- Initial assessment and pathway discussion
- Eligibility and risk review
- Prioritized action plan
- Questions answered in plain language
Services
Focused support at the stage where you need it
From a single consultation to complete application representation, the scope is discussed clearly before work begins.
Temporary Residence
Support for applications to visit, study or work in Canada.
What it is
Study-permit services support individuals planning to study in Canada, as well as students who need to maintain or extend their temporary resident status while continuing their studies.
Who it may be for
Prospective international students, current students approaching permit expiry, or students whose circumstances have changed and who need guidance on maintaining lawful status.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess your circumstances, identify potential concerns, develop a document and explanation strategy, review supporting evidence, and assist with application preparation or representation when retained.
What it is
Work-permit services cover temporary authorization to work in Canada, including eligible extensions and changes in work authorization.
Who it may be for
Foreign nationals who already have an LMIA-approved job offer, who may qualify for an open work permit, or who may otherwise be eligible for a work permit under an IRCC-approved category or exemption.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess the appropriate work-permit pathway, review eligibility and supporting documentation, identify risks, develop application strategy and submissions, and provide representation where retained.
What it is
Visitor services cover temporary entry to Canada for purposes such as tourism, visiting friends or family, short-term business visits, and other legitimate temporary visits, as well as applications to extend authorized visitor status from inside Canada.
Who it may be for
Tourists, individuals visiting friends or family members in Canada, business visitors attending eligible short-term business activities, and visitors who need additional authorized time in Canada.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review the purpose of travel, financial circumstances, home-country ties, immigration history and supporting documents, identify potential weaknesses, and assist with application preparation or representation.
What it is
The Super Visa is a temporary-resident option designed for eligible parents and grandparents of Canadian citizens and permanent residents who wish to make longer visits to Canada.
Who it may be for
Parents or grandparents considering extended family visits where the Super Visa may be appropriate.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review eligibility and family circumstances, assess supporting financial and relationship evidence, identify documentation concerns, and assist with preparing a well-supported application.
What it is
A spousal open work permit may allow an eligible spouse or common-law partner of certain temporary residents in Canada to obtain open work authorization, subject to current immigration rules.
Who it may be for
Spouses or partners who may qualify based on the principal applicant’s current status, program, employment or other applicable requirements.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess eligibility under the rules applicable at the time of application, identify supporting evidence required, review relationship and status documentation, and assist with application preparation or representation.
Permanent Residence
Guidance across eligible federal, provincial and family pathways.
What it is
Express Entry is Canada’s federal application-management system for certain economic permanent residence programs. Candidates may be ranked in the pool and invited to apply based on the rules and selection criteria in effect at the time.
Who it may be for
Skilled workers and eligible candidates who may qualify under an Express Entry-managed program and want to understand their eligibility, profile strength, CRS position and possible strategies.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess eligibility, review CRS and profile factors, identify potential concerns, advise on documentation and strategy, and assist with Express Entry profile and permanent residence application preparation or representation where retained.
What it is
Provincial Nominee Programs allow participating provinces and territories to nominate eligible applicants for permanent residence based on their own immigration priorities and program criteria.
Who it may be for
Individuals whose employment, occupation, education, business background, provincial connection or other circumstances may make a provincial pathway relevant.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess potentially relevant provincial pathways, review eligibility and supporting evidence, develop an application strategy, and assist with provincial nomination and subsequent permanent residence stages where retained.
What it is
Family sponsorship programs allow eligible Canadian citizens and permanent residents to sponsor certain qualifying family members for permanent residence, subject to the applicable sponsorship and relationship requirements.
Who it may be for
Eligible spouses, common-law partners, dependent family members, parents or grandparents, and other relatives who may qualify under an available family sponsorship category.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess sponsor and applicant eligibility, review relationship and supporting evidence, identify potential concerns, organize documentation and submissions, and assist with application preparation or representation.
What it is
This service supports clients who are preparing a permanent residence application or who want an existing application package reviewed before submission.
Who it may be for
Applicants who already know their permanent residence pathway and need professional assistance with application preparation, documentation, explanations or a detailed review before filing.
How MZIC can help
Depending on the retained scope, MZIC can review forms and supporting documents, identify gaps or inconsistencies, develop supporting explanations and submissions, organize the application package, and assist with submission or representation.
What it is
A Bridging Open Work Permit may allow certain permanent residence applicants already in Canada to maintain work authorization while their eligible PR application is being processed, subject to the requirements in effect at the time.
