019: Owner Operator LMIAs with Jeffrey Lowe

June 15, 2016

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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:

• What is an LMIA?
• What is the basis for the Owner Operator LMIA?
• Practical Tips on Applying for an Owner Operator LMIA
• Specific examples of how Jeffrey has used the Owner Operator LMIA to benefit his clients.

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:

• ICT
• NAFTA Investor
• Korea, Chile, Peru, Columbia – Free Trade Agreements with comparable investor programs
• Post Grad Work Permit Holders – can set up a business (1-3 years to get operating) and then apply for O/O LMIA
• Spousal Open work permit – can also set up a business and then apply for an O/O LMIA
• Work Holiday work permit – can also set up a business and then apply for an O/O 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 – [email protected]