Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah

AEA028: Daniel Devis, Founder and President of Immigrowth

May 19, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MB

Immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to Daniel Devis, the Founder and President of Immigrowth. Immigrowth is a management consultancy that provides business plans for immigration Individuals moving to Canada who want to qualify under the entrepreneur or investor categories, and even under intercompany transfers. Daniel Devis and Immigrowth help immigrants create the documentation to demonstrate they meet the immigration requirements, and how they will implement their business plan once they...

AEA026: Seattle Immigration Attorney Dustin O'Quinn: The Best Solution Is Communication

May 10, 2021 18:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Calgary immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah spoke with Dustin O'Quinn, a Seattle immigration attorney and Immigration Team Chair at Lane Powell on the Ask Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast. Dustin counsels clients of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, in all areas of immigration law with a focus on the technology, energy, design and financial industries. In dealing with the many changes in US immigration law, Dustin says the best solution is communication. Be flexible and ...

AEA025: Using Intra-Company Transfers and More Strategies To Move Your Business to Canada

February 25, 2021 19:00 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MB

How To Move Your Business To Canada Do you want to move your business to Canada? Do you also want to bring yourself and your family to Canada? As a business and personal immigration law firm, we work with successful and professional business owners from all over the world. We've helped many entrepreneurs and business owners move their businesses to Canada. In this podcast, business immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah explains the steps to move your business to Canada: incorporation tax ...

AEA024: Legal Entrepreneur Evelyn Ackah Talks With Jared Correia, Co-founder and COO of Gideon Legal

January 12, 2021 19:00 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MB

Business immigration lawyer and legal entrepreneur Evelyn Ackah, host of the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer podcast, recently spoke to Jared Correia, founder and COO of Gideon Software, Inc. which offers intelligent chatbots, messaging and predictive analytics software built exclusively for law firms. A former practicing attorney in the United States, Jared D. Correia, Esq. is the CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, which offers subscription-based law firm business management consulting and ...

AEA023:Expat Entrepreneur Marla Brock on Launching a Business In Canada

December 22, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MB

On the Ask Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah Podcast, Canada business immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah talks to American expat Marla Brock, the Founder and CEO of Kidcoover, Vancouver's leading resource for babysitters, nannies and au pairs and Canada's fastest-growing childcare agency. Marla started the company while on maternity leave with her third child. She is a former lawyer and began her legal career in California's Silicon Valley, practiced law in Miami and later worked as a di...

AEA022: American Expat Linsey Jorn Talks About Moving To Canada

December 09, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Canada business immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah spoke to American expat and Ackah Law client Linsey Jorn about why she moved to Canada, and what it's like to move to Canada from the United States. Linsey and Evelyn discuss her families immigration success story: The tragedy that made Linsey and her family decide to move to Canada Why did they choose to move to Kelowna, Canada? Why Linsey left her 1st lawyer and instead hire Evelyn Ackah at Ackah Business Immigration Law to manage her ...

AEA021: November 2020 Immigration News and Updates

November 13, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

November 10 Canada and United States immigration updates and news from Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah: U.S. immigration changes do to the new Biden administration NEXUS extensions LMIA updates New Immigration pathways for foreign graduates Tech worker visas Nondiscretionary travel and quarantine exemptions Travel into Canada for humanitarian and compassionate grounds Expedited quarantine pilot in Calgary, Alberta DLI (designated learning institution) travel exemptions for gr...

November 2020 Immigration News and Updates | Episode 21

November 13, 2020 19:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MB

November 10 Canada and United States immigration updates and news from Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah: U.S. immigration changes do to the new Biden administration NEXUS extensions LMIA updates New Immigration pathways for foreign graduates Tech worker visas Nondiscretionary travel and quarantine exemptions Travel into Canada for humanitarian and compassionate grounds Expedited quarantine pilot in Calgary, Alberta DLI (designated learning institution) travel exemption...

