Mario D. Bellissimo was interviewed this morning by Anthony Furey from National Post Radio – SXMCanadaTalks . Mr. Bellissimo discusses the case of two Canadian kids whose citizenship is in limbo, because their parents are Russian…
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The Federal Court has recently affirmed that the right to a fair hearing places an ongoing obligation on the decision-maker, throughout legal proceedings, to assess whether a self-represented litigant is truly ready…
Continue ReadingDespite living in an increasingly globalized world, most of us live no further than a train commute from work. Our jobs don’t take us far outside of our home cities except for…
Continue ReadingThe recent federal court decision in Brown v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) found that the existing immigration detention system is constitutional despite flaws in the way that the system has been administered. …
Continue ReadingWe are pleased to share with you our most recent success story which made headlines across Canada. Our team is extremely proud of the work of Mr. Chris Collette and members of…
Continue ReadingLast week our office received a positive decision on a very challenging application for criminal rehabilitation. The applicant hopes to one day be sponsored to Canada to join his wife and sons…
Continue ReadingOn 1 April 2015, Citizenship introduced new processing standards. Applications received after this date are expected to be processed within 12 months, whereas applications filed before 1 April 2015 are to be…
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A number of certified questions are before the Federal Court of Appeal. Of those, excluding refugee matters, I find these five particularly interesting: 1. Is the disjunctive element of subsection 4(1) of the Immigration…
Continue ReadingThe decision of Canadian Doctors for Refugee Care v. Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (2014) FC 651 (Canadian Doctors), in which Justice Mactavish found the 2012 changes to…
Continue ReadingIt is official! The Toronto 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games will be commencing in just less than 100 days! April 1st marked the beginning of the 100-day countdown and to commemorate…
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