Employing Staff Across Borders Canada/US

Public and private organizations alike seek to expand revenues and decrease costs. This can only be done with the right people – from contract workers to salespeople to offshore staff to mobile key executives – who all bring the specialized talent, knowledge, and technology that allows organizations to compete and grow. Unfortunately, national rules and regulations often result in complications to seamless business delivery. This seminar will explore the four key areas that need to be navigated when moving staff and operations across the US/Canada border: immigration; employment law; employee benefits; and corporate and tax matters and identify common pitfalls to be avoided.

Agenda & Topics

Moving Workers

* Business visits
* Work permits
* Exemption categories
* Penalties for non-compliance
* Permanent residency options

Employment Law Considerations

* Employment contract fundamentals
* Employment consequences of business restructuring
* No at-will relationship in Canada; how to terminate with or without case
* Employer government registrations and statutory deduction obligation
* Current high risk areas: human rights, privacy and social media issues

Employee Benefit Issues

* Publicly Funded vs. Privately Funded
* Health & Welfare Benefits
* Retirement Savings Arrangements
* Supplemental Retirement Plans
* Incentive & Executive Compensation Corporate and Tax Matters
* General overview of doing business in Canada
* Security based compensation arrangements
* Hot-button issues in corporate Canada

Speakers

Mariana Brankovic (Toronto), Alan Diner (Toronto), Jorge Gonzalez (Dallas), Matthew Grant (Toronto), Stan Stewart (Houston), David Serwer (Chicago), Lisa Stam (Toronto), Donna Walwyn (Toronto) and Edward West (Chicago).

Registration: LINK

For any other inquiries, please contact:

Jennifer Ng

+1 416 865 2326

jennifer.ng@bakermckenzie.com

We are pleased to partner with:

* Canadian Consulate General
* Canadian-American Chamber of Dallas
* Canadian Club of Houston
* National Foreign Trade Council
* Toronto Financial Services Alliance 

Employing Staff Across Borders_Feb2012.pdf