Borders Immigration

Borders Immigration – Bridging Your Immigration Legal Needs

The team at Borders Immigration Consultancy is dedicated to solving your immigration challenges, whether you are an individual aiming to enter Canada or a corporation looking to hire and bring in skilled workers.

Highly experienced and fully licensed, we are the dedicated immigration consultants you need and deserve.

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Kim K.C. Ly is a licensed member of the College of Immigration & Citizenship Consultants (RCIC) and the principal of her boutique firm, Borders Immigration Consultancy. Possessing a Master's Degree in Justice Studies (Royal Roads University), as well as an Honours Diploma in Immigration Consultancy (Humber College), Kim has over 28 years of experience in the field of Canadian immigration and citizenship law.

Kim is also the Co-ordinating Instructor and Adjunct Professor of the Economics and Temporary Entry courses for the Graduate Diploma in Immigration & Citizenship Law, Faculty of Law, at Queen's University.

Kim maintains a client base that ranges from individuals to Fortune 500 corporations and she is also a regular presenter on various immigration matters at numerous industry-related events, as well as for various corporations and professional associations.

A long-time member of the CAPIC-ACPII, Kim also serves as a member of the Leadership Council of a local community organization in London (immploy.ca), Ontario that connects local employers to immigrant talent with the aim of strengthening the local economy. She is also immigration counsel to many clients of the London Economic Development Corporation (LEDC), the lead economic development agency for the City of London.

Kim currently serves as Co-Chair for the City of London's Newcomer Policy & Lobbying Taskforce and is a Director on the London Chamber of Commerce Board. She has also served two terms on the London Chamber's Government Affairs committee, two terms on the College's Governance and Nominating committee, and two terms as a Director on the CAPIC-ACPII Board. During her tenure with CAPIC-ACPII, she served as Chair of its Policy and Lobbying committee, and Co-Chair of its Joint P&L Working Group with the College.

An advocate for social justice, policy reform, and lobbying initiatives, Kim is passionate with helping immigrants successfully migrate to Canada.

Assisting with All Aspects of Canadian Immigration

When you need to work with a Canadian immigration consultant, turn to the experienced team at Borders Immigration Consultancy. With more than 28 years of experience, Kim and her team offer highly responsive customer service, and they are dedicated to ease the common hassles associated with the immigration process. Above all else, Borders Immigration Consultancy aims to make immigration as seamless and headache-free as possible for you or your business.

Foreign Worker Permits

We assist with all types of foreign worker permits, including those requiring a Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) under such streams as high wage/low wage, global talent or agriculture, and all those under that are LMIA-exempt such as professions under the CUSMA (formerly NAFTA), Intra-company Transfers, significant interest/benefits to Canada, and various occupations under Canada's numerous bilateral free trade agreements with other countries.

Emergency Service Requests for Vendors

Foreign vendors with Canadian clientele are often required to travel to Canada to provide technical support services to equipment that they manufacture. Such technical personnel are exempt from various requirements of the Labor Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) process. We may assist with expediting your vendor skilled tradespeoples' entry into Canada.

Business Visitor Services

We offer sound guidance and prepare the necessary supporting documentation for CUSMA, GATS and other free trade agreement issues for businesses and corporations across Canada.

Temporary Resident Visas

There are a number of programs that allow one to attain temporary resident status, including Visitor Visas, Study Permits and Super Visas. We also assist with Criminal Waivers and Applications to Return to Canada (ARCs).

Permanent Residence – Economic Streams

For those looking to relocate to Canada permanently, we help with the complexities of Canada's Express Entry system for the Federal Skill Workers (FSW) Program, the Canadian Experience Class (CEC), and the Federal Skill Trades Class (FSTC) as well as various Provincial Nomination Programs (PNP) (Express entry and non-Express Entry).

Permanent Residence – Family Sponsorship Streams

Family reunification is one of the many objectives of the Immigration & Refugee Protection Act. Being separated from our loved ones is both stressful and financially burdensome – never mind the heartache of the inability to be with them. We offer assistance with Family Sponsorships including spouses, common law and conjugal partners, dependents, as well as parents/grandparents, so as to hasten the reunion.

Employer Compliance Reviews

Your organization needs to remain in complete compliance with all necessary regulations when it comes to foreign workers, which requires regular compliance reviews and integrity service reviews. Our services include on site attendance at your facilities to conduct a complete review and audit of your current documentation, as well as provide training on how to ensure continued compliance. We also offer assistance in the event of an ESDC or IRCC audit.

