As we soon enter our fifth-month of a new reality, the world is changing and unfolding rapidly. Each day brings a spectrum of news, emotions, and developments ranging from the promise of…
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We have been dealing with cases involving newborn children in the United States born to Canadian parents abroad without confirmation of citizenship and the need to return to Canada imminently. There can…
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Looking at past pandemics in the last three hundred years is both sobering and inspiring, and the past can as always, give us insight into the future. Looking back is useful in health…
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Although suspensions remain in place at the Immigration Appeal Division (IAD) until June 1st and the Canadian Federal Courts until May 15th, 2020, respectively, in light of COVID-19 except for urgent matters,…
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Despite the unprecedented challenges that COVID-19 is inflicting on the world, the work must inevitably go on. With regards to Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) applications, ESDC has communicated that officers will…
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Canadian immigration is critical to the functioning of our country. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been placed in an unenviable position of balancing this essential flow of permanent and temporary…
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It is incredible in so many ways that it has not even been three weeks since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The days indeed seem long,…
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There have been so many updates from Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), the Immigration and Refugee Board, and the…
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It is difficult these days to find much reason for optimism as the COVID-19 virus rages into its fourth month, and Canada is facing increasing numbers of those afflicted. It is important…
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According to the World Health Organization, a pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease. The world is no stranger to pandemics, as many have travelled around the globe in the…
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