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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) announced on 11 August 2021 that they would be accepting the online submission of citizenship applications.[1] Advocates have long expressed concern over the lengthy processing times…
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On June 10, 2021, the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Bill Blair, introduced Bill C-31, An Act to amend the Criminal Records Act and make consequential amendments to other…
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As reported by my colleagues in other posts[1], in April 2021 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada announced public police establishing six new pathways to permanent residence for both recent international graduates and…
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I had the pleasure of attending the American Bar Associations webinar, “Privacy at Risk: Searches of Electronic Devices at Ports of Entry and Beyond”. Hosted by Sergio Karas, with thoughtful presentations by…
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Beginning in November 2020, the Canadian government introduced a number of measures to facilitate the movement to Canada of Hong Kong residents holding a Hong Kong Special Administrative Passport or British National…
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We recently had the opportunity to update our chapter on Medical Inadmissibility in the Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Inadmissibility Law, 2nd Edition[1]. Through this process, I began to consider a number of…
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Since the start of the pandemic, there have been a variety of efforts to recognize the invaluable contribution of essential workers to our collective safety and security. In cities across Canada (and…
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As Manager of Legal Research and Writing at the Bellissimo Law Group PC, my role requires that I oversee the production of, and updates to, our firms eight separate publications (for further…
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An essential step in the process of preparing immigration applications involves accessing a client’s records held by a variety of government institutions, including Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada and the Canada Border…
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Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, doctors have warned of a second wave of infections, predicted to hit Canada sometime in Fall 2020.[1] For those like me who are currently in…
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