Our Recent Immigration Success Stories

This Week’s Success Story: From Medical Inadmissibility to Permanent Residency

We were recently successful in assisting a new economic immigrant who came to Canada to upgrade her education and gain work experience, leading to her application for permanent residence. Unfortunately, she suffered from a medical condition that was considered to cause a demand for Canada’s social services and resources. Following first an examination of her personalized circumstances, we were able to develop a viable and well supported Mitigation Plan to overcome the excessive demand identified by IRCC, and submissions in support of that plan. Following receipt and review by IRCC, we are pleased to report that she has recently been invited to finalize her application for permanent residence.

This Week’s Success Story: Work Permit Success for Francophone

We were recently retained by a client who qualified for immigration under the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) class. We prepared his Express Entry profile and, because his CRS score was high, he received an Invitation to Apply (ITA) immediately, on the next draw from the pool of applicants.  While we were preparing his eAPR/ full application to submit, our client received a job offer from a company in Ontario. Our client was from a French-speaking country, having also a high level of English knowledge (speaking and writing). He passed both the test for French (TEF) and the test for English (IELTS), scoring very high on both tests. As the Ontario company was looking for an individual with his set of skills and knowledge of French, they decided to extend a job offer to the applicant. Being a francophone working in Ontario (outside Quebec), the process of obtaining the work permit for the foreign worker exempts the company from obtaining a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), prior to submitting the work permit application.

The foreign worker hired us to prepare this application for his work permit (WP). As he was travelling, we advised him that he had two options – to apply for the work permit online or at the port of entry (POE) when he comes to Canada. The second option was feasible for him as he came from a visa-exempt country. He chose the second option.  We received a call from the happy client, as he was approved at the POE and his work permit was issued for a period of two years!  We shared in his happiness, as it is very rewarding to see your work bear fruits!

This Week’s Success Story: From LMIA Work Permit Refusal to Success!

We have been retained by an agricultural research corporation that tried a few times to obtain a positive Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA), but they encountered difficulties at various stages of the process. Though Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) with its arm Service Canada list on their website the steps of the process, it is not easy for busy companies to follow through the whole process. We have had similar cases in the past. For various reasons, the applications were refused – for lack of not enough media advertising, not long enough advertising and not at the national level, missing important skills required for the position, lacking proof of enough efforts to hire a Canadian or Canadian permanent resident, etc.

After months of trying, this company came to us. We started the process from scratch, noticed all the mistake made in the past and started a new advertising campaign. We guided the company step by step on how to go forward, check every little detail. We had even a preparation for the interview discussion with most likely questions to be asked by the Service Canada representative. Finally, after a few months, the result was positive. We got a great thank you note from the employer, having been relieved by the outcome and the fact that they could hire now the person who most likely fits the job description and is a foreign worker. We wish them good luck!

This Week’s Success Story: Family Fleeing War Challenges Refusal

A family fleeing war and persecution applied together for resettlement as permanent residents in Canada. As they were privately sponsored by a Group of Five, they required to provide a refugee recognition document. They obtained one document covering everyone in the family, and provided it to IRCC, who advised them it was acceptable. Half of the family later had their applications accepted and came to Canada. But the other half were told to wait – until they were surprised by news that IRCC now considered the document insufficient, and that their applications were refused – even though it was the exact same document! We helped the family challenge the decision at Federal Court. We argued that IRCC cannot say the same family document both meets and does not meet the program criteria at the same time, and supported our stance with careful legal arguments. Thanks to our work, IRCC agreed to reopen the refused applications without a fight.