2020 Is Hindsight
Happy New Year! Happy 2020. It sounds so futuristic. Yet here it is. What do we know now in 2020 in hindsight in the world of Canadian Immigration Law, Policy and Processing…
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Jan
2020
Category: Blog
8
Jan
2020
Express Entry Draw #134 Results: 3,400 Invitations Issued on January 8th, 2020
The latest Express Entry Draw took place during the period of January 8th, 2020. During this round, 3,400 Invitations to Apply have been issued to foreign nationals who had 473 points or…
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30
Dec
2019
Supreme Court Of Canada Dismisses Appeal of Helmut Oberlander V. Attorney General of Canada, 2019 FCA 64
After almost 25 years of litigation, the Canadian government has finally succeeded in its efforts to revoke the citizenship of Helmut Oberlander. The federal government alleged that Mr. Oberlander obtained Canadian citizenship…
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27
Dec
2019
Foreign Nationals May Now Have Biometrics Collected From Within Canada
As of 3 December 2019, individuals are now able to have their biometrics collected from within Canada, at any of the 58 designated Service Canada Centres across the country.[1] Immigration, Refugees and…
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24
Dec
2019
Artificial Intelligence in Canadian Immigration Law and Practice – What’s Happening?
Introduction I have been speaking throughout Canada on the use of artificial intelligence in the world of immigration law. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has been quietly investigating and expanding its…
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19
Dec
2019
Express Entry Draw #133 Results: 3,200 Invitations Issued on December 19th, 2019
The latest Express Entry Draw took place during the period of December 19th, 2019. During this round, 3,200 Invitations to Apply have been issued to foreign nationals who had 469 points or…
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11
Dec
2019
Express Entry Draw #132 Results: 3,200 Invitations Issued on December 11th, 2019
The latest Express Entry Draw took place during the period of December 11th, 2019. During this round, 3,200 Invitations to Apply have been issued to foreign nationals who had 472 points or…
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27
Nov
2019
Study Permit Applicants Do Your Homework!
At this year’s Law Society of Ontario 27th Annual Immigration Law Summit I was privileged to present on the Legal and Practical Challenges to Individualized Assessments of Study Permit Applicants. Canada’s International…
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27
Nov
2019
Express Entry Draw #131 Results: 3,600 Invitations Issued on November 27th, 2019
The latest Express Entry Draw took place during the period of November 27th, 2019. During this round, 3,600 Invitations to Apply have been issued to foreign nationals who had 471 points or…
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21
Nov
2019
Will the Safe Third Country Agreement Survive a Federal Court Challenge?
On November 8, 2019, the Federal Court of Canada heard closing arguments related to a challenge to the Safe Third Country Agreement (“STCA”). The STCA was signed by both of Canada and…
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