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Congratulations Doug Lynass KC

September 25, 2023

McCuaig Desrochers LLP would like to congratulate our long-time friend and colleague, Doug Lynass KC, on his well-deserved retirement. Doug has been an active and highly-regarded member of the Edmonton legal community since 1976. During his distinguished legal career, Doug worked most recognizably at Lynass, Ferguson & Schoctor / Alberta Business Lawyers. We are honoured that Doug has placed his trust in McCuaig Desrochers LLP to assume the representation of many of his longstanding clients. His trusted assistant, Colleen Nichol,

Canada launches Recognized Employer Pilot for Employers of Temporary Foreign Workers

September 20, 2023

The Government of Canada announced the introduction of the Recognized Employer Pilot (REP) on August 8, 2023. It was the first major policy announcement made by Edmonton Centre MP, Randy Boissonnault, in his new role as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages. The Recognized Employer Pilot is designed to reduce the red-tape and administrative burden associated with hiring temporary foreign workers and will apply to a subset of those employers who have demonstrated a good track-record of compliance

Expansion of Francophone Mobility Program Announced

June 15, 2023

Today, Canada’s immigration minister announced a significant expansion of the Francophone Mobility Program which will make it easier for more French-speaking individuals to come and obtain work permits to work in Canada. The Francophone Mobility Program was originally launched in 2016 to promote Francophone immigration to Francophone minority communities outside of Quebec, it exempts Canadian employers (outside of Quebec) from having to go through the Labour Market Impact Assessment system, making it much easier for them to hire French-speaking workers

EXTENDED: Agri-Food Immigration Pilot Program for Permanent Residence

May 8, 2023

Since 2020, foreign workers in the Agri-Food industry were able to apply for permanent residence under a (then) new pilot program which was set to end May 2023. Today, the Government of Canada has extended this pilot program to run until May 14, 2025. The Government of Canada has also indicated that they will revise the program to: The majority of the current eligibility criteria and industries and occupations are able to benefit from this program does not appear to

Congratulations Nathan Po!

May 3, 2023

McCuaig Desrochers LLP is excited to announce that Nathan Po, one of our partners, has been recognized twice, in both the 2023 Lexpert Legal Directory as a leading practitioner in immigration law, and in the 2023 edition of the Best Lawyers in Canada in the field of immigration law. Best Lawyers™ compiles its lists of outstanding lawyers by conducting thousands of peer reviewed surveys. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the one of the foremost

Congratulations Justin Kingston!

April 6, 2023

Congratulations to Justin Kingston for being appointed as new President of Fédération des associations de juristes d’expression française de common law (FAJEF). FAJEF is a national organization with the goal to defend and promote access to justice in French in provinces and territories with an English-speaking majority across Canada. See: https://fajef.ca/english-information/

False Statements in a Proof of Loss: Important Insurance Decisions

March 15, 2023

Case Review: Abbas v Esurance Insurance Company of Canada, 2023 ABCA 36 An important Court of Appeal of Alberta insurance law decision came out on February 6, 2023: how do we know it is important? Because the first line of the reasons for judgment reserved says so: [1] This is an important insurance case. It declares that the common-law-fraudulent-claims rule – an insurer is relieved of the obligation to indemnify an insured for any loss arising from the same event and under

Personal Liability of Directors for the Debts of a Corporation

February 17, 2023

In Alberta, directors of a corporation can be held personally liable for certain debts of the corporation in the event of bankruptcy or otherwise. This is because a director has a legal responsibility to ensure that a corporation is able to pay its debts as they become due and to ensure the corporation has sufficient liquid assets to satisfy these obligations. The liability of a director for the debts of a corporation can arise from a number of different sources,

New Partner at McCuaig Desrochers

January 2, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Jeff Arsenault has joined the partnership. Welcome!

Welcome Breanna Case

September 15, 2022

McCuaig Desrochers LLP is pleased to welcome Breanna Case as an articling student. Breanna received her Juris Doctor from University of Alberta’s Faculty of Law in 2022. While in law school, she volunteered as Dayleader on the Family and Civil Law Project with Student Legal Services where she assisted low-income individuals with their legal matters in Provincial Court. She also served on the Women’s Law Forum and the Edmonton branch of the Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) where she

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Congratulations Doug Lynass KC

Canada launches Recognized Employer Pilot for Employers of Temporary Foreign Workers

Expansion of Francophone Mobility Program Announced

EXTENDED: Agri-Food Immigration Pilot Program for Permanent Residence

Congratulations Nathan Po!

Congratulations Justin Kingston!

False Statements in a Proof of Loss: Important Insurance Decisions

Personal Liability of Directors for the Debts of a Corporation

New Partner at McCuaig Desrochers

Welcome Breanna Case

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