CORPORATE IMMIGRATION
As a boutique business immigration law firm, one of our core specialties is to assist our business clients in managing their global HR mobility needs entering Canada, the United States, Mexico and other international destinations. Many of our clients, some publicly traded corporations, have hundreds of employees that are needed in multiple jurisdictions, and their business success relies on their ability to seamlessly move their talent globally and often on a moment’s notice. This includes business visitor temporary visits, project based short term assignments, temporary work assignments for multiple years, and also permanent employee relocation.
In some instances, our clients move over 70 employees at a time to deliver major projects, which requires significant attention to detail and organization. We specialize in meeting our corporate clients’ broad global mobility needs, and do so by providing a responsive turn-a-round and at the same time, cost certainty with our fixed fee pricing model. Our clients know the cost of their mobility activities at the beginning of every engagement, which allows them to budget projects with confidence. Our goal is to provide services that meet our clients’ unique global mobility requirements, and while many engagements move large numbers of employees, the success of each individual application is our focus. We understand the importance of tracking projects, travel dates, document expiry dates and all of the factors that go into effectively managing the ongoing global mobility demands of our business clients.
We have a team that includes lawyers that are licensed in both the United States and Canada, as well as a global network of partners to service our clients’ international mobility needs outside of North America to more than 100 countries, including the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, South America, Africa and the Middle East.
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TEMPORARY VISAS
Temporary Visitor and Worker Categories:
- Temporary Resident Visas (TRV);
- Study Permit Applications;
- NAFTA Professional applications in various categories including Management Consultants, Scientists, Scientific Technicians, Engineers, etc.
- Reciprocal
- Intra-company transfer applications (ICT) for individuals under either the specialized knowledge and managerial/executive categories;
- Temporary Resident Permits (TRPs) for individuals inadmissible to Canada;
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications;
- Preparing all applications at border, inland processing centres and international consular applications;
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PERMANENT RESIDENCY
Permanent Resident Categories
- Applications under the Express Entry program, including under the Federal Skilled Worker Program, Federal Skilled Trades Program, Canadian Experience Class (CEC);
- Family Class Sponsorship applications, including Spousal, Child, Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship;
- Applications under various Provincial Nominee Programs (PNP);
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CANADA/USA IMMIGRATION
Canada:
It is trite to say that we live in a global economy as we continue to see increases in international investment and labour mobility throughout the world. At Pier Law, we help facilitate the mobilization of individuals internationally, whether their move is based on family or individual considerations, or in connection with their employer or investment activities. We prepare a broad range of both personal and business Canadian immigration visa applications.
USA:
The United States has long been the number one choice for immigrants worldwide. Toted as the “land of opportunity” and home of the American Dream, the United States is home to nearly 20% of the world’s immigrant population. At Pier Law, we help facilitate our clients realize their “American Dream” either temporarily in the form of non-immigrant visas or permanently by way of immigrant visas (green cards) and naturalization. We prepare a broad range of both personal and business U.S. immigration visa applications including, but not limited to:
* B1/B2
* H1-B
* TN
* L-1
* E-2
* Green Card Applications
* Family sponsorships
* US Waivers
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CORPORATE/COMMERCIAL
With previous business ownership experience, we have firsthand experience and understand what business owners and managers deal with. We have the experience and expertise to help you accomplish your business goals, whatever they may be. We will work with you to determine preferred outcomes and create and execute a plan to get you there. We act as business partners and try to put ourselves in the shoes of business owners. We focus on the practical, and offer many services on a flat rate basis in order to increase cost certainty and keep expenses down.
Our lawyers can assist with:
- New business startup
- Incorporations
- Trade names
- Corporate name Changes
- Business sales and purchase (Asset and Share deals)
- Minute book maintenance and clean up
- Corporate Secretarial Services
- Registered office services
- Employment Agreements
We also have a broad experience in drafting and reviewing documents and agreements, Including:
- Unanimous shareholder agreements (USAs)
- Joint venture agreements
- Partnership agreements
- Master service agreements
- Non-disclosure agreements
- License agreements
- Licensing and other IT arrangements
- Responding to requests for proposals and other bidding documents
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