Get your people the legal right to live and work in Canada
In mining, buying the asset is only the start. An overseas owner who acquires a Canadian mine or project usually needs to move its own people in: an operations lead to take charge, technical specialists the site cannot run without, and in time their families.
Every one of them needs the legal right to work in Canada, secured before they travel and kept current for as long as they are needed on site.
Through our partnership with IVEY Group, a licensed Canadian immigration firm, Lincoln Strategic clients can hand that whole process to one regulated partner. That covers everything from the first work permit through to permanent residency and citizenship.
What it covers
IVEY Group’s licensed consultants take on the paperwork, documentation and timelines of bringing foreign workers into Canada, and manage the whole lifecycle from first entry to citizenship:
- Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA): the first step for an employer hiring a foreign worker
- Work permits: LMIA-based permits, intra-company transfers, free-trade-agreement permits, the Francophone Mobility Program, and permit extensions
- CAQ (Quebec Acceptance Certificate) for placements in Quebec
- Temporary Resident Visas (TRV) for business professionals visiting Canada
- Family reunification: open spousal work permits, and work and study permits for dependent children
- Permanent residency for workers and their families, so employees can stay and work in Canada without a time limit
- Citizenship, the final step in the journey
How it works
IVEY’s approach is practical and solutions-led. Rather than treating every obstacle as a reason to stop, they look for a compliant, workable route to the outcome you need, and manage the risk along the way. For clients used to slow, cautious legal processes, that means fewer delays and a straighter path to getting people on site.
Because IVEY hold the client relationship for the life of each placement, not just the first application, they keep people in status as circumstances change. They track passport, visa and work-permit expiry dates, and plan renewals ahead of time, so nobody’s right to work lapses at the wrong moment.
