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Who is going to care for your beloved pet if you die before it does? Will they have sufficient funds to do so? These are important considerations in estate planning that often do not get the [...]

Crease Harman voted as one of Victoria's Best Law Firms

The 2019 BC PNP Statistics show that the average salaries have increased over the years since the Skills Immigration Registration System began in 2015.

The Government of BC introduced the Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act in response to skyrocketing housing prices. This article provides information on some of the current issues in the application [...]

Since May 2017, the Tech Pilot has attracted talent to B.C. in the new and emerging technologies industry. Here are the statistics since inception.

The 2019 BC PNP Statistics show that Metro Vancouver continues to be the top region where newcomers intend to reside. Learn more about the Regional Distribution.

Here are the top ten occupations for Skills Immigration nominations. The 2019 stats show that there were more restaurant and food service managers, retail and wholesale trade managers, software [...]

Here are the top ten source countries for Skills Immigration (SI) nominations, and the top five source countries for Entrepreneur (EI) nominations.

The requirements for the BC PNP Skills Immigration Stream varies for the five categories. Review the table below for more information.

The current BC PNP registration and application process is a points-based system. Here is a diagram that shows this process.

The 2019 figures for the B.C. provincial nominees by category within the Skills Immigration Stream are now available from the auditor's report.

Dr. Lugosi is leading a team at Crease Harman that is helping Victoria’s visually-impaired community in their action to seek accommodation from the City of Victoria and BC Transit at the Human [...]

Crease Harman LLP invites you to join us for an education seminar tailored specifically to accountants, with updates as to the state of the law in four areas relevant to both the accounting and [...]

Permanent residents have been coming to BC through the PNP since 2002. The updated figures for 2019 are now available from the auditor's report.

Update on travel restrictions: immediate family members of Canadians and those with PR, asymptomatic of COVID-19, can enter Canada and must quarantine.

Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, has kept the coronavirus in check in B.C. and is receiving praise for her actions.

The Government of BC introduced the Speculation and Vacancy Tax Act in response to skyrocketing housing prices. This article provides information on some of the current issues in the application [...]

Dr. Charles Lugosi discusses the criminal negligence charges public officials may face from COVID-19 patients after reopening the economy.

There are two major things that must be sorted by relatives if someone dies without a will. The first is who gets the job of being the executor. The second is how to distribute the assets left [...]

Bruce Hallsor says many of his clients are concerned with their ability to prevent an end-of-life scenario in which they languish in an institution, suffering for a long period of time with no [...]

Property Transfer Tax (PTT) is better described as a land registration tax. This paper will briefly explain how the tax applies, and will discuss ways to reduce or avoid the tax.

IRCC will be providing critical settlement and resettlement services only. Whenever possible, these will be provided by telephone, email or online.

Will I be allowed to re-enter Canada if I’m a permanent resident? Landed permanent residents who have no symptoms of COVID-19 are allowed.

For those required to provide biometrics to Immigration Canada, you now automatically have 90 days (instead of 30) to provide them.

In the last few weeks, the Provincial Court of British Columbia has released several decisions concerning parenting issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

IRCC’s offices have cancelled all citizenship ceremonies, citizenship tests and retests, in-person permanent resident landing appointments, and in-person refugee claimant appointments until [...]

Canada has temporarily lifted the limit on work hours to allow international students in essential services to help fight COVID-19.

Bruce Hallsor, Crease Harman’s managing partner, will be joining a panel discussing business law for small business owners in Victoria during COVID-19. If you’re a Victoria small [...]

Currently, you cannot get passport services at Service Canada offices until further notice. Learn more about getting a passport in the US and abroad.

From Canadian Lawyer Mag. Estate lawyers in Alberta and British Columbia say they are fielding a wide range of queries from clients thinking about end of life decisions and are providing advice [...]

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has cancelled all citizenship events until further notice to keep everyone safe. This includes citizenship ceremonies and more.

Dr. Charles Lugosi discusses the legal and bioethical considerations necessary to formulate National Guidelines for ICU admission and ventilator distribution in response to the COVID-19 pandemic [...]

Canada's refugee resettlement programs are temporarily halted. No in person interviews are being conducted for refugee claimants. Learn more about the impact of COVID-19 for refugees.

For permanent residence applicants, find out if you are exempt from travel restrictions, more about your immigration landing appointments, and biometrics deadline.

The COVID pandemic has many of our clients turning their minds to the matter of their estate planning. While we all hope for the best, preparing for the less-desirable outcomes can be a grim but [...]

Travel restrictions announced by the Prime Minister will have an impact on many who can’t travel to Canada right now, even if you have a valid visitor visa.

To protect Canadians from COVID 19, the Prime Minister announced travel restrictions that will limit travel to Canada. How is it affecting immigration?

Effective March 18, 2020, Canada is denying entry to travellers. Certain exceptions allow essential travel for temporary foreign workers.

In Ontario, a mother applied to the Court seeking to suspend the father’s parenting time. Her concern is that he might not be practicing proper social distancing.

John Ossowski, President of the Canada Border Services Agency, made the following statement regarding new measures at the border to address COVID-19...

The Minister of Transport has published guidance materials to assist air operators during the check-in procedure at international airports.

The office at BC PNP is taking steps to respond to the impacts of COVID-19. Here is information about the changes to their operations.

Here is a summary of the restrictions of foreign nationals from entering Canada by entry of air and the exceptions.

지난 20 년 동안 캐나다 정부는 이민 컨설턴트를 허가하고 규제하기 위해 노력했습니다. 캐나다 이민 컨설턴트 협회 (Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants)는 2003년 캐나다 정부에 의해 설립된 최초의 관리 기구였습니다. 2003년 이전에는 이민 컨설턴트에 대한 규제나 감독이 전혀 없었습니다.

Over the last two decades, the Canadian government made efforts to licence and regulate immigration consultants. The Canadian Society of Immigration Consultants was the first governing body [...]

외국인 구입세는 2016년 BC정부에 의해 소개되었습니다. 외국인 구입세는 부동산의 공정 시장 가치의 20 %이며 외국인 (영주권자 또는 캐나다 시민이 아닌 개인)이 BC 주 빅토리아, 밴쿠버, 나나이모, 켈로나를 포함한 특정 지역에서 부동산을 구매할 때 지불해야합니다. 최근 BC 이민자들에게 외국인 구입세를 지불하는 데에는 두 가지 예외가 있습니다.

The Additional Property Transfer Tax (“ATT”), commonly called the Foreign Buyers Tax, was introduced by the BC government in 2016. The ATT is 20% of the fair market value of the property and is [...]

Here is a summary of the restrictions of foreign nationals from entering Canada by entry of air and the exceptions.

The Minister of Transport has issued an Interim Order which requires air carriers to prohibit the boarding of foreign nationals travelling to Canada as a final destination. Learn more about this.

At present, the Domestic Network will be suspending the majority of client-facing services until further notice. Learn more about what services are affected.

Currently at Land borders, US Citizens, green card holders or those that have a Visa in hand can be denied entry if considered to be “Non-essential travel”.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has put special measures in place to help you, if you’re a Chinese, Iranian or South Korean national...

The ​Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (IRB) continues to actively monitor developments related to COVID-19. Read the full advisory.