Temporary Entry Overview and Updates

Cindy is a cross-border lawyer, practicing both Canadian and US immigration law. She has lived in both countries and has more than 20 years of experience supporting people and businesses move and thrive across North America. She currently serves as the Chair of the Canadian Bar Association BC Immigration Law Section. Nowadays she keeps busy outside of work raising two kids and a dog, and volunteering as a board member at a public legal education non-profit. 

Temporary Resident Visa Applications and Process Updates (RECORDING)

Marty Baram is the Director of SYMY Immigration Consultants and Recruitment and a member of the Transitional Board of Directors at the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC).

He serves as an Adjunct Professor in the Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law program at Queen’s University and previously taught Immigration: Laws, Policies, and Procedures at the University of British Columbia (UBC). Marty graduated with honours from Humber College with an Immigration Consulting Diploma.

Marty is an expert in the Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) application process and is highly regarded in the field. His expertise extends to International Recruitment, the Francophone Mobility Program, and Permanent Residence Applications, specifically Express Entry and Provincial Nominee Programs. He is a member in good standing of the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants.

Temporary Resident Visa Applications and Process Updates (RECORDING)

Ben Chong is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) and a member of CAPIC (Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants). Ben is currently the General Manager at SYMY Immigration Consultants & Recruitment. He has experience relating to temporary and permanent residence applications to Canada. He uses his personal experiences and passion throughout his Canadian immigration journey to help his clients. He strongly believes that his clients’ successes are his successes.

Ben has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in Mass Communication from Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Additionally, he graduated from Ashton College’s Immigration Consultant Diploma with honours in 2017. 

LMIA Updates and Changes 

Cobus Kriek is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant who is also the Managing Director of Matrixvisa Inc. He completed his bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Stellenbosch and an Honours Degree in Economics from the University of South Africa. He also completed a three-year Diploma in Export Management, majoring in International Trade Law. In 2002, he completed a Diploma in Immigration from Seneca College. He is a member in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants (CICC). 

Intra-Company Transferees and Professional

Craig is a partner at EY Law LLP in Vancouver. Craig has contributed to many different panels and working groups in Canada and abroad. He has served as an immigration expert at Global Affairs Canada conferences, was a member of the City of Vancouver’s economic trade team during the London 2012 Olympics and has spoken on industry hot topics at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. Over his career, Craig has been a voice at the negotiation table around work permit-related categories. This includes working on the Digital Media LMIA variation in 2013, and the Global Skills Strategy in 2017. Craig also sat on the immigration sub-committee of the BC Labour Market Partners & Workforce Development for Technology initiative. 

Craig has been recognized by Who’s Who Legal in their Corporate Immigration and Canadian Lawyers listings since 2011. He was the chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s British Columbia Immigration Section from 2007 to 2009. Craig is also actively involved in legal education. He taught the temporary foreign workers module for the University of British Columbia’s Certificate in Immigration: Laws, Policies, and Procedures program from 2009 to 2019, and has co-chaired the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia’s biennial conference on temporary foreign workers since 2007.