Jennifer McRae
Lawyer
she/herJennifer is a partner at TDS who’s practice focuses on Canadian immigration law and the corporate and commercial laws that impact businesses and entrepreneurs, who have immigration needs and requirements.
Profile
Jennifer is a partner at TDS whose practice focuses on Canadian immigration law and the corporate and commercial laws that impact businesses and entrepreneurs, who have immigration needs and requirements.
With over 15 years of business law experience, Jennifer’s immigration practice has an emphasis on assisting businesses and foreign nationals with a variety of immigration matters including, but not limited to the following:
- obtaining work permits for intra-company transferees including, foreign executives, managers and specialized knowledge workers
- obtaining work permits for professionals, contract service suppliers and technicians pursuant to various Canadian free trade agreements including, the Canada-United-States-Mexico Agreement (formerly North American Free Trade Agreement), Canada-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the General Agreement on Trade and Services and Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
- obtaining Labour Market Impact Assessments for purposes of hiring foreign workers to fill various job positions
- immigration compliance reviews and inspections
- obtaining business visitor status, study permits, post-graduate work permits, visitor visas, electronic travel authorizations and parent/grandparent super visas
- overcoming criminal inadmissibility
- obtaining permanent resident status through federal programs including, Express Entry, Family Sponsorship Program and Caregiver Programs.
- obtaining permanent residence for entrepreneurs through the Start-Up Visa Program and the provincial nominee programs, including assisting with the corporate and commercial requirements under these programs.
- obtaining permanent resident status for skilled workers through provincial nominee programs, including Manitoba Provincial Nominee Program, Saskatchewan Immigrant Nominee Program, Alberta Immigrant Nominee Program and Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program.
- assisting Permanent Residents of Canada with obtaining Canadian citizenship
- assisting undocumented Canadian citizens with obtaining proof of Canadian citizenship
Additional Information
Bachelor of Arts (with Distinction), 2002, University of Manitoba
Bachelor of Laws, 2005, University of Manitoba
Manitoba, 2006
Member of the Board of Directors for The Manitoba Business Leadership Network
Member of the Board of Directors for Camp Manitou
Honorary counsel to the Information & Communication Technology Association of Manitoba (ICTAM)
Member of the Canadian Bar Association
Member of the Manitoba Bar Association
GEAPS November 2019 Meeting
- Article04|09|2020
Last updated: April 9, 2020. All information is subject to change as the Government of Canada continues to make new and further announcements. Given the urgency to take action to… Learn More
- Article01|28|2019
On January 24, 2019 Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) launched a new pilot program called the Rural and Northern Immigration Pilot (the “RNIP”). The RNIP is a community driven… Learn More
- Article06|28|2017
On June 12, 2017 Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) and Employment and Social Development Canada (“ESDC”) launched the new two-year pilot program, the Global Talent Stream (the “GTS”). The… Learn More
- Article06|09|2017
On June 12, 2017, the Temporary Foreign Worker Program will be launching a new pilot program called the Global Talent Stream (the “GTS”) which will establish easier and faster processing… Learn More
- Article03|01|2016
As of March 15, 2016 most visa-exempt foreign nationals, including tourists, business people, foreign workers and students, travelling to or transiting through Canada by air must have an Electronic Travel… Learn More
- Article03|13|2011
On April 1, 2011, significant changes were made to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program pursuant to amendments to the Foreign Worker Regulations of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (Canada). … Learn More
- Article06|03|2010
Information Technology Specialist On September 30, 2010 the temporary foreign worker program for information technology (IT) specialists will come to an end (except for employers wanting to hire foreign workers… Learn More
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- Event02|28|2025
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