Interview and Discussion with Canadian Immigration Lawyers Laurie Tannous ([email protected]) Show Notes​ 01:30 - Introduction and bio (started as customs and immigration officer and does various other work - Kitch Law Firm) 03:15 - About her work as a Customs and Immigration Officer on the Canadian Side (Ambassador Bridge) while studying for law school 03:50 - Issues she saw at the border (smuggling drugs and people) as well as dealing with individuals and gaining the ability to judge people and lying well 05:40 - What she did after graduating law school (Articling with law firms to work in different areas) and growth in referrals in immigration which caused her to work in this area 07:10 - Early start to family and practice with own firm, as well as using her firm in different settings (including cross-border transactions) and doing international trade law in the US, and a customs brokerage 08:30 CEO of institute of border logistics at windsor airport 10:10 - Letter of invitation needed sometimes for temporary work meetings in Canada 10:30 - Canada's immigration programs and the point system 11:55 - The point system and necessity for an Immigration Lawyer and needing to clean up work done by regular people or non-immigration lawyers 13:00 - Her focus is on a few areas of immigration (primarily corporate and family and does not include humanitarian) 13:48 - Focusing and specializing on certain areas of immigration law 14:10 - Canada's investment program - Shut down, but pilot program for a venture capitalist program exists (need net worth of $10M, and be investing $2M with post-secondary degree) 15:05 - Other temporary programs for investors and entrepreneurs are not available right now, but an overhaul is coming to include these programs 15:55 - Canada's equivalent of the TN NAFTA Visa and the Management Consultant sub-category - issues with people doing it themselves and making bad admissions and statements 18:23 - People with DUIs trying to enter Canada - temporary resident permits ("TRP")may be required, or if 10 years have passed (deemed rehabilitated). Can be done at border or Consulate 22:10 - Where is she headquartered? And where her offices are (Detroit and Windsor in Canada) 22:35 - Role of Canadian Provinces in their Immigration programs (Quebec and provincial nominee program) 24:00 - What does a typical week look like for Laurie? How does she set up her time? 25:15 - How she balances her work and her personal life/family. Importance of time management 26:15 - How she prevents work from coming home and carving out time 27:00 - Mistakes she made early on that she has learned from: advice for a new lawyer: learn on honing in on strengths (and avoid weaker areas) and knowing when to say "NO" to clients or cases and know how to manage your time 30:20 - Her proudest moment in her practice: Teaching and helping people through education, in particular a course where a student was able to achieve success on a paper related to human smuggling/trafficking How to learn more about Laure Tannous: www.Kitch.com [email protected]

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