Immigration Consulting for Markham — in Mandarin, Cantonese and English
Serving Markham clients from our midtown Toronto office and remotely across Canada.
Markham is the most Chinese-Canadian city in the country. Close to half its residents are of Chinese origin, and a great many of them are navigating Canadian immigration for themselves, their parents, their spouse or their children.
Most immigration firms serving Markham will tell you they have someone who speaks Mandarin. Far fewer can put you in front of a licensed consultant who does.
At McBean Immigration Consulting you work directly with Fangyu (Faye) Cai, a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant holding the RCIC-IRB designation, fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and English. Not an interpreter relaying your case to someone else — the licensed professional handling it.
Book a free 15-minute callHow we work with Markham clients
Our office is at 1978 Yonge Street in midtown Toronto — roughly 25 kilometres from central Markham, and straightforward to reach by car or by transit via Highway 407 and the subway. Many of our Markham clients never come in at all, because everything can be handled by video call, phone and secure document exchange.
We do not have a Markham office. If someone tells you they do, ask for the address.
What Markham families most often come to us for
Parent and grandparent sponsorship, and the Super Visa
The most common enquiry we get from Markham. The two routes are frequently confused with one another, and they carry different requirements and very different timelines.
Spousal and common-law sponsorship
Including cases where the relationship began overseas and the evidence is spread across two countries and two languages. Organising that record well is most of the work.
Permanent residence through Express Entry and the OINP
Particularly for people already working in the region. Which stream fits depends on your work history, language results and the nomination criteria in force.
Study permits and PGWP
For students entering York Region schools and post-secondary institutions, and Post-Graduation Work Permits afterwards.
Visitor visas and extensions
For family coming from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, including visitor records for those already here.
Citizenship applications
Once the residency requirement is met, we prepare and review the application and supporting residence evidence.
For Markham employers
Markham has the highest concentration of information and communications technology workers in Canada, along with more than 650 corporate head offices and over 1,500 technology and life-science companies. Those employers hire internationally more often than most.
If you are hiring a foreign worker, the first question is usually not how to get an LMIA — it is whether you need one. Intra-Company Transfers, CUSMA professionals and other exemptions frequently apply to exactly the kind of roles Markham's technology and professional-services employers are filling, and they can be considerably faster and cheaper.
Why the licence matters
Only lawyers, Quebec notaries and Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants may lawfully charge a fee to represent you before IRCC. Unlicensed agents operate in every large immigrant community, and the people they hurt most are the ones least able to check.
McBean Immigration Consulting Inc is led by Minerva McCoon McBean, RCIC R712766. Our team also includes an RCIC-IRB authorised to represent clients before the Immigration and Refugee Board. Verify any consultant — including us — on the CICC Public Register.
Common questions
Talk to a licensed consultant — in your language
Fifteen minutes, free, no obligation. We will tell you which pathway realistically fits your situation, and if your case is simple enough to handle yourself, we will say so.
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