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CUAET Measures Extended to July 31, 2024
Persons who applied under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) and received a positive decision on or after February 4, 2024 will have until July 31, 2024 to arrive in Canada and apply for inland study permits and open work permits. Persons who qualify will not have to pay the permit application and processing fees.
A complete summary of the ongoing CUAET measures can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/cuaet-processing-delays-extension.html
New Designated ECA for Architects
As of May 20, 2024, the Canadian Architectural Certification Board will be authorized to issue Educational Credential Assessments (ECAs) for applicants under National Occupational Classification (NOC) code 21200 – Architects.
Permanent Residence Fees Increasing
On April 30, 2024, IRCC will be increasing the permanent residence application fees. A chart setting out the fee increases can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugees-citizenship/news/notices/increase-permanent-residence-fees-april-2024.html
GGFI Law is excited to announce the launch of its full-service immigration and refugee law department. We work collaboratively with our clients to develop the best short and long-term strategies to meet their immigration and labour needs. Our clients include individuals, families, small businesses, and large corporations.
As a business owner, we can assist you in hiring temporary foreign workers to fill a labour shortage, transfer employees temporarily to a Canadian branch of your company or obtain the proper authorizations to start a new business venture.
If you are looking to gain Canadian work experience, we can help you find the work permit program that best suits your needs. If obtaining permanent residence is your end goal, let us guide you through your journey and help you find the best strategy for establishing your roots in Canada.
We are also happy to assist in facilitating family reunification, whether you are looking to sponsor your spouse or child or looking to reunite with your parents or grandparents.
GGFI has extensive experience representing refugee claimants from start to finish. If you have reasons to fear persecution in your country of origin, speak to one of our lawyers now. We strive to create a safe and accommodating space for persons with disabilities, victims of family violence, and members of the LGBTQ+ community.
Whatever your immigration and refugee needs may be, GGFI is here to help. Our services include, but are not limited to:
GGFI Law is proud to be recognized as a Top Commercial Law Partner for 2023 by FCT.
Please join us in welcoming our newest Associate Lawyer, Jason Timms. We look forward to working with you, Jason!
GGFI Law LLP wishes to announce that after forty-three years of practice, the firm's founder, Ted Giesbrecht, retired on December 31, 2023. Ted founded the firm on April 15, 1981, with one lawyer and a staff of one secretary in Kitchener, Ontario. Over the decades the firm enjoyed steady stable growth and now has nineteen lawyers and forty staff.
Ted practised in the areas of real estate, corporate law, wills and estates and adoption law. His adoption practice took him to Guatemala, Ukraine, Ethiopia, South Sudan, South Africa and Haiti, often to help children caught up in difficult circumstances whether economic, political or due to natural disasters.
The firm has developed a succession plan that ensures that Ted's clients will continue to have their legal needs met in the future. Ted's assistant of thirty-two years, Jayne Leslie, will take calls from his clients and direct them to a lawyer best suited to take on a specific matter.
Ted looks forward to continuing his volunteer work helping vulnerable children, to enjoying more time with family, especially his four grandchildren, and enjoying his hobbies and travelling.
He extends his heartfelt gratitude for the patronage of the many clients he has served over the course of his legal career.
