Dear Applicants: The hearing at the Federal Court of Appeal will be scheduled for the week of June 23rd. Our legal arguments are due to the Federal Court of Appeal on February…
Continue ReadingMario D. Bellissimo is featured in the February 2014 issue of the Canadian Bar Association CBABC magazine BarTalk, along with Canadian Senator Raynell Adnreychuk. Mario Bellissimo is acting Chair of the National Immigration Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.
Continue ReadingMario Bellissimo was recently interviewed in an article appearing in the Toronto Law Journal entitled Compromising Change; a Canadian Immigration Retrospective. The objective of the article was to discuss the impact of recent changes to Canadian immigration policy and to get a sense of the direction Canadian immigration is heading.
Continue ReadingOne in four new permanent residents to Canada in 2012 was granted their status under the Family Reunification Program. A new study by McMaster University Professor Vic Satzewich…
Continue ReadingPosted by: Diandra Farquharson Canada hosts more than 35 million visitors every year. Starting February 6th 2014, visitors to Canada will automatically be considered for multiple entry- visas. This will allow qualified…
Continue ReadingFebruary is Black History Month, a time to celebrate Black Canadians and their many accomplishments. Black History Month was designated by historian Carter G. Woodson in 1926. He chose the month of…
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Earlier this year the government opened the Parent and Grandparent Program to accept 5,000 new applications, as of today they have now received 5,000 complete applications. Citizenship and Immigration Canada expects to…
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced that starting January 30, 2014, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) will now be accepting certificates from the Ontario Provincial Language Training Program. This can be provided as proof of the language knowledge requirement for the purpose of applying for citizenship. This now includes Ontario’s provincial Adult Non-Credit Language Training Program.
Continue ReadingAll over the world today, individuals and families of Chinese heritage will be celebrating the beginning of Chinese New Year also referred to as “Spring Festival”. This is the year of the horse, which symbolizes strength and energy.
Continue ReadingA few weeks in advance of St. Valentine’s Day, Canada is discussing a proposed new Expression of Interest immigration system through the use of matchmaking metaphor. Citizenship and Immigration Minister Chris Alexander suggests that a new database connecting prospective skilled immigrants to Canadian employers would work similarly to “a dating site”.
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