Minister Jason Kenney announced today that during 2012 there was a 15 percent increase in family class immigration which included a 60 percent increase in the admission of parents and grandparents. Furthermore,…
Continue ReadingThis Operational Bulletin (OB) provides guidance to officers on processing applications for permanent residence in light of Citizenship and Immigration Canada’s (CIC’s) decision to transition to the 2011 edition of the National Occupational…
Continue ReadingWith attention being brought to the high number of marriage fraud cases in the past years with changes to immigration procedures, the Canadian government is continuously cracking down on cases being brought…
Continue ReadingMs. Zahra Kaderali, associate lawyer at Bellissimo Law Group has been appointed Associate Editor of ImmQuest. ImmQuest are monthly publications written for immigration practitioners, consultants and government agencies. They provide up-to-date information…
Continue ReadingEnsuring the program is working in the best interest of Canadian workers and businesses The Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development, Diane Finley and The Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism,…
Continue ReadingThe allure of cheap labour seems to be too much for some companies as a report from CBC outlines a recently surfaced scam regarding Indian IT companies that are being outsourced, pushing…
Continue ReadingPosted By: Mario D. Bellissimo The Honourable Glennys L. McVeigh, a senior counsel with the Public Prosecution Service of Canada in Saskatoon, has been appointed judge of the Federal Court to fill a new…
Continue ReadingDear Applicants and Counsel, As many of you know by now the Federal Court of Canada has dismissed the application for judicial review. We are very disappointed but want to thank many…
Continue ReadingI am a Legal Services Coordinator at Bellissimo Law Group and welcome this forum on our website to express some of our views of the day to day here at Bellissimo Law Group. …
Continue ReadingCanada needs immigrants for numerous reasons; they bring language, culture, international experience and, with an aging population and low birth-rates, they are essential to our economy. By 2031, Statistics Canada predicts that…
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