Close your books, put down your backpacks, and zip up those lunch bags –March break is here! This week, kids from across the country are getting some well-deserved time off. Of course,…
Continue ReadingCanada’s largest Irish Festival is just around the corner! So, what can we expect this weekend? That’s right, the St. Patrick’s Day Parade! This Sunday, March 13th, Toronto’s annual St. Patrick’s Day…
Continue ReadingOn February 27th, 2016, Canada’s Immigration Minister, John McCallum, announced that the 25,000th Syrian refugee had landed in Canada. This number includes both government-sponsored and privately-sponsored refugees. This accomplishment marks the partial…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successful on an application for permanent residence, based on Humanitarian and Compassionate considerations, for a family who had been living in Canada for over 10 years. In addition to…
Continue ReadingWho is cute, cuddly, and 100% Canadian? Well, the Toronto Zoo’s panda cubs certainly are, and now they finally have names! Yesterday, the first-ever giant pandas to be born in the country…
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Since 2011, the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)/International Mobility Program (IMP) has undergone a significant evolution to a program of last resort, which has been heavy on enforcement or more specifically,…
Continue ReadingIn honour of the city of Toronto’s 182nd birthday, CBC will be hosting an event this weekend at Yonge and Dundas square! The event will begin this Friday, March 4th, and run…
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo was featured in a March 2nd Embassy News article by Peter Mazereeuw. Its focus is on an unprecedented increase in record requests to the CBSA by the general public,…
Continue ReadingAmendments made to the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act introduce a new entry requirement (Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA)) for certain visa-exempt foreign nationals who wish to fly into Canada. Entry requirements for other…
Continue ReadingOur office was approached by a young man with respect to his options for returning to Canada. He had been previously deported from Canada, however, had a valid job offer as a…
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