hurt your chances of success? In this episode, we are going to pull the curtain back on CIC and share […]

Episode 4: Express Entry – Crucial Facts for Canadian Employers and Prospective Immigrants

CIC’s Express Entry Program coming January 1, 2015

CIC’s Express Entry Program coming January 1, 2015 Crucial Facts for Canadian Employers and Prospective Immigrants [Tweet “Crucial Facts for Canadian Employers and Prospective Immigrants”] Listen to Mark Holthe’s Answer   Fact Sheet: Produced by the CBA’s National Immigration Section The Express Entry program is not simply a case management system. It imposes a new […]

Episode 3: Express Entry – Top 5 Things To Prepare Now to Increase Your Chance of Early Selection

Listen to Mark Holthe’s Answer [UPDATED: April 1, 2017] Express Entry has now been in existence for a little over two years. We have learned a lot of very harsh lessons from how Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has been processing applications. The most important overriding lesson is that IRCC will show no mercy to anyone […]