The Government of Canada celebrated the 37th anniversary of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on 17 April 2019. The Charter, which forms a part of the Canadian Constitution, is integral…
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On 30 January 2019 the Government of Canada announced that it is extending the open work permit pilot for spouses and common-law partners applying for permanent residence under the spouse or common-law…
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In 2015 then Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada said, “The Harper Conservatives froze family reunification applications for two years, then made the rules so rigid that thousands of hard-working people…
Continue ReadingA spousal sponsorship appeal was recently allowed for a deserving couple separated for far too long. After her application to sponsor her husband to Canada was refused, the sponsor retained our office…
Continue ReadingA recent Federal Court decision applied some common sense to rigid communication policies used in the context of applications for Canadian citizenship. In Lim v. Canada, the Applicant challenged both the deemed…
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