The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2024 recognizes 26 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-cost, as leaders in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law, Employee Benefits Law and Immigration Law.
Katie Van Nostrand*
Partner Vancouver, T: 604.638.2048 kvannostrand@mathewsdinsdale.com
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Biography
Bar admission
Law Society of British Columbia
Education
University of British Columbia, B.A.
University of British Columbia, J.D.
Membership and affiliations
Canadian Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association - BC Branch
Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association (CILA)
Practice areas
Profile
Katie is a Partner in our Vancouver office. She has extensive experience guiding clients through the complexities of business immigration law and related human resources matters. She advises business clients on securing Canadian work authorization for international talent and provides strategic counsel on both immediate and long-term immigration needs. Katie regularly advises on and assists clients with immigration audits and inspections, offering practical guidance on compliance requirements. She also supports business clients and their employees with permanent residence and citizenship applications. Clients in the technology, large-scale infrastructure, and other globally focused industries benefit from her comprehensive understanding of the intersection between immigration and employment regulations. Katie has been consistently recognized as a leading business immigration lawyer in Best Lawyers in Canada.
Katie is a CBA mentor to a first year UBC law student and to a young lawyer through the CBA’s Women’s Law Forum.
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Industry recognition
Best Lawyers® in CanadaImmigration Law
Presentations
December 2015
Work with a Work Permit and LMIA
Presenter at ‘Work with a Work Permit and LMIA’ at CLE BC’s Working your Way into Canada 2015.
October 2015
Immigration
Herbert H.B. Law and Katie Van Nostrand presented a seminar on Immigration, a Mathews Dinsdale Live Seminar.
April 2015
British Columbia Annual Practice
Katie Van Nostrand to is a researcher for the British Columbia Annual Practice.
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The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2023 recognizes 24 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-cost, as leaders in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law and Immigration Law.
22 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-coast, are recognized as leaders in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2022 in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Workers' Compensation Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law and Immigration Law.
Katie Van Nostrand will be presenting at the Ius Laboris webinar titled A Changing Legal Landscape for Immigration and Global Mobility. What are the rules now and what does the future hold? This complimentary webinar will take place Oct 21, 2020.
21 Mathews Dinsdale lawyers, from coast-to-coast, are recognized as leaders in The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2021 in the fields of Labour and Employment Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law, Immigration Law, Workers’ Compensation Law.
Mathews Dinsdale Lawyers from coast-to-coast recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2020 as leaders in Labour and Employment Law, Education Law, Employee Benefits Law, Immigration Law, Workers’ Compensation Law.
Insights
In A Flash
Canada Ends Waiver on Off-Campus Work Hour Limits for International Students
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) has announced that it will not extend the temporary public policy which allowed certain international students to work more than 20 hours per week. This fall, IRCC intends to roll-out a new allowance for international students to work up to 24 hours per week off-campus.
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In A Flash
IRCC Announces New Entry Requirements for Mexican Citizens Travelling to Canada
On February 29, 2024, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (“IRCC”) introduced new entry requirements for Mexican citizens travelling to Canada. As a result, most Mexican citizens will now require a Temporary Resident Visa, rather than an Electronic Travel Authorization (“eTA”), when traveling to Canada by air. This article summarizes these new entry requirements and the impact on Mexican citizens and Canadian employers.
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In A Flash
Canada Announces New Extension of Post-Graduation Work Permits for up to 18 Months
The Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship announced that international graduates with a recently expired or expiring post-graduation work permit will quality for an additional or extended work permit of up to 18 months.
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COVID-19
Changes Coming to Canadian Border for American and International Travellers
Provided Canada’s COVID-19 epidemiology remains favourable, the Canadian border will soon be open to travellers fully vaccinated with Government of Canada-accepted vaccines.
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COVID-19
Federal Government to Begin Easing Border Restrictions
Effective July 5th, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and foreign nationals eligible to enter Canada under current travel restrictions will no longer be subject to the federal requirement to quarantine, or be required stay at a government-authorized hotel upon entry into Canada.
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COVID-19
Federal Government Announces Phased Approach to Adjusting Border Restrictions
Intended first step would be to allow fully-vaccinated Canadians, permanent residents and essential workers to enter Canada without the requirement to stay in a government-approved quarantine hotel upon arrival.
