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Riley Cohen
Chief Executive officer of CanadaVisa.
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Riley Cohen is Chief Executive officer of CanadaVisa. He manages CanadaVisa's online platforms, including CanadaVisa.com and CICNews.com.

Since 1994, CanadaVisa has provided reliable information to individuals worldwide on moving and immigrating to Canada. CanadaVisa represents the online presence of Cohen Immigration Law, a prominent Canadian law firm where Riley also serves as the Chief Executive Officer.

Since he began working at the firm in 2020, he has greatly advanced the company’s initiatives and contributed to its growth by leveraging his background in technology. Under his leadership, CanadaVisa delivers quality content with high user engagement, solidifying its position as a leading resource for Canadian immigration news and information.

Originally from Montreal, Riley is a graduate of Duke University where he studied Computer Science. His academic background, coupled with his experience in immigration law, positions him to spearhead CanadaVisa’s mission of empowering newcomers along their journey, by providing them access to reliable and digestible information, advice, and services.

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Maintaining your Canadian PR status: The residency obligation traps that catch new permanent residents
To maintain your permanent residence status, you must be physically present in Canada for 730 days within each five-year period.
Coming to Canada to study? Here are the questions you can expect immigration officers to ask
An international student studies the gate timings on her way to Canada.
Off-campus work rules for international students: May 2026 update
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What happens behind the scenes after you submit a study permit application?
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Maintaining your Canadian PR status: The residency obligation traps that catch new permanent residents
To maintain your permanent residence status, you must be physically present in Canada for 730 days within each five-year period.
Coming to Canada to study? Here are the questions you can expect immigration officers to ask
An international student studies the gate timings on her way to Canada.
Off-campus work rules for international students: May 2026 update
A young woman behind a checkout counter accepting payment in the form of a credit card.
What happens behind the scenes after you submit a study permit application?
A stack of files with different coloured paper clips adorning each pile.
As the U.S. stares down nationwide ban on abortion pill telemedicine, can Americans get access through Canada’s new citizenship law?
As a legal battle threatens telemedicine access to abortion medication across the United States, millions of those at risk of losing access are U.S.-Canadian dual citizens under Canada’s new citizenship law.
Beyoncé, Madonna, and Timothée Chalamet just became Canadian. So did millions of ordinary Americans
Several American celebrities have gained Canadian citizenship under a new law.
You have 64 great-great-great-great-grandparents. If even one was Canadian, you might be too
Katy Perry’s path to Canadian citizenship: date a prime minister. Yours: check your family tree
Katy Perry would have to go through a lengthy immigration process to become Canadian. Meanwhile, millions of ordinary Americans already are Canadian — and most of them have no idea.
30 minutes, 30 new Canadians: how one man used a chatbot to uncover his family’s citizenship
A 30-minute AI search lead one North Carolina retiree to his entire family's Canadian citizenship.
Trump says Canada should join America. These Americans are joining Canada instead
The Canadian and American flags flying beside each other
Americans can’t just move to Europe and get a job, but Canadians can – and you might already be Canadian
The Canadian flag against Niagara falls on a semi-cloudy day.
If you’re from New England, there’s a one-in-four chance you’re a Canadian citizen under Canada’s new citizenship law
One in four New Englanders may be eligible for Canadian citizenship.
CanadaVisa launches next generation tool to help newcomers on their immigration journeys
A maple leaf logo next to the words "CanadaVisa+"
How newcomer opinions like yours impact Canadian organizations
The Angus Reid Forum is your chance to tell Canada’s key decision-makers what you think about the important issues that impact people's everyday lives across this country
Canada announces changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program to better address labour market needs
The Parliament of Canada building in Ottawa, Ontario during the tulips festival
Canada may not see any new study permit applications until March 31, 2024
In the Classroom Multi Ethnic Students Listening to a Lecturer and Writing in Notebooks.
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