Cross-Border Assistance

An immigration compliance audit does not start when IRCC contacts you. It starts the day you hire the foreign worker.

If your company employs foreign workers in Canada, you need records that show the worker was paid the wage you promised, doing the job you described, at the location that was approved and under the conditions in the application.

Those records need to be kept for six years.

That is where many employers get exposed. The person who filed the LMIA may no longer be with the company. HR leadership may have changed. The worker’s role may have shifted over time. Nobody may remember exactly what was promised in the original application.

But IRCC and Service Canada can still ask.

If your company receives a compliance review letter, do not ignore it and do not respond casually. The government may review your LMIA attestations, IMP offer of employment, payroll records, job duties, work location and workplace standards.

How you respond to that first request matters.

And if a review does not go well, the consequences can be serious. Fines, bans from the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and public disclosure can affect your hiring strategy, reputation and ability to retain international talent.

Compliance is not a one-time filing task. It is a six-year responsibility attached to every foreign worker hire.

If you are not sure your records would hold up to review, or if you have already received an audit letter, contact Ackah Law before you respond.

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An immigration refusal doesn’t always mean your application was wrong. Sometimes, the issue is in how the file was reviewed.

We are seeing cases where documents that were submitted are marked as missing, complete packages are refused or important information appears to have been overlooked.

When that happens, the next step is not always to give up and start over. In some cases, there may be grounds to ask IRCC to reconsider the decision.

But you have to know when to push back.

If something about your refusal doesn’t feel right, have the file reviewed before you walk away from the process.

Contact Ackah Law to discuss whether reconsideration may be an option for your situation.

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There is a lot of confusion around Canada’s TR to PR initiative. The most important detail is that it’s not a new program you can apply to today.

IRCC is speeding up permanent residence applications that are already in the system, with at least 20,000 temporary workers targeted this year and more expected in 2027.

That means if you have not filed yet, this initiative doesn’t create a new pathway for you right now.

But if your application is already in progress, this is the time to make sure it is complete, accurate and positioned clearly. IRCC is reviewing files, and the details in your application matter.

If you are not sure where your application stands, contact Ackah Law to review your file and understand your next steps.

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