AEA020: How Indian Tech Workers Can Move From the United States to Canada

November 02, 2020 19:00 - 33 minutes - 32 MB

Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah spoke Dr. Alka Chopra Madan, founder of Global Women Power, and Nancy Tobesman, Vice President at Global Women Power, about how Indian foreign workers and business owners in the United States can move to Canada to work or open a business, and then make Canada their permanent home. Canada and U.S. immigration topics discussed include: • Differences in U.S. and Canada immigration • How H-1B visa holders and applicants can move to Canada • NAFTA immigr...

AEA019: 6 Months In: COVID’s Impact on U.S. Immigration

October 07, 2020 16:00 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MB

Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses 6 months in: how COVID-19 is impacting Canadian and U.S. immigration with U.S. immigration Lawyer Lucy Lee Fong, Senior Partner at Fallon, Bixby, Cheng & Lee, Inc., an immigration law firm in San Francisco: NAFTA and immigration COVID's impact on U.S. business immigration Politics impact on immigration Employment-based immigration to the United States and Canada How managing an immigration law firm has changed and stayed the same dur...

AEA018: Who Can Travel to Canada? September Updates On The Impact of COVID on Immigration

September 22, 2020 16:00 - 14 minutes - 14 MB

Canada immigration lawyer Evelyn Ackah discusses the latest news and updates on how COVID-19 is impacting Canadian and U.S. immigration including: U.S. Canada border closures and cross-border travel Essential workers and business travel into Canada and the U.S. Family reunification travel into Canada Mandatory quarantines Express Entry LMIAs and employing foreign workers Spousal permanent residence Americans looking at options for moving to Canada Realistic timeframes for ...

AEA017: Crossborder Business Transactions: How Immigration and Corporate Law Intersect

August 18, 2020 16:00 - 34 minutes - 24.5 MB

Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah and Melanie Cole, Partner at Aird & Berlis LLP law firm in Toronto, discuss B2B immigration, crossborder business transactions, Melanie's services as a cross-border corporate lawyer and how immigration and corporate law intersect. cross-border business and immigration law legalization of cannabis in Canada and immigrant entrepreneurship startup visas and business immigration women in law our businesses and our law practices how we can wor...

AEA016: Taxes for Expats: CrossBorder Canadians and Americans

July 07, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 18.7 MB

The close proximity of Canada and the United States offers business immigration opportunities for citizens of both countries - and can result in cross-border tax issues for expats: Tax Information for Americans Living and Working in Canada Tax Information for Canadians Living and Working in the United States Canada Immigration Lawyer Evelyn Ackah and Cross Border and International Tax Expert James Belesiotis discuss cross-border immigration and tax law. Is now a good time to open a bran...

AEA015: Practical Information for Professional Speakers Travelling to the US

June 23, 2020 16:00 - 12 minutes - 9.78 MB

Today's podcast is a live webinar presented by Evelyn Ackah, Canada Immigration Lawyer to the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers: CAPS. What Is a Business Visitor? As a Canadian going to the United States, business visitor activity is not work from an immigration perspective. It's more about are you going there with a prearranged engagement? Have you been paid? Are you being paid in the U.S.? You don't want that if you don't have a work permit. So business visitor, we can get ho...

AEA014: Immigration and Tax Solutions for Canadians On Business Travel to the United States

June 10, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 40.8 MB

Today's podcast is a live webinar presented by Evelyn Ackah, Immigration Lawyer, and Laura McLeman, CPA, CA, CPA (Illinois), of Citizen Abroad Tax Advisors. Cross Border Business: Practical Immigration and Tax Solutions The main aspects of NAFTA that apply to individuals, professionals and companies Using NAFTA The preferred tool to facilitate cross-border movements between Canada and the United States is the North American Free Trade Agreement - NAFTA Used for temporary entry - not p...

AEA013: Nearshoring to Canada: How to Open a Branch Office in Canada

April 28, 2020 16:00 - 16 minutes - 12.2 MB

What is Nearshoring to Canada? Many American tech companies are frustrated by their inability to hire highly skilled and educated foreign talent due to scarcity and cost of H-1B visa workers. Nearshoring aka nearsourcing is defined as outsourcing business processes, especially tech and IT processes, to companies in a nearby country, often sharing a border with the target country. Find more information at: https://www.ackahlaw.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/evelynackah/ https://...

