How Can I Speed up the Process?
Q: I am a Canadian who lost my wife in 2003 of cancer. I re-married in 2007 with somebody I met online. She was living in Canada for 10 years, but she…
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2010
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Nov
2010
A Job We Take Very Seriously!
Dealing with an institutional bureaucracy is a daunting exercise.Dealing with an institutional bureaucracy without understanding the underlying psychology is an impossibility!What’s in it for them?They want their job to be made easier…
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Nov
2010
Citizenship & Immigration Canada is Human!
Citizenship & Immigration Canada (CIC) is not a collection of computers and voicemail systems. Although on certain days we would swear a statutory declaration that there is not a living breathing soul…
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12
Nov
2010
Lawyers in it for the Money? Alter the Point of Reference
There may also exist a perception among certain immigration officers that lawyers are profiteering.In fact, CIC is a government institution that in part is measured by its ability to assist the public…
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10
Nov
2010
Screening Your Own Client
Many lawyers have encountered the client who is progressing through the system only to find there is an admissibility issue i.e. minor criminality dating several years that jeopardises the entire system. In…
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10
Nov
2010
Is Superman the Greatest Immigrant of All time?
In an article I wrote a few years ago I asked -is Superman the greatest immigrant of all time? Superman was introduced to the world in June 1938 and as the fictional…
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Oct
2010
Canada (Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness) v Karimi-Ashad
Latest Immigration Court Decisions Canada (Minister of Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness) v Karimi-Ashad Decider: Russel W. Zinn J. Court: Federal Court Citation: 2010 FC 964 Judgement: September 27, 2010 Docket: IMM-4875-10…
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25
Oct
2010
Bill C-49 – Continuous Journey Regulation- Borrowing from the Past?
The proposed passage of Bill C-49 has resulted in vociferous criticism by human rights organizations and various legal associations among others. But as in all things it is instructive to take a…
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Oct
2010
IAD Session – November 22nd, 2010
Counsel Evening Session AGENDA / ORDRE DU JOURMonday November 22, 2010 & Monday February 8, 20105:00 p.m. EST Boardroom 6B/C (6th Floor)74 Victoria StreetToronto, ONM5C 3C7 Moderator: Hazelyn Ross, Assistant Deputy Chairperson…
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Oct
2010
How Do I Sponsor My Gay Partner Who Has a Conviction?
I received several questions on this topic so I blended the questions. Q: I am in love with a man from Jamaica. I am in the processing of sponsorship him. We have…
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