Welcome to the second episode of Back Stories — a new series of one on one interviews hosted by Keir Whitaker (one-half of the team behind The Back to Front Show).

In this episode, Keir is joined by Craig Lockwood — long time friend of the show and the man behind endeavours including software, events, co-working spaces, and more. In this very open and honest account of his work and life, Craig shares his experiences of working in the web and tech industry.

Craig Online

• Craig’s personal web site
• Craig on Twitter
• Shopish — Craig’s day job
• Fit Stat — Craig’s side project

Amid prevalent chaos and uncertainty over access to the essential services and commodities during the lockdown, we bring you the latest updates from your city.

Cross-Border Relocation Law is an authoritative guide to employment relocation issues on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border. It provides comprehensive coverage of immigration, customs, tax and employment issues for Canadian employees relocating to the U.S. and U.S. employees relocating to Canada. Recent changes to Canadian immigration law brought about by Bill C-11 are included.

Written by seven Canadian and U.S. experts, it will be of keen interest to legal, human resources, payroll and tax professionals who need to be aware of the myriad compliance issues surrounding cross-border relocation.

Topics covered:

• U.S. immigration law for business visitors, trade NAFTA professionals, intra-company transfers and treaty traders/investors
• Applying for a Green Card (family and employment based)
• Canada's new Immigration and Refugee Protection Act
• Canadian immigration law for temporary residents, including work permits and HRDC confirmation
• Applying for permanent residence in Canada (skilled worker, business immigration and family class)
• U.S. income taxation of non-U.S. and U.S. persons
• U.S. employment and transfer taxes
• Canadian tax issues for employees transferring from the U.S. to Canada
• Canadian tax issues for employees transferring to Canada from the U.S.
• Cross-border tax implications of pension and retirement plans
• U.S. customs law on personal importations, including restrictions and exemptions
• Canadian customs law, including duty and sales tax relief and exemptions
• Benefits of NAFTA for cross-border relocations

About the Authors
Lorraine Allard (McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto) is a partner in the McCarthy Tétrault Tax Law Section.

John Boscariol (McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto) is recognized in the 2000/2001 LEXPERT^® Directory of leading lawyers in the area of international trade matters.

Alan S. Diner (Bennett Jones, Toronto) practices federal regulatory law in Toronto, with a focus on immigration, competition and trade law.

James T. Ritzel (Hodgson Russ, Albany, NY) practices federal tax law, with particular emphasis on U.S. cross-border tax planning and tax controversy matters.

Kenneth Weigel (Alston + Bird, Washington, DC) concentrates on international trade and customs laws affecting the importation and exportation of merchandise involving the United States and other countries.

Andrew Wilson (Serotte Reich & Wilson, Buffalo, NY) specializes in U.S. immigration law.

John Yuan (McCarthy T

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