Patrick Boardman's Articles in Legal


  • Canadian Immigration Categories And Legal Status
    Canada has three basic categories of immigrant: Family Class, Economic Immigrants, and Refugees. There are also those classed as "other" such as humanitarian cases. Those that have existing family get into the country seamlessly. Skilled trade workers in almost forty job types are able to reside and gain permanent status; t ...

  • Going Straight From A Pardon To The Workplace
    In Canada the Canadian Human Rights Act assures that a person cannot be discriminated against based on a pardoned conviction. The pardoned person is guaranteed that no basic services can be denied. The person also has the right to work for a federal agency or the Armed Forces. As expected there are some common-sense safety ...

  • Legal Immigration Differences Between Canada And The U.s.a.
    The United States enacted its first immigration law, The Naturalization Act of 1790 to bring new arrivals to citizenship status. Subsequent laws were laws of exclusion until the current century where security is paramount and exclusion turned to political hysteria. In contrast, Canada courts immigrants actively for economic ...

  • Pardons Are A Privilege Not A Right In Canada
    The ideal system for discharging former convictions does not exist if the onus is left solely on the released offender to take care of the proceedings. There is the notion that the convicted should pursue the application privately but many may never bother. There is a borderline that may exclude many who don't have the guid ...

  • The Canadian Federal Immigrant Investor Program
    Chaos in the economy is a mega-problem that will require a thousand effective solutions, some of which already exist and can be expanded. One good idea put into use by Citizenship and Immigration Canada is soliciting investment from new immigrants.


  • The Growing Popularity Of Collaborative Law In Divorce
    Answering the desire of divorcing couples to avoid toe-to-toe court actions, Collaborative Family Practice has stepped up as an attractive alternative to mediation and litigation. They act as advisors to their clients on matters of law that affect their interests.

  • Tn Permits And L-1 Intra-company Transferee Permits
    If you are a Canadian entering the U.S. for work purposes, the L-1 temporary work permit is very flexible and advantageous in terms both of convenience and tax implications. This article examines options in U.S. permits for workers and employers.



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