Interesting article about the Conservative government wanting to quadruple the cost of applying for a pardon from $150 to $631! This is a fee that could be totally out of reach for…
Continue ReadingSo the debate surrounding the numbers of immigrants to admit annually and under what categories is again heating up. As I discussed in my piece in the Embassy Magazine last week the emphasis is…
Continue ReadingThis just in from the Canadian Bar Association. A very important decision for preserving the confidential nature of lawyer-client communications: In a September 2011 decision, the B.C. Supreme Court held that provisions…
Continue ReadingFederal Court of Appeal Reserves on the Sapru case One of the key arguments placed before the Court in Sapru is that as a matter of both procedural fairness and common sense…
Continue ReadingIn the upcoming issue of Immquest we explore appellate relief in the PNP stream. The article asks the following questions: The Canadian Provincial Nominee Program (PNP) is now a popular and well entrenched category…
Continue ReadingTORONTO, September 20, 2011 – Today, the Honourable Rob Nicholson, P.C., Q.C., M.P. for Niagara Falls, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada introduced the Safe Streets and Communities Act, comprehensive legislation that will target…
Continue ReadingI look forward to another challenging year working on behalf of the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations respectively. I assume the National Treasurer’s portfolio this year and provincially I will continue in…
Continue ReadingThis just in from the Federal Court and Federal Court of Appeal for those interested: This Fall, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Federal Court will be celebrating the 40th anniversary…
Continue ReadingThe latest processing times at the Immigration Appeal Division read as follows: Sponsorship Cases – 1 & 1/2 year to hearing from record received date (add about 2 months) Removal/Residency Cases – 1 year…
Continue ReadingThe Alternative Dispute Resolution consent rate in Toronto for last month was 39%. Factoring in a withdrawal rate of about 11-12% the resolution rate remains above 50%. Clearly still a worthwhile option…
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