Who it may be for
PR applicants in Canada whose current work permit is approaching expiry and who may qualify for a bridging work permit under an eligible permanent residence pathway.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess current eligibility, review PR and temporary-status documentation, identify timing or status concerns, and assist with preparing the work-permit application where retained.
Reviews & Complex Support
A careful second eye when accuracy and strategy matter.
What it is
A professional review of an immigration application, supporting documents or selected parts of a file before submission or before an important next step.
Who it may be for
Applicants preparing their own application who want an independent review for completeness, consistency, potential concerns or areas that may require stronger explanation.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review the agreed documents and forms, identify gaps or inconsistencies, flag potential risks, and provide practical recommendations for improvement within the scope of the retained review.
What it is
A detailed assessment of a previous refusal and, where available, the related GCMS notes or other decision records to better understand the concerns behind the decision.
Who it may be for
Applicants whose immigration application has been refused and who want to understand the refusal before deciding whether and how to reapply or take another appropriate step.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review the refusal reasons, application history, supporting evidence and available officer notes, identify weaknesses or unresolved concerns, and develop a stronger strategy for the next application or response where appropriate.
What it is
A Procedural Fairness Letter generally gives an applicant an opportunity to respond to concerns raised by an immigration authority before a final decision is made.
Who it may be for
Applicants who have received a procedural fairness notice or another formal communication raising concerns that require a careful and time-sensitive response.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review the concerns and relevant evidence, identify the key issues that need to be addressed, develop a response strategy, prepare supporting submissions and assist with representation where retained.
What it is
Immigration authorities may request additional documents, information, explanations or updated evidence while an application is being processed.
Who it may be for
Applicants who have received a formal request for additional information or documents and want assistance understanding what is being requested and how best to respond.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review the request, assess the existing application context, identify the appropriate supporting evidence, help organize the response and prepare explanations or submissions where required.
What it is
A focused consultation for immigration situations that do not fit neatly into a standard application category or that involve multiple options, complications or strategic decisions.
Who it may be for
Clients dealing with complex immigration history, changing circumstances, multiple possible pathways, status concerns, previous applications or other case-specific issues.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can review the relevant background, identify key risks and available options, help prioritize next steps, and develop a practical strategy based on the client’s individual circumstances.
Entrepreneur Immigration
Strategic guidance for qualifying business immigration candidates.
What it is
Entrepreneur immigration pathways are designed for eligible business owners, senior managers or entrepreneurs who intend to establish, purchase or actively operate a qualifying business in Canada. These opportunities are primarily available through provincial entrepreneur programs; where an appropriate federal business immigration option is available under the rules in effect at the time, it may also be considered.
Who it may be for
Experienced business owners, senior managers or entrepreneurs whose business experience, financial capacity, proposed Canadian business and other circumstances may align with an available entrepreneur immigration pathway.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can assess potentially relevant provincial entrepreneur pathways and, where applicable, other currently available business immigration options; review eligibility and program requirements; develop the immigration strategy; review and coordinate supporting business and personal documentation; prepare immigration submissions; and provide representation through the applicable work permit, nomination and permanent residence stages where retained.
What it is
Some entrepreneur immigration pathways may require or benefit from an exploratory visit to the intended business community before a formal application or business proposal is submitted.
Who it may be for
Prospective entrepreneur applicants who need to research a community, evaluate business opportunities, meet relevant local contacts or satisfy program-specific exploratory-visit expectations.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can help plan the immigration-related purpose and documentation strategy for the visit, explain relevant program expectations, identify useful areas of research and help connect the visit to the broader entrepreneur application strategy.
What it is
Certain entrepreneur pathways involve multiple stages, which may include provincial approval or support, a temporary work permit, establishment or operation of the Canadian business, and later provincial nomination for permanent residence.
Who it may be for
Entrepreneur applicants progressing through a business immigration pathway that requires temporary status and business-performance stages before nomination or another permanent residence stage.
How MZIC can help
MZIC can provide immigration guidance across the applicable stages, assist with work-permit and nomination-related applications, monitor immigration-document requirements and help ensure that each immigration step is coordinated with the overall pathway.
Clear scope, clear expectations
Services are tailored after an assessment
Eligibility and scope depend on your circumstances. A consultation does not guarantee eligibility, approval or representation. If you retain MZIC, the agreed service, professional fees and responsibilities will be set out in writing.
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