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In A Flash
Federal Government Announces New Pathway to Permanent Residency
The IRCC announced a new one-time pathway to permanent residency for over 90,000 essential temporary workers and international graduates. It will also assist the federal government in meeting its target of admitting 401,000 new permanent residents in 2021.
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In A Flash
International Experience Canada Re-Opening for 2021
The Government of Canada announced the IEC program will partially re-open on March 1, 2021. This article discusses the eligibility and procedural requirements of this program.
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COVID-19
Canada Announces New Travel Restrictions – Updated Feb 12/21
The government of Canada announced several new requirements for travellers entering Canada in a further attempt to curb the rapid transmission of COVID-19 and its variants. New requirements provided in this article.
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COVID-19
Post-Graduate Worker Permit Holders Eligible for an Open Work Permit
The public policy will allow foreign nationals who hold Post Graduate Work Permits that expire on or after January 30, 2020 the ability to apply for an 18-month open work permit
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COVID-19
Canada Announces New Entry Requirement for Air Travellers
As of January 7, all air travellers (including Canadians and Permanent Residents) over the age of 5 will be required to provide a negative COVID-19 test result prior to entering Canada.
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COVID-19
Employer and Foreign Worker Obligations Regarding Holiday Travel
While the Canadian government does not recommend non-essential travel, it may be inevitable. It is important for employers and foreign workers to understand obligations in place upon the foreign worker’s return to Canada.
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In A Flash
Changes to Alberta’s LMIA ‘Refusal to Process’ List
Employment Social Development Canada quietly released a positive list of 27 national occupation classifications and their related positions that would continue to be eligible for a Labour Market Impact Assessment in Alberta.
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In A Flash
BC Employers Take Note: New Registration Requirement When Hiring Certain Foreign Workers
Starting December 15, 2020, employers in BC will be required to register with the Province before hiring temporary foreign workers. This article summarizes these new requirements.
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COVID-19
COVID-19 Immigration Update: Certain Visitors in Canada are Eligible to Apply for Work Permit from Inside Canada
In order to be eligible foreign nationals in Canada must meet the criteria set-out in this article.
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COVID-19
COVID-19 Immigration Update: Public Policy Change for Certain Out-of-Status Foreign Nationals
This change will be a great benefit to employers, who will no longer have to wait months for an employee to return to work should they fall out of status.
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COVID-19
COVID-19 Immigration Update: Biometric Requirement for in-Canada Temporary Resident Applications is Temporarily Suspended
Biometric collection locations have been closed since March. We expect that this announcement will allow IRCC to return to regular in-Canada work permit processing timelines.
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COVID-19
New COVID-19 Immigration Policy for Changing the Employment Status of Temporary Foreign Workers
The new policy will allow temporary foreign workers who are in Canada to change either their employer or listed job within approximately 10 days of submitting an application to change their work permit and make a request to fall under the public policy.
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COVID-19
Border Closure – Updated May 19/20
The Canadian government has announced additional measures in an attempt to stop the spread of COVID-19 by way of further border closures.
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COVID-19
Work Restrictions Lifted for International Students Working in Essential Services due to COVID-19
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced they have temporarily lifted certain work restrictions for international students until August 31, 2020.
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In A Flash
Business Immigration Year End Review 2019
Now that we are in the New Year, let us reflect on some of the changes in immigration law that we saw in 2019.
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In A Flash
International Experience Canada Re-Opening for 2020
This article provides a review of the International Experience Canada program and options available for young temporary foreign workers in Canada.
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Articles and papers
July 3, 2020New COVID-19 Immigration Policy for Changing the Employment Status of Temporary Foreign Workers
Katie Van Nostrand and Natasha Lakhani co-authored the In A Flash article “New COVID-19 Immigration Policy for Changing the Employment Status of Temporary Foreign Workers” which was also published by the Employment and Labour Law Reporter.
January 22, 2019Timing in Canadian Immigration
Katie Van Nostrand authored the article “Timing in Canadian Immigration” for Ius Laboris Global HR Lawyers.
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