Early this morning, the Temporary Public Policy Regarding Excessive Demand on Health and on Social Services (public policy) was released by Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada. The change in law is made by the authority provided…
Continue ReadingThe Ontario Immigrant Nominee Program (OINP) offers employers and investors the opportunity to recruit and retain highly skilled foreign workers in Ontario as well as foreign workers and international students to permanently live…
Continue ReadingThe new changes that will come into effect this fall, on October 24, 2017, will allow more families to stay together. The Government of Canada has published regulatory changes to increase the…
Continue ReadingIt is no secret that most immigrants to Canada settle in what is referred to as the MTV triad – namely Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. These are Canada’s largest cities, most diverse,…
Continue ReadingOur office was approached by a client who was seeking our assistance to return to Canada. In the late 80s he arrived to Canada and submitted a refugee claim. Unfortunately, his claim…
Continue ReadingOn 9 March 2017, Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science, and Economic Development, and Patty Hajdu, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour, announced a new “Global Talent” pilot stream for temporary…
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In a recent decision of the Federal Court of Appeal, Gennai v. Canada (Citizenship and Immigration) – 2017 FCA 29, the Honourable Mr. Appellate Justice Near writing for an unanimous Court held…
Continue ReadingStarting in early March, 2017, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) will begin accepting permanent resident applications from the Atlantic Immigration Pilot program. This pilot program will be accepting a total of…
Continue ReadingAhmed Hussen’s journey took him from Mogadishu to Toronto and then on to Ottawa’s Parliament Hill, where the former Somali refugee was recently named as the new Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…
Continue ReadingRecently, Canada celebrated the 70th anniversary of the Canadian Citizenship Act and the first time that Canadian citizenship was recognized as a legal status. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) marked the occasion…
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