In light of the number of requests our law firm has been receiving, we will re-open the acceptance of applicants who have filed a Federal Skilled Worker application before February 27, 2008….
Continue ReadingTemporary Public Policy to Facilitate Permanent Residence for Certain Persons whose Federal Skilled Worker Application was terminated: Actions Required of Inland Offices This Operational Bulletin provides instructions to visa offices and inland…
Continue ReadingMinister Jason Kenney announced that on December 15, 2012, Canada’s new asylum system which is included in the Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act will come into force. Kenney states that the changes…
Continue ReadingOn September 30, 2011, a 10-month service standard was launched for the Canadian Experience Class (CEC). Processing times remain steady for the CEC. As of December 31, 2011, 80% of cases were…
Continue ReadingPilot Project to Print Confirmation of Permanent Residence (COPR) Documents and Permanent Resident Visa Counterfoils by the Case Processing Pilot-Ottawa (CPP-O) As a modernization initiative, Case Processing Pilot-Ottawa (CPP-O) will begin to…
Continue ReadingThere have been some important new developments in our legal case against Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) to stop them from terminating your Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) application for a Canadian permanent…
Continue ReadingThe certification motion has been adjourned with the consent of all parties pending decisions in the lead cases scheduled to be heard by the Federal Court of Canada in Toronto over three…
Continue ReadingAbandonment of citizenship grant applications where proof of residence has not been provided The purpose of this OB is to outline new procedures regarding the abandonment of citizenship applications where applicants have failed to…
Continue ReadingThere has been a noticeable drop in refugee protection claims this year. With 14,800 referrals in the first nine months of 2012, the RPD may end the year with less than 20,000…
Continue ReadingFederal, provincial, and territorial immigration ministers have created a plan for the development of an Expression of Interest model for Canada that will help with remolding Canada’s immigration system to meet the…
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