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Immigrant Business BC is a registered Federal Trade Mark brand and is an incorporated company registered in British Columbia, Canada. It is owned and operated by the CEO, Julie McMahon. Julie is an expert at Express Entry and instructor for IMM Seminars, IMEDA Education Alliance, and ICAIC, 3 top CPD education providers for Immigration Lawyers and Immigration Consultants. She is the author and publisher of the Express Entry Guide for RCICs and mentors approximately 250 other registered Authorized Representatives on the Guide. A native of British Columbia, she has been a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant since 2013. Along with her immigration practice, Julie has an extensive background in immigrant settlement services and career counselling. She is a member in good standing with the College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants, a Member of CAPIC, a Member of the BCCDA, and a Member of Career Professionals of Canada, holding several certifications in career counselling and development. Julie holds a Bachelor’s Degree from UBC, a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from SFU, a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Development from DIT, a Career Development Practitioner Diploma from SFU, an Immigration Law Diploma from CSIC and a Graduate Diploma in Immigration and Citizenship Law from Queen’s University. She is also a Certified Resume Strategist and a Certified Interview Strategist with Career Professionals of Canada. Julie spent 7 years living and working in Ireland and the UK, returning to Canada in 2010. She brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the field of immigration. She has worked with new immigrants and overseas clients for over 15 years combining years of career counselling with immigration law. Her passion is to help individuals make their Canadian dream a reality. Julie has worked as an Academic Student Advisor for Simon Fraser University, an Academic Graduate Student Advisor for Trinity College Dublin, was an Employment Counselor for WorkBC, a General Manager for The Spectra Group of Great Restaurants, and worked as a Senior RCIC for a top Immigration Firm in BC for many years prior to founding Immigrant Business BC. Julie has both worked and been a volunteer many years for an Immigrant Settlement Services Agency and developed a “Start your own business” program for newcomers for the City of Richmond. She has also volunteered her time for the Red Cross – Migrant and Refugee Services division in Burnaby, done a variety of community workshops for the Richmond Library, and also volunteered to raise money for Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC. Julie is bilingual in English and French. “Many people are unaware of the complexity of their own situation and often find themselves on the internet searching for answers. Often times, this leads them to be more confused than they already were and they enter a situation where they are acting incorrectly and making critical errors because they don’t know the law or the regulations or the policies attached to immigration forms.” Please contact us directly for more information on how we can help you today! Verify Status with CICC here for Julie McMahon