Updates Economic Programs Part 1: Changes, Portals, Business Immigration, and BC PNP
SEMINAR
RECORDED
4.0 Hours
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
SEPTEMBER 19, 2025
$54
ABOUT THIS SEMINAR
The September 19, 2024 Immigration Practitioner Centre Continuing Professional Development Seminar will provide Updates Economic Programs Part 1: Changes, Portals, Business Immigration, and British Columbia Provincial Nominee Program.
The seminar will feature the following four speakers:
- Updates and Commentary;
- Update Economic Program Portals and Draws;
- Latest Trends in Business Immigration; and
- BC Provincial Nominee Program Changes and Updates.
The second seminar continues to deal with Updates Economic Programs Part 2: Changes and Specialty Programs. So if you’re looking at accessing Updates Economic Programs, then, don’t miss either of the September 19, 2024 and October 17, 2024 Immigration Practitioner Centre Continuing Professional Development Seminars.
Pre-approved for 4 CPD hours by the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants & approved by Law Society of BC
MEET THE SPEAKERS
Rudi Kischer
LAWYER
Economic Programs – Updates and Commentary
More than two decades of working in the field haven’t dampened Rudi’s passion for the law and for helping Canadian businesses grow by recruiting key international talent. A child of diasporic families with roots in the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and elsewhere, Rudi feels a personal stake in his clients’ journeys through the immigration system and is committed to making that process smoother and more predictable.
Rudi is a past lecturer for immigration law at University of British Columbia, a former member of the National Consultative Committee on Practices and Procedure with the Immigration and Refugee Board and Author of the CLE Annual Review of Practice on Immigration.
Alexandra Callinan
LAWYER
Update Economic Program Portals and Draws
Alexandra Callinan has been a lawyer since 2019. Prior to attending law school, she worked at the Operations Support Centre and the Case Management Branch at the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (IRCC) national headquarters in Ottawa. Currently, Alexandra is an Associate at Mamann Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP, where her practice primarily focuses on corporate immigration matters.
Alexandra's dedication to her clients, her practice, and her role as an educator are inspired by her years of experience working at the IRCC, as well as her own family's journey as immigrants and refugees coming to Canada.
Phil Mooney
RCIC
Latest Trends in Business Immigration
Phil Mooney is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) with over 22-years’ immigration industry experience, after having spent more than 30 years in the corporate world. He has worked successfully on all types of business immigration cases over the years and currently acts as co-counsel to dozens of Authorized Representatives, helping them qualify candidates, select the best Program for their clients and helps them deal with government departments on their clients’ behalf.
In his career, he participated in the development of the initial Professional Skills Exam for consultants, attended meetings as a Subject Matter Expert, was a member of the Canadian Border Services Advisory Committee (CBSAC), and regularly met with senior government officials to discuss immigration issues. He was also the first CEO of the regulatory body (ICCRC) after being instrumental in preparing the successful bid to replace CSIC.
Katie Laughlin
RCIC-IRB
BC Provincial Nominee Program Changes and Updates
Katie became a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant (RCIC) in 2015. She previously worked for companies within their Human Resource and Recruitment departments, navigating the complex and ever-changing Canadian Immigration System.
She holds a Certificate in Immigration: Laws, Policies and Procedures from the University of British Columbia, a Human Resources Management Certificate from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communication from Simon Fraser University.
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