A May 5th media release announced that The Honourable Richard F. Southcott has been appointed as a judge of the Federal Court in order to fill a newly created position by bill C-11….
Continue ReadingHockey season may be winding down, but team Canada is picking up momentum at the IIHF Hockey Championship. Taking place in Prague, the tournament features top players from the NHL and international leagues….
Continue ReadingCanadian immigration law is constantly changing – and the Temporary Foreign Worker Program is no exception. Employers filing applications for Labour Market Impact Assessments (LMIA) after 30 April 2015 should be aware…
Continue ReadingTravelling to Canada? Currently residing in Canada, but have not really had the opportunity to see what the country has to offer? Here are a few must-see landmarks everyone will surely enjoy!…
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo was recently quoted in The Lawyers Weekly article concerning the issue of prothonotaries possibly being phased out. Cristin Schmitz writes that the 44 year-old post may be removed from the Federal Court,…
Continue ReadingThe excitement of receiving an Invitation to Apply (“ITA”) for Permanent Residence (“PR”) under the new Express Entry (“EE”) system quickly dissipates once applicants realize the work that is required afterwards. Similar…
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo was featured in an April 23rd article by Dene Moore, as Canada further tightens border control. Starting in 2016, travellers from France, the United Kingdom, Chile, Japan, and Australia…
Continue ReadingCanada may be ranked among the top in the world for life quality and satisfaction, but how do the individual cities within it fair? Recent survey numbers released by Statistics Canada just…
Continue ReadingMany migrants go to great lengths to reach the shores of another country and seek asylum. It is important to consider what these migrants are aspiring to, apart from an escape from…
Continue ReadingAt the heart of much immigration litigation is the tricky issue of credibility. At the Refugee Protection Division, for example, the Member deciding the claim must evaluate whether the claimant’s version of…
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