Citizenship and Immigration Canada reopened the Parent and Grandparent Sponsorship program on January 2, and will be accepting 5,000 applications in 2014. The government introduced a temporary pause in 2011 on new…
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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The purpose of this Operational Bulletin is to inform officers of the new regulatory requirements for sponsors in the family class, primarily pertaining to persons who sponsor parents and grandparents, that have come…
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 ReadingIt has been fantastic interacting with our Toronto Maple Leafs contest winner, David Chiu. It was our pleasure to treat David, his sister and nephew to their first Maple Leafs game last…
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…
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December 18th, 2013 Citizenship & Immigration Minister Chris Alexander announced the Parent and Grandparent Program is gearing up for re-launch in January 2014. This program introduces a number of new features including:
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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