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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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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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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The latest Express Entry Draw took place during the period of November 13th, 2019. During this round, 3,600 Invitations to Apply have been issued to foreign nationals who had 472 points or…
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It is perhaps well known that residents of Canada’s largest cities currently face significant constraints in accessing affordable housing. The lack in supply of rentals in Toronto specifically was confirmed by the…
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Justice Southcott’s recent judgment in Peiqrishvili v Canada (M.C.I.), 2019 FC 1205 has provided some much-needed clarity on the intention analysis in cessation cases based on reavailment under s. 108(1)(a) of Immigration…
Continue ReadingMario D.Bellissimo speaks to Gianpietro Nagliati from OMNI TV on the 1 year anniversary of Bill C-6, which brought important changes to the Citizenship Act!
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The latest Express Entry Draw took place during the period of October 30th, 2019. During this round, 3,900 Invitations to Apply have been issued to foreign nationals who had 475 points or…
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Earlier this year, the Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada, announced the details of the current Canadian Government’s strategy for increasing Francophone and bilingual immigration, including to Francophone…
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The Immigration and Refugee Board (IRB) has now released their final report following the audit of detention practices begun in the Fall of 2017. [1][2] For ease of review, we have summarized…
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