Legal updates
Legal updates and alerts
Dated notes on rule changes that affect Canadians investing, working or doing business in the United States, and Americans with a Canadian parent under Bill C-3.
- Notices
- 3 on fileAlerts first, then updates
- Open comment periods
- 2Each with its docket
- Next deadline
- November 10, 202660-day grace period
- Updated
- October 5, 2026Every notice names its source
- Oct 5
2026DHS proposes to end the 60-day grace period for TN, L-1 and E-2 workersLegal alertProposed rule - Oct 5
2026USMCA review 2026: not renewed, still in force, now reviewed every yearLegal alertIn force, not renewed - Oct 5
2026USCIS RFE policy change: incomplete filings may be denied without an RFE or NOIDLegal updateIn force
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Legal updates, the rules tracker and self-checks
What changed, where each rule stands today, and whether a route may fit you. Every update and tracker entry names its official source and the date we last checked it.
Rules tracker
23 rules in 6 areas, each with its source
- USMCA (CUSMA) review and US-Canada tariffs: 6 rules, 5 in force, 1 open consultation
- US work-status and USCIS filing rules: 3 rules, 1 proposed, 2 in force
- TN professional category: legal basis and fees: 3 rules, 3 in force
- L-1 petition fees and the 9-11 fee rule: 3 rules, 3 in force
- Bill C-3 for Americans with a Canadian parent or grandparent: 4 rules, 4 in force
- FinCEN, FINTRAC and sanctions rules: 4 rules, 3 in force, 1 not yet in force
- In force
- Proposed
- Open consultation
- Not yet in force
Updated October 5, 2026
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