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CIP S1 E19: Podcast Show Notes – Jeffrey Lowe - PLMIA
Jeffrey S. Lowe has practiced immigration and business law in British Columbia since 1983. He holds a bachelor of Laws and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia, and is considered an innovator in the convergence of business, technology and law.
Jeffrey is the Chief Inspirational Officer of Lowe and Company, and has taught immigration law, practice management and legal ethics to lawyers across Canada since 1990.
In this episode of the Canadian immigration podcast we discussed the Owner Operator LMIA. If you’ve not yet heard about this LMIA category, don’t worry about it. Jeffrey does a fantastic job of setting out the ground rules, and explaining to you some unbelievably creative and unique ways to use this LMIA category to help your clients immigrate to Canada.
Some of the specific areas covered include:
In order to help you jump to the areas of most interest to you, I have included below some timestamps for some of the significant topic covered in this episode.
4:54 - Who is Jeffrey Lowe?
14:25 - What is an LMIA?
19:00 – What is the Owner Operator LMIA?
27:23 – 6 Different ways an individual can come to Canada to start a business with a work permit without an LMIA:
30:37 – Can an investor obtain an O/O LMIA in the context of “passive investment”
32:20 – What percentage of ownership must an application have to qualify for an O/O LMIA
36:00 – How important is job creation to the success of the O/O LMIA?
33:51 – Specific Examples of how the O/O LMIA can be used. Including a great solution for Post Grad students seeking to remain in Canada a permanent residents of Canada
44:00 – Consider the possibility of having co-owner operators who are both eligible for an O/O LMIA
47:37 - How to locate Jeffrey Lowe – jlowe@canadavisalaw.com
