Senior Immigration Advisor at McLennan Ross, providing advice and assistance to our clients on visa, immigration and border issues and challenges
Served for more than 20 years with Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) as a Senior Immigration & Visa Officer and with Canada Customs
Worked for several years as a Diplomat at the Canadian Embassy in Iran and the Canadian High Commission in India
Served as the primary officer of the CIC Prairie Region Temporary Foreign Worker Unit for the first two years of its operations and was based at the CIC National Case Processing Centre in Vegreville, Alberta
Experienced in many areas of immigration through his work with the public service and private consulting
Completed Seneca College's Immigration Practitioner Course in 2009
Representative Work
Brian works closely with our lawyers to provide comprehensive advice, tailored to your specific needs and presented in a timely and cost-effective manner. Brian's areas of expertise include:
Obtaining Labour Market Opinions (LMO's) and working with Service Canada;
Obtaining Temporary Foreign Worker Permits - including accompanying spouses and dependents and retention/extension of permits;
Advising on the transition from temporary foreign worker to permanent immigration;
Working with immigration issues under NAFTA and other international treaties;
Assisting with the completion of Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) application forms;
Identifying the best source countries for recruiting foreign workers, taking into consideration labour trade agreements, visa, medical and language requirements; and
Advising on general overall immigration and visa needs.
Publications and Presentations
Designs and delivers bespoke in-house training programs for companies and their employees
Guest speaker on the topic of Immigration Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program at numerous national and provincial conferences, workshops and seminars