AEA012: Immigration Impacts of the Coronavirus

March 20, 2020 21:27 - 16 minutes - 10.5 MB

Ackah Law is closely monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) immigration policies and news, and following the health and travel recommendations that are evolving due to the worldwide crisis. We are dedicated to helping our clients do the same. We want to share our approach with you and assure you of our commitment to maintaining uninterrupted immigration legal services during this global pandemic. Ackah Business Immigration Law is open for business to help people by telephone, email, and sky...

AEA011: Can You #Mexgit to Canada? How Brits and Americans Can Move to Canada

February 25, 2020 22:47 - 19 minutes - 12.4 MB

Right now there's a very active hashtag going around called #Megxit. It relates to Meghan Markel and Prince Harry and their rumored moved to Canada and departure from the royal family. I've given some interviews about #Megxit and spoken about it quite frequently. What's realistic? You don't have to be a prince or princess to come to Canada. Find the episode here.

AEA010: NAFTA & NAFTA 2.0: How You Can Work In the US, Canada or Mexico

January 31, 2020 02:11 - 20 minutes - 12.9 MB

The 3 countries covered by NAFTA - the United States, Canada and Mexico - provide opportunities for their citizens to work in or move to another member country; including NAFTA business visitors, intra-company transfers, NAFTA professionals, TN visas, traders and investors. Canada immigration and U.S. NAFTA lawyer Evelyn Ackah explains the opportunities NAFTA 2.0 (USMCA) has created for U.S., Canadian and Mexican citizens interested in cross-border business and corporate immigration.

AEA009: Immigration Compliance Audits and Portals

November 12, 2019 02:23 - 28 minutes - 17.1 MB

Be Prepared! We are finding that more clients - both businesses and individuals - are receiving random Canada immigration compliance audits to confirm that salary, hours, benefits, etc. are accurate and consistent with what was referenced when the initial compliance portal was completed - and we want you to be ready.

AEA008: Misrepresentation: Document Fraud & Immigration

October 02, 2019 20:35 - 24 minutes - 12.1 MB

Have you ever been refused a visa? It’s a serious crime to lie or give false information or documents to IRCC. The fines and penalties for misrepresentation can be serious: it can be a ban of five years where you cannot come to Canada or apply for anything, whether it's a visitor, worker or permanent residence, and face a $100,000 fine or imprisonment.

AEA007: Do You Want To Be An American Expat in Canada?

September 04, 2019 19:51 - 32 minutes - 16 MB

Important Info For Americans Who Want To Move To Canada At Ackah Business Immigration Law, we are getting more and more inquiries from Americans about their eligibility to move to Canada for personal and professional reasons. people who are concerned with US politics, the economy and overall well-being parents looking for a safe place to raise their children retirees who like the common language and proximity of Canada

AEA006: Student Visas and Study Permits for Canada and the US

August 01, 2019 20:07 - 20 minutes - 10.3 MB

Canada Study Permit International students who want to attend school in Canada for over 6 months must get a Study Permit. This document allows students to enter Canada, get a visa and an electronic travel authorization and start their academic life in Canada. To qualify for a Study Permit, you must be accepted into the academic program in advance and it must be a designated learning institute.

AEA005: Start-Up Visas and Entrepreneur Business Immigration to Canada

June 26, 2019 18:53 - 22 minutes - 11.1 MB

Canada's start-up visa program is a permanent resident stream that allows people who own their own business to move to Canada to create jobs and help build the economy. Your immigration application must meet all other eligibility criteria in order to be approved for a start-up visa and all other self-employed and entrepreneur business immigration programs.

AEA004: Overcoming Criminal Inadmissibility to Enter Canada or the United States

June 01, 2019 16:47 - 28 minutes - 13.9 MB

One of the most stressful issues for people traveling to Canada or the United States is criminal inadmissibility. DUIs, an assault, possession of marijuana convictions even 30 or 40 years old can cause you to be deemed inadmissible to enter at the border.