Effective Immediately: If you were invited to apply for permanent residence through Express Entry, please note the new deadline to complete your permanent resident application. If you were invited to apply after…
Continue ReadingOne of my family members is inadmissible but I am not. Can I still come to Canada and leave them at home? The short answer: sometimes and only temporarily. The Immigration and…
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 ReadingA person who has been granted PR status by immigrating to Canada is considered a Permanent Resident of Canada. As a permanent resident you have the right to live, work or study anywhere in Canada,…
Continue ReadingWe were recently successfully in securing permanent resident status for a spouse of a Canadian citizen who had previously been refused admission into Canada to reunite with her spouse on more than…
Continue ReadingA person married to or in a common-law relationship with a Canadian citizen or permanent resident may be sponsored to Canada. If the foreign national is residing in Canada, the application may…
Continue ReadingWe assisted a client in submitting an application under the new Ontario Provincial Nominee – Human Capital Priorities Steam, shortly after the category was opened in the summer of 2015. The client…
Continue ReadingEvery permanent resident (PR) is required to be physically present in Canada for two years of every five year period. A PR’s compliance is assessed both when the individual applies for a…
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has recently accepted its first two applicants under the Start-Up Visa Program. This program is designed to attract more entrepreneurs and create jobs for Canadians. The Start-up Visa Program,…
Continue ReadingTahera Hussain Karimi is a teenage girl in Regina Saskatchewan receiving nationwide media attention this week as one of Canada’s most high profile immigration success stories. Tahera travelled to Canada 6 years ago to receive surgery that would drastically improve her quality of life. She is diagnosed with cerebral palsy and required surgery to help her be able to walk. Growing up in Afghanistan, her condition meant that she was never allowed to attend school.
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