The Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has brought into effect certain changes to the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) visa class that affect applications submitted anytime between May 4, 2013 and April 30, 2014.
Continue ReadingAnn Welsh is a Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultant and a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Immigration Consultants (CAPIC). She earned her Master of Arts degree at the University of Toronto,…
Continue ReadingHave you ever stopped to consider the personal and family stories of Toronto’s nearly 3 million inhabitants? Or the diverse paths that brought us all together? Cosmopolis Toronto is a portrait photography exhibit featuring works by Colin Boyd Shafer and curated by Vanessa Tamburro. The project is on-going and aims to capture the faces and personal stories of people from every country in the world who now make the City of Toronto their home.
Continue ReadingOn January 1st 2014, Ontario followed the lead of four other Canadian provinces to reinstate healthcare coverage for refugees who have been denied medical care once provided by the Canadian federal government. Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Quebec have already put temporary programs in place to ensure that refugee claimants at any stage of their asylum process are able to access basic, supplementary and emergency healthcare services.
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.
Continue ReadingMinister Chris Alexander announced that Jeannot Volpé for Fredericton New Brunswick, Anna Janega for Halifax Nova Scotia, and A. Dane Minor for Surrey British Columbia will become Canada’s newest Citizenship Judges.
Continue ReadingCitizenship and Immigration Canada has modernized the way program delivery information is displayed by combining the latest operational guidance with policies. New centralized locations for different topics can be found here.
Continue ReadingBellissimo Law Group as well as other lawyers in the Canadian Bar Association National Immigration Law Section have taken it upon themselves to provide initial legal consultations and to assist with immigration applications, pro bono, for Canadians and permanent residents in Canada who wish to sponsor family members affected by Typhoon Haiyan.
Continue ReadingThe Government plans to bring families together quicker by cutting immigration backlogs and wait times. To accomplish this, the PGP program will re-open for new applications on January 2, 2014 with tighter…
Continue ReadingFor Canadian citizens living and working outside of Canada, the criteria for selecting a guarantor will now be consistent with requirements for those living within Canada. The intention, the Minister says, is to simplify the process of finding a guarantor.
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