I have been receiving several questiosn about when will the Immigration Minister’s instructions be issued with respect to immigrant skilled worker applications and more to the point, which occupations will remain of…
Continue ReadingIn research and writing an article for an upcoming issue of Immquest entitled “The Business of Immigration Law – Do you need an immigration practitioner?” I compared various government websites and the…
Continue ReadingI am often asked this question and the answer is yes. Of course not all deportations can be stopped and handling these cases requires a great deal of skill and expertise as…
Continue ReadingWe have enjoyed a series of successful refugee cases at our firm and I wanted to thank my team for their excellent assistance with these cases including Josh Lang, one of our…
Continue ReadingIn teaching my class of would be immigration practitioners I always enjoy the first few classes as we embark upon the counter intuitive exercise, sometimes, of being a legal professional. A practitioner…
Continue ReadingSome questions I received I thought I would answer for the benefit of all our readers. Q: My sister applied to the Manila visa post under the Live-in Caregiver program. At the…
Continue ReadingQ. I enjoy reading your section in 24 Hours every week. I have a question regarding immigration. I have a niece who is 17 years old and is a Canadian citizen, but…
Continue ReadingAlthough I am usually consistent with my weekly immigration blog the last two weeks have been challenging. Between our National Legal Conference and various cases I have been burning the candle at…
Continue ReadingThe Auditor General’s Report indicates there are 41,000 illegal immigrants the Canada Border Services Agency cannot locate. A key question is how to deal with illegal immigrants in Canada? Some lobbyists cite…
Continue ReadingThink long and hard before you entrust your immigration, refugee or citizenship case to just anyone. One of the hats I wear is immigration counsel for COSTI Immigration Services – one of…
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