I am lead on a huge research study has examined approximately 170 Government websites relating to representatives in citizenship, immigration and refugee law and the focus of the government communication regarding representatives…
Continue ReadingI have been approached by many members of the media including CBC Radio to share my views regarding the proposed refugee reforms. I also had the privilege to hear Minister Kenney speak…
Continue ReadingI am just returning from the Canadian Bar Association’s National Immigration Law Conference in Halifax. I was privileged to be co-chair of the agenda committee again this year. What a wonderful conference…
Continue ReadingQ. I write to you as I read your column in the newspaper every week for the sake of my friend’s problem.He was sponsored by his wife and arrived in Canada last…
Continue ReadingQ. I understand the government has changed the law.I am seeking refugee status and have put in a humanitarian case too.Now I cannot have both? I am being told I should make…
Continue ReadingIn Sapru, Justice Mosley asserted that, following Hilewitz, it is the medical officer’s obligation to perform a complete analysis of all relevant factors, medical and non-medical. He reasoned that because a person needs a medical certificate…
Continue ReadingQ. Nine years ago, one of my siblings came to Canada as a refugee and eventually became a Canadian Citizen. When she came here as a refugee, she did not disclose her…
Continue ReadingThe proposed reforms in Bill C-11 will affect thousands of people and significantly alter how certain persons are treated under Canadian immigration and refugee law. But there is one case we should…
Continue ReadingQ. I have lived outside Canada for more than three years. Now I am back in Canada. Will it be a problem for me to renew my Permanent resident card as it…
Continue ReadingQ. I was reading your articles in the 24 hour newspaper and was wondering whether you could help me with a situation for my brother. He has sponsored his wife two years ago…
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