Working Your Way Into Canada 2017

Course Chairs 
Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver 

About the Course Chairs

Kyle Hyndman is a partner at McCrea Immigration Law in Vancouver, where he practices immigration law with a focus on business immigration. He is an executive member of the Canadian Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Section and a past chair of its BC subsection. He has served on the boards of non-profit agencies serving immigrants and refugees, has been a member of the Federal Provincial Immigration Advisory Council, helped found a pro-bono immigration law clinic and regularly mentors law students seeking to pursue careers in immigration.

Kyle completed his LLB at UBC in 1999 and his LLM at the University of Toronto in 2013, where he won the Howland Prize for his thesis on the immigration law-making process. He has organized and co-chaired numerous legal education conferences and courses on immigration and citizenship law and has spoken and moderated at both national and provincial conferences. Kyle has frequently been invited to speak on immigration and citizenship law to the media, educational institutions, and community groups.


Craig Natsuhara is an Associate Partner at EY Law LLP in Vancouver, where he co-leads the Canadian Immigration practice. He received his LLB from UBC and BComm from UVic before being called to the BC bar in 1999. Craig has practiced business immigration law since 2000.
Since the last CLEBC conference in 2015, Craig has continued to promote Vancouver as a strategic location for foreign companies to set up North American operations by supporting the development of the Global Skills Strategy, sitting on the Immigration subcommittee of the BC Labour Market Partners & Workforce Development for Technology initiative, and working with the tech sector resource support company True North.

Craig has been recognized by the international Who’s Who Legal in its Corporate Immigration listing since 2012. He was the Chair of the CBABC’s Immigration Section from 2007 to 2009. He has also been an instructor for UBC’s Certificate in Immigration: Laws, Policies, and Procedures program since 2009, where he has been teaching the in-person module on temporary foreign workers. Craig has been a Director of the SPARK Computer Graphics Society since 2010 and a Director (and past President) of the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre since 1998.

Ryan N. Rosenberg is Vancouver-based Canadian immigration lawyer who advises clients on all Canadian immigration and citizenship issues. Called to the bar in 2003, he has significant experience assisting Canadian and multi-national corporations transfer key employees to Canada through the utilization of Labour Market Impact Assessments, Provincial Nominee Programs, and various international trade agreements. He is particularly active with clients across Canada working in engineering, civil infrastructure, natural resources, e-commerce, and various skilled trades. Ryan also customizes strategic immigration solutions for individuals and families, with an emphasis on employment, investment, and family sponsorship based applications.

Ryan co-founded Larlee Rosenberg in 2009 and serves the firm as Managing Partner. He is a published columnist, a regular panelist at immigration law conferences, and an active member of the Canadian Bar Association. In 2011 he testified as an expert witness before the Senate of Canada on proposed amendments to Canadian immigration laws. 
 
Faculty
Reut Amit — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Brendan Dawes — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Pavan Dhillon — Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco
Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Meika C. Lalonde — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver 
Susan Martyn — PwC Law LLP, Vancouver
Steven Meurrens — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan S. Neely — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP
Helen Park — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver
Joshua B. Sohn — Guberman Garson LLP, Vancouver
Vivian Yuen — Electronic Arts Canada Inc., Burnaby

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Welcome and Introduction

Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver

Global Skills Strategy 

• overview of the Global Skills Strategy
• taking advantage of the short-term work permit exemption
• eligibility for two-week work permit processing
• accessing the dedicated service channel

Moderator: Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Pavan Dhillon — Seyfarth Shaw LLP, San Francisco
Susan Martyn — PwC Law LLP, Vancouver

Ethics and Practice Management Discussion 

Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver

Networking Break 

Global Talent Stream 

• qualifying for the program – designated partners and occupations list
• understanding “unique and specialized talent”
• procedures and special requirements
• completing and complying with Labour Market Benefits Plan

Moderator: Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Helen Park — Dentons Canada LLP, Vancouver
Joshua B. Sohn — Guberman Garson LLP, Vancouver

Ethics and Practice Management Discussion 

Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver

Networking Lunch (Provided)

Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIAs)

• preparing for success: mapping out an LMIA application
• how to best utilize variations to minimum advertising requirements
• dealing with atypical situations, such as foreign employers, foreign currencies, above-median prevailing wages, and others

Moderator: Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver
Meika C. Lalonde — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Ryan S. Neely — Farris, Vaughan, Wills & Murphy LLP, Kelowna & Vancouver

Ethics and Practice Management Discussion 

Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver

Networking Break 

Employer Compliance — Best Practices Pre-Audit 

• how best to complete Offers of Employment and LMIA application forms regarding occupation, duties, wages, and benefits, to prevent issues upon audit
• meeting employment law requirements
• best practices from the employer’s perspective
• special situations including foreign employers, wages, and benefits paid in part by both the foreign and Canadian operations

Moderator: Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Reut Amit — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Brendan Dawes — Singleton Urquhart LLP, Vancouver
Vivian Yuen — Electronic Arts Canada, Burnaby 

Ethics and Practice Management Discussion 

Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver

Employer Compliance — How to Respond to an Audit 

• how to respond to audits to shorten the processing time
• how to properly address potential violations concerning the wage, hours worked, and benefits provided
• how to deal with tough inspections, including how to litigate such cases

Moderator: Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Steven Meurrens — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver
Vivian Yuen – Electronic Arts Canada, Burnaby

Ethics and Practice Management Discussion 

Kyle C. Hyndman — McCrea Immigration Law, Vancouver
Craig Natsuhara — EY Law LLP, Vancouver
Ryan N. Rosenberg — Larlee Rosenberg, Vancouver