Canada-US Business Council: Canada/312 Breakfast Series on Immigration May 24, 2012

CROSS BORDER ASSIGNMENTS IN THE US AND CANADA

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW NOW!
Join the Canada-US Business Council for a discussion of the current issues surrounding cross border assignments and the corresponding immigration considerations in the US and Canada. The presentation will include the current economic and political environments in the US and Canada and how they impact short term and long term work assignment options for employees.
Cindy Shearn, CUSBC Chicago board member and Partner at the world's leading immigration law firm, Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, will give her take on these and other subjects, including:

§ Options for temporary and permanent work authorization in US and Canada

§ What to expect for intracompany transferees, direct hires, and business visitors

§ The adjudication/enforcement/legislative environment

§ Political and economic challenges in both countries