"Touchdown" in Canada - Navigating Canada's Immigration System from Temporary Residence to Permanent Residence

Will Tao is a Canadian Immigration Lawyer at Larlee Rosenberg and provides legal services in all areas of Canadian immigration law with a focus on complex refusals, appeals, and judicial reviews. Will believes in a client-focused approach, one that allows the companies and individuals he works with to present their case to Canadian immigration authorities with the needed balance of honesty, simplicity, and creativity. Will has assisted on several challenging, high profile cases involving employers and individuals alike.

Will is the Chair of the City of Vancouver's Cultural Communities Advisory Committee and a member of the Mayor's Working Group on Immigration and City of Vancouver's Historical Discrimination Against People of Chinese Descent Committee. Will also serves as a Committee Member on the Canadian Bar Association British Columbia's Equality and Diversity Committee.

In his spare time, Will runs and operates his law blog Vancouver Immigration Blog (http://vancouverimmigrationblog.com/). Will can often be found commenting in local media and writing opinion pieces on immigration policy, equality, and diversity topics.

Will is a graduate of the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law (J.D.), the University of British Columbia (B.A., History and International Relations). He has also attended the National University of Singapore (Singapore) and the Southwest University of Political Science and Law (Chongqing, China) during his previous academic studies.

Topics to Cover:

1. Brief Introduction to the Canadian Immigration System
2. Starting Point - the Cornell MBA Graduate
3. Obtaining a Temporary Work Permit
4. Applying for Permanent Residence
5. Top 5 Tips and Strategies for Cornell MBA Graduates
6. Questions and Answers