Letters of Invitation & Affidavits of Support

In all instances, the IRCC requires a letter of invitation and/or an affidavit of support to further support a visitor visa application for a family member or a friend. We assist you with the preparation of these documents, allowing you to meet these strict requirements.

Visa Processing

We provide the consular processing of visas for any country around the world, ensuring the process goes as quickly and smoothly as possible for you.

Testimonials

“After retaining Kim Ly from Borders Immigration Consultancy, there was a great comfort in Kim’s knowledge, expertise and resources knowing she was available to answer questions and guide us. Kim is highly dedicated to her profession going well beyond to make sure that everything is explained and in place for each step. We would strongly recommend Borders Immigration Consultancy as it was a real pleasure working with Kim and her team; their service is impeccable.”

– John S. Geha, Chief Executive Officer, London St. Thomas Association of Realtors (LSTAR)

"Kim has been our Immigration Representative for over the past 10 years. Her support through the complicated web of immigration policy and regulations has helped us expedite the administrative processes thus ensuring that our employees possess the proper documents to legally work in the country.

Kim provides sound advice and excellent guidance in assisting us with the retention of our skilled workforce. She is a true advocate and has been our "voice" before Provincial and Federal immigration officials on more than one occasion.

As a global company we receive requests from facilities at non-traditional hours. Kim is very responsive to our needs and provides us with an excellent level of customer service that is dedicated, consistent and dependable.

In closing, immigration is a complicated process and Kim plays a vital role in ensuring our immigration matters are successfully completed in a timely matter."

– Roxanne Rose, Global Vice President of Human Resources, Linamar Corporation

“Kim’s expertise and support through the complicated web of hiring and retaining international talent has been instrumental. Having her support has not only helped us retain employees, but her support expedites the process, saving us time and resources, and gives us peace of mind and confidence that we are legally compliant.”

– Susan Honderich, Director, Talent Acquisition & HR Business Partner, StarTech.com

“Kim has worked tirelessly including a late Friday evening to ensure some of our Japanese visitors were allowed to extend their stay with us. Kim also conducted really solid training to our management team and staff about immigration and the feedback on the changes was nothing short of fantastic.”

– Scott McKee, Manager, Human Resources, DENSO Manufacturing Canada, Inc.

“My husband and I have been so happy with the hard work, dedication, professionalism and support we received from Kim throughout our whole process of applying for my husband’s Permanent Residency. My husband and I both strongly recommend Kim for any and all of your immigration needs.

I absolutely could not have done this without her.”

– Amy and Dany

“When the rules around foreign workers changed in 2014, I found myself in a sticky situation, but one phone call later with Kim and I knew that I was in good hands. Turns out I was right.

Kim keeps up to date with the latest trends and changes at immigration Canada. She has a wealth of experience, and she always provides the most timely and relevant options available to her clients, no matter what their immigration status may be.”

– Leslie Enwerem, B.Sc, GIS-PG, OCP

“Not only is she an expert in current immigration law, but she is well versed in the changes which have occurred over the last several years. I have always found her customer service and response time to be amazing.”

– Debbie Kemp, Bankrate

"I want to take this time to thank you for the help you were in obtaining my Canadian work permit with McQueen Custom Farm Works LTD.

I heard numerous stories before I met you, of how difficult it was to go through this work permit process and the extended time required. Obviously the people I talked to did not use your services. Your professional background and extensive experience made this a seamless process for me from start to finish. Everything was organized and completed in such an efficient manner, that even the processing officer was impressed with the package we provided for review. I overheard him and his superior officer mention how through it was prepared, and that they wished they all came through in this manner.

So again let me thank you for your help. Your professionalism, as well as your pleasant personality, made this experience considerably easier to go through than I had envisioned. I will obviously be back in touch with you when I have any further requirements, and have and will continue to recommend you and your company to others with similar needs."

– M. Dean Remick, President, Entocon Inc.

“I wanted to express my deep gratitude for your dedication and effort towards my successful achievement of permanent residency. You were very supportive and generous and also you were a huge support through something that had been emotionally-draining for me, but because of you, I am extremely happy with the results. Thank you so much again.”

– Jibin

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