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Canadian Immigration Podcast

Mark Holthe

This podcast is all about Canadian Immigration law, policy, and practice. Periodically Canadian immigration lawyer Mark Holthe will address various topics related to the Canadian immigration...

Episodes

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CIP 189: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 10 - 95 CRS Points at Risk - French, Study, and Sibling

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry examine three Express Entry bonus-point factors that could soon be...

34:50Jul 27, 2026

CIP 188: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 9 - The Spousal Penalty - Can't be gone soon enough

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry examine one of the most controversial elements of Canada's proposed...

34:39Jul 6, 2026

CIP 187: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 8 - Your Job Offer is Worth ZERO (But not for long)

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry examine the return of job offers as a proposed factor in Express En...

49:05Jul 2, 2026

CIP 186: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 7 - Your Job Title, Your Score - Who Gets the Boost?

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry break down one of the most significant proposed changes to Express...

45:42Jun 29, 2026

CIP 185: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 6 - 3 Doors to 1: Who Gets In, Who Gets Locked Out?

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry examine one of the biggest proposed Express Entry reforms: merging...

39:05Jun 26, 2026

CIP 184: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 5 - Where Do You Stand Now?

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry continue their series on major Express Entry reforms expected in Ca...

62:08Jun 23, 2026

CIP 183: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 4 - The Biggest Shake-up Since 2015

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry continue their series on major Express Entry reforms expected in Ca...

48:25Jun 18, 2026

CIP 182: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 3 - What's Changing, What Isn't, and Your Early Game Plan

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry continue their series on major Express Entry reforms expected in Ca...

58:11Jun 15, 2026

CIP 181: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 2 - Why Canada is Rewriting the Rules

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry continue their series on major Express Entry reforms expected in Ca...

51:14Jun 11, 2026

CIP 180: Express Entry Reforms: Episode 1 - Express Entry Explained

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry launch a new series on major Express Entry reforms expected in Cana...

46:48Jun 8, 2026

CIP 179: Tax Implications of Moving to Canada

Episode Summary: In this special episode, Mark Holthe speaks with cross-border tax consultant Sonya Dolguina about the financial and tax imp...

40:43May 9, 2026

CIP 178: Black Box Immigration - Express Entry and AI Hallucinations

Episode Summary: In this special episode, Mark Holthe speaks with immigration lawyer Luca Vukolic about a bizarre Express Entry refusal invo...

34:53May 7, 2026

CIP 177: Farming your way to Alberta - Who qualifies and who gets left out?

Episode Summary: In this episode, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry discuss Alberta’s AAIP Farm Stream, a niche immigration pathway for...

39:46Apr 13, 2026

CIP 176: Express Entry Getting it Right - Can You Claim Concurrent Work?

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry explain whether applicants can c...

23:12Apr 10, 2026

CIP 175: Express Entry Getting it Right - 2026 Category Based Draws

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, Mark Holthe continues the Express Entry: Getting It Right series by exp...

31:19Mar 12, 2026

CIP 174: Express Entry Getting it Right - How your spouse can make or break your CRS score

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, Mark Holthe and co-host Alicia Backman-Beharry kick off 2026 by continu...

40:55Jan 8, 2026

CIP 173: Business Immigration Series - LMIA Violations

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, Mark Holthe and co-host Alicia Backman-Beharry return to their Business...

27:23Dec 13, 2025

CIP 172: Immigration Levels Plans 2026-2028 - How It impacts you!

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, Mark Holthe and co-host Alicia Backman-Beharry break down Canada’s new...

40:22Dec 5, 2025

CIP 171: Spousal Sponsorship - Work permit options for spouses and kids

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, hosts Mark Holthe and Alicia Backman-Beharry shine a light on one of th...

39:25Oct 21, 2025

CIP 170: Business Immigration Series - What is going on with LMIAs in 2025

Episode Summary In this episode of the Canadian Immigration Podcast, host Mark Holthe and immigration lawyer Alicia Backman-Beharry relaunch...

27:33Jul 23, 2025