Immigration

On Friday, March 20, 2020, the governments of the United States, Canada and Mexico announced joint initiatives to restrict non-essential cross-border traffic.   The US-Canada and US-Mexico borders will be closed to non-essential traffic effective Saturday, March 21, 2020, for a 30-day period.  Non-essential traffic includes traffic for tourism or […]

On March 18, 2020, President Trump announced the joint closure of the U.S.-Canada border to non-essential traffic. This step is being taken to slow the coronavirus spread. President Trump has indicated that trade will not be affected and that more details are forthcoming. Foster will provide additional details as those […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at Class A Ports of Entry along the U.S. – Canada border and in Preflight Inspection at International Airports in Canada have “original jurisdiction” to adjudicate L-1 petitions presented by Canadian citizens when seeking admission to the United States in L-1 status.  Until […]

Effective December 2018, new amendments to the Criminal Code of Canada will increase the maximum punishment for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) or Driving While Impaired/Intoxicated (DWI) to a term of imprisonment for 10 years. This increase in potential maximum punishment escalates the crime of DUI/DWI to an offense of […]