The Protecting Canada’s immigration System Act will now allow the Government to collect biometric information from certain clients (approximately 300-350k per year) who are applying for a visa, study and work permit….
Continue ReadingIt is being widely reported that almost 300,000 people who applied before 2008 to come to Canada are having their applications returned to eliminate the backlog of skilled worker applications. The federal…
Continue ReadingIs the One Million $Dollar$ Baby Born in BC “Canadian”? A premature baby born to an Australian couple in British Columbia totalled one million dollars in health costs. Is the baby a…
Continue ReadingCanada is considering making a major change to how foreign skilled workers’ education credentials are assessed. The proposed new requirement would mean that all applicants wanting to immigrate as Federal Skilled Workers…
Continue ReadingThe Immigration Section has made submissions regarding the potential impact of amendments to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Regulations that compel disclosure of paid advisors and representatives in all immigration applications. Key…
Continue ReadingWe received the following response from CIC to inquiries seeking clarification on the process following successful appeals from the IAD, and when the Case Processing Pilot – Ottawa (CPP-O) is involved: Case…
Continue ReadingFederal Skilled Worker Backlog Reduction Pilot On March 15, 2012 the BC PNP launched a new pilot project in partnership with Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to reduce processing times for select…
Continue ReadingAt the Economic Club of Canada luncheon, Minister Jason Kenney discussed legislating away the massive immigration backlog by allowing provinces to pick applicants from one big pool in a bid to transform…
Continue ReadingConditional permanent residence proposed to deter marriages of convenience. On March 9th, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney announced measures to further strengthen the Government of Canada’s ability to crack…
Continue ReadingOperational Bulletin 381 – March 8, 2012 – Assessing Who is a Parent for Citizenship Purposes Where Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and/or Surrogacy Arrangements are Involved. Children born abroad through assisted human reproduction…
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